MSES develops a Hazardous Materials Business Plan (HMBP) for school sites in accordance with Health and Safety Code, Chapter 6.95, Section 25000 et seq.

This section requires that the school district maintain a hazardous communication program to inform employees on protect themselves from hazardous substances, and on detecting the presence of a hazardous chemical in their work area. MSES Environmental Field Chemists review the chemical and hazardous materials inventories, evaluate them, and determine if the school site or district facility meets a threshold . This threshold is 55 gallons, 500 pounds, or 200 cubic feet for compressed gases or the applicable Federal Threshold Quantity for an extremely hazardous substances (specified in 40 CFR Part 355, Appendix A and B, which triggers the development of the HMBP).

A specific training program is developed for district employees involved in the operation and management of hazardous materials at school sites and district facilities. The training includes the proper utilization of the hazardous communication program.

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