This policy is designed to cover all employees engaged in the laboratory use of hazardous chemicals. In general, this includes faculty, staff, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students and undergraduates assigned to projects in research laboratories. Laboratory use of hazardous chemicals which provide no potential for employee exposure are exempt.
Examples are procedures using chemically-impregnated test media and commercially prepared test kits.
The Director of the Department of Occupational Health and Safety shall chair the committee and the Industrial Hygienist shall be a member of the committee. Each department designated by the CHC shall tailor the generic CHP to their department and be responsible for its implementation. Records of personnel exposure such as monitoring results or medical consultations shall be maintained in personnel files. Records shall be kept, transferred and made available to employees in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.10. Copies of 29 CFR 1910 can be obtained from the Department of Occupational Health and Safety or Morris Library.