Section 296-307-55005. Develop, implement, maintain, and make available a written Chemical Hazard Communication Program.

You must:

• Develop, implement, maintain, and make available a written Chemical Hazard Communication Program specifically for your workplace. The Chemical Hazard Communication Program must, at a minimum, include:

- A list of hazardous chemicals known to be present in your workplace

- Procedures for making sure all containers are properly labeled

- A description of how you are going to obtain and maintain your material safety data sheets (MSDSs)

- A description of how you are going to train and inform your employees about hazardous chemicals in their workplace

- A description of how you are going to inform your employees about:

♦ Chemical hazards used during nonroutine tasks

♦ The hazards associated with chemicals contained in unlabeled pipes in their work areas

You must:

• Make sure your written Chemical Hazard Communication Program includes the following communication methods you will apply if you produce, use, or store hazardous chemicals at your workplace(s) in such a way that the employees of other employer(s) may be exposed:

- Provide the other employer(s) with a copy of the relevant material safety data sheets (MSDSs), or provide access to the MSDSs in a central location at the workplace

- Inform the other employer(s) of any precautionary measures that need to be taken to protect employees during normal operating conditions and in foreseeable emergencies

- Describe how to inform the other employer(s) of the labeling system used in the workplace

Note:
•	Examples of employees of other employers who could be exposed to chemical hazards that you produce, use, or store in your workplace include employees of construction companies, cleaning services, or maintenance contractors visiting or working on-site.
•	Your employees have the right to get chemical hazard communication information from other employers at workplaces where they are working; and employees of other employers have the right to get the information from you when they are working at your workplace.
•	Include in your written Chemical Hazard Communication Program the methods that you will use to share information with other employers and their employees at your workplace(s) regarding:
	– Access to MSDSs
	– Precautionary measures such as personal protective equipment (PPE) and emergency plans
	– Any labeling systems used at the workplace.
	If you rely on another employer's chemical hazard communication program to share the information required and the program meets the requirements of this rule, document in your own written Chemical Hazard Communication Program.

You must:

• Make your Chemical Hazard Communication Program available to your employees.

Note:	Where employees must travel between workplaces during a workshift, that is, if their work is carried out at more than one geographical location, the written Chemical Hazard Communication Program may be kept at the primary workplace facility.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. WSR 01-17-033, § 296-307-55005, filed 8/8/01, effective 9/1/01.]

RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. WSR 01-17-033, § 296-307-55005, filed 8/8/01, effective 9/1/01.