Laboratory Safety & the Chemical Hygiene Plan

29 CFR 1910.1450 is unusual among OSHA standards: rather than prescribing controls for one substance, it hands the employer a framework and requires them to write their own. Where it applies, it displaces the substance-specific requirements of Subpart Z — but not the permissible exposure limits, which continue to apply in full. Laboratories that believe the standard exempts them from PELs have misread it in the most consequential possible direction. This course covers what counts as laboratory use of hazardous chemicals and the four conditions that must all hold; how the standard interacts with Subpart Z and with hazard communication; the Chemical Hygiene Plan, its eight required elements and the annual review; the Chemical Hygiene Officer; exposure determination and the 15-working-day notification; particularly hazardous substances, designated areas and the additional provisions they trigger; medical consultation and examination and what actually entitles an employee to one; hazard identification, labels and safety data sheets; and the information and training requirements. It is written for laboratory workers, technicians, principal investigators, laboratory managers and the Chemical Hygiene Officers who have to make the plan real. Issues a Migna certificate of completion.