Legislation
SECTION 878
Employee education and training
Labor (LAB) CHAPTER 31, ARTICLE 28
§ 878. Employee education and training. 1. Every employer shall
institute an education and training program for employees routinely
exposed to toxic substances.
2. The education and training program shall commence prior to initial
assignment and shall be repeated at least annually thereafter.
Additional instruction must be provided whenever the potential for
exposure to toxic substances is altered.
3. The education and training program shall include, but may not be
limited to, the following:
(a) the location of toxic substances to which the employee may be
exposed;
(b) the properties of toxic substances to which employees may be
exposed;
(c) the name or names of the toxic substance, including the generic or
chemical name;
(d) the trade name of the chemical and any other commonly used name;
(e) the acute and chronic effects of exposure at hazardous levels;
(f) the symptoms of effects of exposure at hazardous levels;
(g) the potential for flammability, explosion and reactivity of such
substance;
(h) appropriate emergency treatment;
(i) proper conditions for safe use and exposure to such toxic
substance;
(j) procedures for cleanup of leaks and spills of such toxic
substance.
institute an education and training program for employees routinely
exposed to toxic substances.
2. The education and training program shall commence prior to initial
assignment and shall be repeated at least annually thereafter.
Additional instruction must be provided whenever the potential for
exposure to toxic substances is altered.
3. The education and training program shall include, but may not be
limited to, the following:
(a) the location of toxic substances to which the employee may be
exposed;
(b) the properties of toxic substances to which employees may be
exposed;
(c) the name or names of the toxic substance, including the generic or
chemical name;
(d) the trade name of the chemical and any other commonly used name;
(e) the acute and chronic effects of exposure at hazardous levels;
(f) the symptoms of effects of exposure at hazardous levels;
(g) the potential for flammability, explosion and reactivity of such
substance;
(h) appropriate emergency treatment;
(i) proper conditions for safe use and exposure to such toxic
substance;
(j) procedures for cleanup of leaks and spills of such toxic
substance.