Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Program

TMSi\GEA Distribution Center Jeffersonville, IN

Purpose The purpose of this program is to comply with the OSHA 1910.66 Subpart F – Powered
Platforms, Manlifts and vehicle-Mounted Work Platforms; Appendix C.
TMSi will establish the application of and performance criteria for
personal Protective Equipment in their work areas. This program applies
to all work operations in our company where employees may be exposed
to hazardous substances under normal working conditions or during an
emergency situation.

• Scope
• Responsibility
• Hearing Conservation program
• Personal Fall Arrest System
• Employee information
• Training

Scope This plan applies to the TMSi\G.E facility located at 1251 Port Road, Jeffersonville,
Indiana

Responsibility It is the responsibility of all TMSi supervisors and managers to insure that this plan is in
effect and that all employees have received Hazard Communication Plan
training. Further, it is TMSi management’s responsibility to identify any
breeches in policy or practice and to take corrective action and
communicate changes to the employees. It is the responsibility of ALL
EMPLOYEES to conform to the requirements of this plan. Failure to do
so will result in disciplinary action. Due to the extreme importance of this
plan and the potentially fatal consequences of an emergency in the work
place, termination of employment may result from a single violation of
this plan.

Assigned Responsibilities

Safety Supervisor
1. Updating the Hazardous materials list (i.e. preparing and maintaining the MSDS Master
Index and Sub-Index)
2. Reviewing MSDS received from manufacturers
3. Filing and organizing the MSDS’s in the MSDS binders
4. Ensuring the MSDS binders are accessible to all employees
5. Ensuring that all chemicals are properly labeled before accepting delivery from the
manufacturer

Assigned Responsibilities (Continued)

1. Ensuring that all containers, even pipes, are properly labeled within the work area
2. Advising employees about chemicals transferred by pipe
3. Acting as the location coordinator for the Hazard Communication Program
4. Serving as the location’s Emergency Coordinator

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5. Instructing Employees and supervisors regarding MSDS’s, precautionary measures and
container labeling

Supervisors
1. Conducting and documenting employee training for all employees (even Temporary
employees) in the TMSi Hazard Communication Program
2. Ensuring that all training records are up to date with the Safety supervisor
3. Ensuring the MSDS binders are accessible to all employees
4. Ensuring that all chemicals are properly labeled before accepting delivery from the
manufacturer
5. All containers, even pipes, are properly labeled within the work area
6. Advising employees about chemicals transferred by pipe
7. There are no containers without labels in the work area
8. All personal protective equipment is used as intended

Employees
1. Ensuring that all chemicals are properly labeled before accepting delivery from the
manufacturer
2. All containers even pipes, are properly labeled within the work area
3. The MSDS binders are accurate and complete
4. There are no containers without labels in the work area
5. All personal protective equipment is used as intended

Labels and other forms of “The chemical manufacturer, importer, or distributor shall ensure that
Warning each container of hazardous chemicals leaving the workplace is labeled,
tagged or marked with the following information:
1. Identity of the hazardous chemical(s);
2. Appropriate hazard warnings; and
3. Name and address of the chemical manufacturer, importer,
or other responsible party.”

Product labels will not be removed or defaced by any person. In the event a label should
become unreadable, a new label with the appropriate information will be
affixed to the container.

Exceptions – *“The employer is not required to label portable containers into

which hazardous chemicals are transferred from labeled containers, and which
are intended for the immediate use of the employee who performs the transfer.”

Labels and other forms of *“The employer shall ensure that labels or other forms of warning are
Warning (cont.) in English, and prominently displayed an the container or readily available in the
work area throughout each shift.”

*1910.1200 Subpart Z – Toxic and Hazardous Substances; Hazard Communication; (f)

