Includes an overview of Oregon OSHA's hazard communication rules and helps employers develop a hazard communication program. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (g)(2)(Q) filed 9-17-2013 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2013, No. (Electronic access and other alternatives to maintaining paper copies of the safety data sheets are permitted as long as no barriers to immediate employee access in each workplace are created by such options.). 13. IDENTIFICATION Chlorine Dioxide is a yellow to red gas with an irritating odor similar to Chlorine. Before exposing any employee to any hazardous substance that otherwise falls within the scope of this section and which requires a warning under this Act (see 22 CCR Section 12000, Chemicals Known to the State to Cause Cancer or Reproductive Toxicity) except as provided in subsection (D) below, any employer subject to the Act shall comply with the requirements set forth in subsections (d) through (k). 16. The manufacturer, importer, or employer is still responsible for classifying and categorizing the hazards associated with the chemicals in these source lists in accordance with the requirements of this standard and its appendices. recommendations, and highlight related Oregon OSHA standards. (C) When classifying mixtures they produce or import, manufacturers and importers of mixtures may rely on the information provided on the current SDS of the individual ingredients except where the manufacturer or importer knows, or in the exercise of reasonable diligence should know, that the SDS misstates or omits information required by this section. Oregon OSHA revised its Hazard Communication Standard to align with the Globally Harmonized System of classification and labeling chemicals. In a fire or if heated, a pressure increase will occur and the container may burst, with the risk of a subsequent explosion. Deviations … (13) Prior to the date specified in the final notice provided pursuant to section 5194(i)(12), a manufacturer, importer, or employer may institute an action in an appropriate superior court for a declaratory judgment as to whether such information is subject to protection from disclosure. (D) If the manufacturer, importer, or employer classifying a mixture has evidence to indicate that a component present in the mixture presents a health risk below the cut-off/concentration limits in Appendix A, this information shall be included on the SDS in accordance with Appendix D. (6) Manufacturers, importers, or employers classifying chemicals shall describe in writing the procedures they use to determine the hazards of the chemicals they evaluate. (C) Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances in the Work Environment, American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) (latest edition). (12) The Director shall determine whether such information is protected as a trade secret within 15 days after receipt of the justification and statement required by section 5194(i)(11), or if no justification and statement is filed, within 30 days of the original notice, and shall notify the employer or manufacturer and any party who has requested the information pursuant to the California Public Records Act of that determination by certified mail. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Labor Code section 142.3(a)(4) (Register 2013, No. Plan submittal fees will need to be in the form of a check mailed to the plan intake office along with a copy of the plan application. 2. 22. New subsections (b)(6)(A)-(E) and (k)(3) filed 5-31-91 as an emergency; operative 5-31-91 (Register 91, No. (7) The employer may use signs, placards, process sheets, batch tickets, operating procedures, or other such written materials in lieu of affixing labels to individual stationary process containers, as long as the alternative method identifies the containers to which it is applicable and conveys the information required by section 5194(f)(6) to be on a label. Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) is a risk management technique used to identify potential hazards and functional flaws in existing or planned plant systems. To design or assess engineering controls or other protective measures for exposed employees; and. (E) Explain in detail how alternative information may satisfy the specific medical or occupational health need without revealing the trade secret. Signal word. Amendment refiled 11-6-2013; operative 11-6-2013 pursuant to Labor Code section 142.3(a)(4)(C). Compressed gases or liquids can also be considered a mechanical hazard. (2) Information and training shall consist of at least the following topics: (A) Employees shall be informed of the requirements of this section. (C) The request explains in detail why the disclosure of the specific chemical identity or percentage composition is essential and that, in lieu thereof, the disclosure of the following information would not enable the health or safety professional, employee or designated representative to provide the occupational health services described in section 5194(i)(3)(B): 1. SDS are detailed information bulletins that describe the chemical's hazards and precaution for safe handling and use. Purpose: To provide guidance to Oregon OSHA staff when working with temporary service providers and worker leasing companies. The nature of the physical or health hazards, e.g., flammable solid, carcinogen, oral acute toxicity. In addition, this section requires distributors to transmit the required information to employers. 201 et seq.) 12). Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Labor Code section 142.3(a)(4) (Register 2013, No.