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Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 12:21:12 -0600
Reply-To: "Robert E. Belford" <rebelford**At_Symbol_Here**UALR.EDU>
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From: "Robert E. Belford" <rebelford**At_Symbol_Here**UALR.EDU>
Subject: Fw: CHP's
reply-type=original
Folks,
I forwarded Ralph Stewart's recent post on the "School Chemistry Laboratory
Safety Guide" to the Arkansas Sceince Teachers Listserv (K-12) and it
started a buzz. I'd like to know if anyone on this list could input on
this response (below) and I will forward it to the science listserv. I am
not a CHO, have had minimal training and so am hesitant to respond
authoritatively. I think there are two questions at hand; are high schools
in Arkansas required to have a CHP, and has having a CHP helped a school in
an actual court case?
Thanks
Bob Belford
Dr. Robert E. Belford
Department of Chemistry
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
www.ualr.edu/rebelford
(501)569-8824
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dennis Brown"
To:
Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 11:51 AM
Subject: CHP's
Ok, help me here. Bill, your statement on the last email concerning CHPs
and the OSHA requirements has me a little confused(copy is below). Below is
the standard you referenced. I noticed on the title that is says both
RECOMMENDATIONS AND Non-mandatory(copy is below). I also understood from
past discussions that OSHA requirements do not apply to schools. Am I wrong
here?
While I understand the benefit and we are presently working on a CHP because
we understand the benefit of having one, is there anything PUBLISHED, either
state or federal, which REQUIRES a CHP of schools?
If we have to have a CHP then why not a CHO? I thought that was discussed
on OSHA site as well.
Does anyone know about court cases from past school accidents where having a
CHP was beneficial to the individual or the school? (I know that
misfeasance and negligence enter in here but I am not talking about that.)
Bill's statement in the last email.
2. It applies to school employees who work in laboratory settings
(i.e., science teachers and lab assistants); indirectly it may serve to
protect students.
OSHA SITE - TITLE PG
* Part Number: 1910
* Part Title: Occupational Safety and Health Standards
* Subpart: Z
* Subpart Title: Toxic and Hazardous Substances
* Standard Number: 1910.1450 App A
* Title: National Research Council Recommendations Concerning Chemical
Hygiene in Laboratories (Non-Mandatory)
Thanks,
D. Brown
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