“Labels and other forms of warning”(7), (9).
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Material Safety Data MSDS – *“Each material safety data sheet shall be in English and shall
Sheet(MSDS) contain the following information:
1. Identity used on the label;
2. Physical and chemical characteristics of the hazardous
chemical (such as, vapor pressure, flash point);
3. The physical hazards of the hazardous chemical, including
the potential for fire, explosion, and reactivity.
4. The health hazards of the hazardous chemical, including
signs and symptoms of exposure, and any medical conditions
which are generally recognized as being aggravated by exposure to
the chemical;
5. The primary route(s) of entry;
6. The OSHA permissible exposure limit, ACGIH Threshold
Limit Value and any other exposure limit used or recommended by
the chemical manufacturer, importer, or employer preparing the
material safety data sheet, where available;
7. Whether the hazardous chemical is listed in the National
Toxicology Program (NTP) Annual Report on Carcinogens (Latest
edition) or has been found to be a potential carcinogen in the
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Monographs
(latest editions), or by OSHA.
8. Any generally applicable precautions for safe handling and
use which are known to the chemical
manufacturer, importer or employer preparing the material safety
data sheet, including appropriate hygienic practices, protective
measures during repair and maintenance of contaminated
equipment, and procedures for clean-up of spills and leaks;
9. Any generally applicable control measures which are
known to the chemical manufacturer , importer or employer
preparing the material safety data sheet, such as appropriate
engineering controls, work practices, or personal protective
equipment.
10. Emergency and First Aid procedures
11. The last name to change to it: and,
12. The name, address and telephone number of the chemical
manufacturer, importer, employer or other responsible party
preparing or distributing the material safety data sheet, who can
provide additional information on the hazardous chemical and
appropriate emergency procedures, if necessary.

Employee information *“Employers shall provide employees with effective information

and Training and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of
their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard
the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into
their work area.”
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*1910.1200 Subpart Z – Toxic and Hazardous Substances; Hazard Communication;

(h) “Employee information and training” (2)(i – xii). (1).

Information – *Employees shall be informed of:

1. The requirements of this section;
2. Any operations in their work area where hazardous chemicals are
present; and,
3. The location and availability of the written hazard communication
program, including the required list(s) of hazardous chemicals, and
material safety data sheets required by this section.

Training – *Employee training shall include at least:

1. Methods and observations that may be used to detect the presence of
or release of a hazardous chemical in the work area
2. The physical and health hazards of the chemicals In the work area;
3. The measures employees can take to protect themselves from
these hazards, including specific procedures the employer has
implemented to protect the employees from exposure to hazardous
chemicals, such as appropriate work practices, emergency procedures,
and personal protective equipment to be used.
4. The details of the hazard communication program developed by
employer, including an explanation of the labeling system and the
material safety data sheet, and how employees can obtain and use the
appropriate hazard information.

*1910.1200 Subpart Z – Toxic and Hazardous Substances; Hazard

Communication; (h) “Employee information and training” (3)”Training”.

Section: Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) Name: Indexing and Filing Instructions

Date: January 16, 2002

Introduction Like the rest of this manual, the Material Safety Data sheet section is unique to this

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Location. This section should contain MSDS’s only for chemicals found at your
location. This procedure will explain how to:

• Prepare and maintain the master index (Hazardous Materials Inventory List)
and

• File the MSDS’s for quick and easy access to information.

Important: The Master Index must list only the MSDS’s filed in this manual; this
index must be prepared and maintained manually.

The MSDS section of this manual includes one master divider tab labeled
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS and twelve smaller divider tabs labeled by
product category as Follows:

1. Absorbents
2. A/C Refrigerants
3. Acids
4. Adhesives
5. Brake Linings, Clutches
6. Industrial Chemicals
7. Industrial Cleaners
8. Metals
9. Paints, Thinners
10. Parts Cleaning Solutions
11. Petroleum
12. Welding Gasses

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Section: Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) Name: Indexing and Filing Instructions

Date: January 16, 2002

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Indexing When MSDS arrives at the facility, review it carefully according to the instructions in the
Hazard Communication Plan. If the MSDS is acceptable, it must be:

• Numbered and indexed on the appropriate alphabetical master index sheet

(depending on the chemical’s common name) and

• Filed behind the correct product category divider tab.

Specific instructions for proper indexing follow.

Product There are 12 separate product categories identified in this manual (petroleum,
Categories industrial cleaners, etc.).

When you review the MSDS, you must determine which product category it should be
Filed under. When you have made this determination, take these steps:

1. Write the product category number in the upper right hand corner of the
MSDS. (This is the number indicated on the product category divider tab,
e.g.,#11 – Petroleum or Parts Cleaners.)

2. Add a letter identification to the number. (The letter identifications must be

assigned in sequential order, according to when MSDS’s arrive and are filed in
the manual. In other words, the first MSDS in a product category would be
labeled “a”, the second would be “b”, and the third would be “c”, etc.)

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