— The Safety, Emergency Response and Hazard Communication Planning Program

2020 ◽  
pp. 169-184
1999 ◽  
Vol 75 (5) ◽  
pp. 861-862
Author(s):  
Mark Wysong ◽  
Jean Landals

Like most forest products companies, Weyerhaeuser Canada Ltd. uses chemicals in its daily operations and must comply with strict government regulations concerning how chemical hazards are communicated to employees. To improve its management of this chemical information, the company recently switched from a system of cataloguing reams of paper Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) by hand to a software-based system. The new MSDS system has greatly improved employee access to vital MSDS information. Now, all Weyerhaeuser employees can retrieve electronic MSDS information quickly and easily from their own workstations. The new software has enabled Weyerhaeuser to avoid costly fines and has cut emergency response time down to nearly two minutes. Key words: hazard communication, WHMIS, material safety data sheet (MSDS), chemical management software


Author(s):  
Puji Lestari ◽  
Eko Teguh Paripurno ◽  
Sari Bahagiarti Kusumayudha ◽  
Arif Rianto Budi Nugroho

This study aims to find a communication model of contingency plan for disaster risk management of Sinabung Volcano eruption, in North Sumatera. The object of the research is communication and coordination across the government, non-government organization, and community. This study used planning theory, the concept of communication planning, and types of disaster management plan as tools for analysing. Descriptive qualitative is used as the method. Data collection was obtained from the focus group discussion (FGD), in-depth interviews, observation, and study documentation. There are three stages in descriptive qualitative research that is data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion. An analysis was conducted qualitatively on the program and competence actors. The results found the communication model of disaster risk management through documents of contingency planning to overcome the threat of Mount Sinabung eruption. During the emergency response period a core model was used to reduce the impact of the Mount Sinabung eruption. The contingency plan becomes the Karo District Government’s document. This document were authorized by an authorized official and is ready to be applied to the Emergency Response Operation Plan. Plans for emergency response operations are carried out based on information regarding damage and the need to obtain results of a quick review. Contingency plans are submitted to the legislature for political commitment and support and budget allocation.


EDIS ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 2005 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick M. Fishel

The Hazard Communication Standard requires that chemical manufacturers and importers thoroughly evaluate chemicals. Any chemical that is determined to be hazardous must have a material safety data sheet (MSDS) developed to communicate the hazard potential to users. Their purpose is to provide handlers of chemicals, including pesticides, with the proper procedures for handling and working with the chemical. People who are primary users of a MSDS would include employees who handle a certain material in their daily occupations, those who store chemicals at their place of business, and emergency response crews who need to understand procedures associated should an emergency happen to occur. The MSDS is not designed for someone who may apply a lawn and garden pesticide once or twice a year. They are written in an occupational fashion for those who handle a material routinely. This document is PI-35, one of a series of the Pesticide Information Office, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published March 2005.


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