Hazardous chemicals

USPS requires an inventory of hazardous chemicals in the workplace. Conduct a survey of chemicals present in your facility. Review safety data sheets, material safety data sheets and product labels for every hazardous chemical being used. Review purchase records for products that contain hazardous chemicals. Designate employees to maintain the hazardous chemical inventory. Review the hazardous chemical inventory annually and when new chemicals are added.

And that’s smart safety!

For additional information or guidance, contact your safety office.

Personal protective equipment

Employees must be retrained on PPE when:

• Changes in the workplace render previous training obsolete
• Changes in the types of PPE to be used render previous training obsolete
• They demonstrate inadequacies in retaining the requisite understanding or skill to use PPE

Training documentation must be maintained in the Learning Management System (LMS) and must include, at a minimum, the employee’s name, date(s) of training, and training subject.

And that’s smart safety.

For additional information or guidance, contact your Safety Office.