Document Citation: 34 Pa. Code § 313.3

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PENNSYLVANIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Code
TITLE 34. LABOR AND INDUSTRY
PART XIII. WORKER AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT
CHAPTER 313. EMPLOYER EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING PROGRAM

Date:
08/31/2009

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§ 313.3. Content of training program

(a) Nonmanufacturing employers shall furnish employes who are using or handling hazardous substances or hazardous mixtures with information on the contents of an MSDS, label or equivalent information either in written form or through training programs which may be generic to the extent appropriate and related to the job.

(b) The content of a training program shall include, as appropriate, the following information concerning the hazardous substances or hazardous mixtures:

(1) The location.

(2) The properties.

(3) The chemical and common name.

(4) The acute and chronic effects.

(5) The symptoms arising from exposure.

(6) The potential for flammability, explosivity and reactivity.

(7) Appropriate emergency treatment.

(8) Appropriate personal protective equipment and proper conditions for safe use.

(9) Emergency procedures for spills, leaks, fires, pipeline breakdowns or other accidents.

(c) Nothing in this chapter prohibits nonmanufacturing employers from training employes through the categorization of substances according to their type of hazards.