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HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL INVENTORY

Scope And Application

Any hazardous chemical that an employee works with on a regular basis, or may potentially be exposed to during an emergency, must be inventoried. The inventory must use an the identical name that is present on the MSDS and must include the manufacturer's name.

Articles that release or expose an employee to a hazardous chemical during normal use must also be included in the inventory. For example, when wood burns it produces smoke, which is potentially hazardous. Therefore, wood in a particular workplace could only be exempted from the inventory if burning was not a part of its "normal" work application. Another factor to consider is chemical containment. Just because a substance cannot be contained, doesn't mean that it shouldn't be included in the inventory. For example, consider welding fumes. Welding fumes are produced under normal working conditions and are considered a hazardous substance that should be in the inventory.

Record Retention

According to MIOSHA Part 470 R325.357 Rule 7 (1), a record of the identity of the hazardous chemical including its name, where it was used, and when it was used must be retained for thirty years.

This requirement will be met by:

1. The department will retain a copy of the hazardous chemical inventory for each supervisor.
2. The department will receive an updated copy of the hazardous chemical inventory from each supervisor yearly.

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