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MSES
Project Managers are assisted by Industrial Hygienists, Environmental
Field Chemists and Environmental Specialists who are trained
on the Science Safety Handbook for California Public Schools,
1999 Edition, regulatory compliance requirements, such as
chemical shelf life and retrograde condition.
Furthermore, MSES field personnel meet and exceed OSHA regulatory
training requirements in chemical hygiene practices, procedures,
and techniques as well as chemical identification and hazard
awareness. In addition, the Project Managers are responsible
for the quality assurance and quality control of the on-site
activities at the science laboratories.
The safety and health inspection form used for the assessment
inspections include 132 evaluation factors, which were selected
based on the regulatory requirements specified by the California
Department of Education Code (Ed. Code), Health &
Safety Code (H&S Code) and the California Code
of Regulations (CCR). The Environmental Field Chemists
and Environmental Specialists are responsible for conducting
safety and health compliance inspections in the following
areas of regulatory requirements:
- Hazardous Materials Education (Education Code, Section
49340 et seq.);
- Removal of Chemicals
(Education Code, Section 49411);
- Occupational exposure to hazardous chemicals in laboratories;
Chemical Hygiene Plan (California Code of Regulation,
Title 8, General Industry Safety Orders, Section 5191);
- Blood borne pathogens (California Code of Regulation,
Title 8, General Industry Safety Orders, Section 5193);
- Hazard communication; material safety data sheets (California
Code of Regulation, Title 8, General Industry Safety
Orders, Section 5194);
- Hazardous materials release response plans and inventory
(Health and Safety Code, Chapter 6.95, Section
25000 et seq.).
A detailed safety and health inspection report is provided
for each science laboratory inspected, providing recommendations
for any areas found to be out of compliance. In addition,
the report summarizes the steps that the District's Risk Management
office should follow in order to minimize long-term financial
liability. The report is approved by MSES' Master Level Certified
Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) and Registered Environmental
Manager (REM).
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