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Eliminating chemical safety deficiencies in the workplace can enable organizations to satisfy regulatory requirements and pass workplace chemical audits
Every year, many organizations fail to pass workplace chemical audits because chemicals and related supplies are not managed and controlled in accordance with OSHA and EPA regulations. One of the main causes for the continuing chemical safety deficiencies is the large number of requirements that govern chemical-related work.
This white paper helps point out the areas where deficiencies most often occur and provides pointers on how to ensure chemical safety and management compliance.
Numerous Confusing and Conflicting Requirements
Numerous local, state and federal requirements have been promulgated to protect workers, equipment, facilities and the environment from the hazards associated with chemicals. Because such requirements can number in the thousands, simply identifying all of the applicable chemical safety-related requirements can be a monumental task. In addition, many of these requirements approach chemical safety from different perspectives, contain overlapping provisions, are sometimes contradictory, and often confusing.
Managing Materials Correctly is Critical
From lubricants to solvents, from flammable materials to corrosives, many organizations today handle and store a number of different chemicals that must be managed safely. It's not enough to ensure that you know where chemicals are, provide training and information about correct handling procedures, and ensure that chemicals are stored and disposed appropriately. There are many rules and regulations to ensure that these minimums take place. Rather, because of all these requirements - some of which conflict - it is extremely important to ensure that your organization is able to pass chemical management audits to prove that your system works both well and safely.
The penalties for failing EPA and OSHA audits related to chemical management can be severe. A Best Practices approach can help ensure that the chemical management program that has been implemented works and that the related audits are successful.
White Paper Examines Industry Best Practices for Chemical Management
Titled "How to Survive a Chemical Management Audit," the white paper examines the challenges inherent in chemical management audits and presents Best Practices solutions to assist chemists in understanding and addressing the myriad chemical inventory management requirements with which they must comply. A series of best practices activity-based checklists that govern chemical-related work activities -- with overlap and duplication of requirements removed -- have been developed to assist in chemical management audits.
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