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explosive actuated devices, propellants, pyrotechnics, pharmaceutical supplies or radioactive

materials.

REQUIREMENTS.

Hazardous Materials Coordinator. Coast Guard units which have personnel who use or

may be exposed to hazardous materials or their by-products in the workplace shall appoint

in writing a hazardous materials coordinator who shall develop a hazard communication

program. The hazardous materials coordinator shall have functional responsibility for the

hazard communication program.

Program Elements. The hazard communication program shall contain the following

program elements:

(1)

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs). A MSDS must be obtained for each

hazardous material in the workplace. Enclosure (1) contains a sample MSDS and

enclosure (2) contains the general categories of materials or by-products to which

Coast Guard personnel may be exposed and which are considered hazardous.

MSDSs are the primary means for communicating the hazards of workplace

materials and must be accessible to personnel in their workplace. The DOD

Hazardous Materials Information System (HMIS), which currently contains over

60,000 MSDSs, shall be the primary source for obtaining this information. Units not

having access to the DOD HMIS on local computer hardware shall contact their

respective MLC (k) to obtain a HMIS MSDS. For products not available in the DOD

HMIS, a MSDS must be obtained directly from the manufacturer or supplier of the

material. The format of the MSDS may vary. As a minimum, a MSDS shall

provide information regarding the hazards presented, protective measures to be

taken and emergency first aid procedures to be followed for a hazardous material.

Chemical Hazard Response Information System (CHRIS), Volume II

(COMDTINST M16465.12(series)) data sheets are acceptable for meeting the

hazard communication requirements of marine safety units.

(2)

Hazardous Materials Inventory List. Each unit shall develop a hazardous materials

inventory list. As a minimum, this list must include Coast Guard unit name, product

name, manufacturer's name and address, FSN/NSN, and use location for all

hazardous materials in the workplace. For units engaged in marine safety activities,

include all bulk chemicals or materials routinely or most frequently encountered in

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