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I'" .. I The City of Arden Hills is responsible for acquiring and updating MSDS. The Public Works or Parks I- foreman will contact the chemical manufacturer of vendor if additional research is necessary or if an MSDS has not been supplied with an initial shipment. All new procedures for the City of Arden Hills must be cleared by the Public Works Superintendent. I Labels and Other Forms of Warn in, The City of Arden Hills will ensure that all hazardous chemicals in their facilities are properly labeled I and updated as necessary. Labels should list at least the chemical identity, appropriate hazard warnings, and name and address of the manufacturer, importer or other responsible party. MSDS I assists you in verifying label information. Containers that are shipped from the plant will be checked by the receiving employee to make sure all containers are properly labeled. I Any City of Arden Hills employee who receives a hazardous chemical for the City must also receive an MSDS with the chemical and convey the MSDS to the Public WorkslParks foreman for placement in the master list. I If there are a number of stationary containers within a work area that have similar contents and hazards, signs will be posted on them to convey the hazard information. I If you transfer chemicals from a labeled container to portable container that is intended only for your immediate use, no labels are required in the portable container. Pipes or piping systems do not have to .. be labeled but their contents will be described in the training sessions. Immediate use containers, need not be labeled. I Non-Routine Tasks When you are required to perform hazardous non-routine tasks (e.g. cleaning tanks, entering confined I spaces, etc.) a special training session will be conducted to inform you regarding the hazardous chemicals to which you might be exposed and the proper precautions to take to reduce or avoid exposure. I Trainin!! Everyone who works with or is potentially exposed to hazardous chemicals will receive initial training I on the Employee Right-to-Know Standard and the safe use of those hazardous chemicals by their foreman or superintendent. A program that uses both audiovisual materials and classroom type training has been prepared for this purpose. Whenever a new hazard is introduced, additional training I will be provided. Regular safety meetings will also be used to review the information presented in the initial training. Foremen and other supervisors will be extensively trained regarding hazards and appropriate protective measures so they will be available to answer questions form employees and I provide daily monitoring of safe work practices. I t- I