Risk Management
Hazard Communication Program
The purpose of the Hazard Communication Program is to inform employees of the hazards associated with chemicals and to ensure the safe use, handling, storage, and disposal of chemicals. Key elements of the program include:
- Supervisor's responsibilities
- Training requirements
- Hazard identification
- Chemical labeling
- Safety Data Sheets
- Chemical inventories (Workplace Chemical Lists)
Resources
The documents below have been developed to communicate hazard and safety information regarding hazardous substances to employees and to comply with the Texas Hazard Communication Act.
- HazWaste Disposal Inventory Workbook
- In-Use & Stored Chemicals & Materials Inventory Workbook
- Experiment Hazard Analysis Blank
- HAZMAT Secondary Container Label
- Chemical Segregation and Storage Table
- Chemical Storage Flowchart
- Color Code Storage Pic
- OSHA 3165 Job Safety & Health
- OSHA HazCom Final Ruling
- OSHA HazComm Standard Labels & Pictograms
- OSHA Quick Card NFPA 704 & HazCom 2012 Labels
- OSHA Right to Know Law
- Risk Management for Hazardous Chemicals
- Texas DHHS Notice to Employees
- Wallet Card GHS Pictograms