COMDTINST 6260.21B
22 OCT 1993
(3)
Provide requested assistance to commands with the approval of hazardous material
small purchases.
b.
Units attached to a Group. Group commanders shall designated in writing a hazardous
materials coordinator who will assist subordinate units within the group in the
development and implementation of a hazard communication program that meets the
program element requirements of this instruction. Groups and support centers shall be
responsible for providing assistance to local vessels. This assistance shall include helping
to obtain Material Safety Data Sheets, helping to develop consistent vessel hazardous
communications programs, and coordinating local training where such coordination would
reduce the number of individual training sessions.
c.
Other Units. Unit commanding officers, including reserve units whose personnel use or
may be exposed to hazardous materials or their by-products in the workplace, shall
designate in writing a hazardous materials coordinator and ensure that a hazard
communication program meeting the program element requirements of this instruction is
implemented.
d.
District Industrial Hygienists, as duties permit, shall:
(1)
assist units in developing a written hazard communication plan, and
(2)
assist units in providing the initial and annual refresher hazard communication
training to each employee.
/s/ ALAN M. STEINMAN
Chief, Office of Health and Safety
Encl: (1) Sample DOD HMIS Material Safety Data Sheet
(2) General Categories of Hazardous Materials and By-products Found at Coast Guard
Units
(3) Sample Written Hazard Communication Program
(4) List of Bulk Chemicals Considered to be Highly Toxic
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