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8-7-1008. Employee information and training.
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8-7-1008. Employee information and training.
(a) Each public employer shall provide an information and training program for its public employees as defined in § 8-7-1003. Additional instruction shall be provided whenever a new hazard is introduced into their work area or whenever new and significant information is received by the public employer concerning the hazards of a chemical. New or newly assigned public employees shall be provided training before working in a work area containing hazardous chemicals.
(b)(1) The information and training program provided pursuant to this section shall be developed in accordance with rules to be promulgated by the Director of the Department of Labor or the Division of Labor pursuant to § 8-7-1011.
(2) The rules shall include, at a minimum, requirements concerning:
(A) Information on interpreting labels and material safety data sheets and the relationship between these two (2) methods of hazard communication;
(B) The location and availability of the workplace chemical list and material safety data sheets;
(C) Any operations in a public employee's work area where hazardous chemicals are present;
(D) The physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemicals in the work area;
(E) Methods and observations that may be used to detect the presence or release of a hazardous chemical in the work area, such as monitoring conducted by the public employer, continuous monitoring devices, visual appearance or odor of hazardous chemicals when being released, etc.;
(F) The measures public employees can take to protect themselves from these hazards, including specific procedures the public employer has implemented to protect public employees from exposure to hazardous chemicals, such as appropriate work practices, emergency proced
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8-7-1008. Employee information and training.
(a) Each public employer shall provide an information and training program for its public employees as defined in § 8-7-1003. Additional instruction shall be provided whenever a new hazard is introduced into their work area or whenever new and significant information is received by the public employer concerning the hazards of a chemical. New or newly assigned public employees shall be provided training before working in a work area containing hazardous chemicals.
(b)(1) The information and training program provided pursuant to this section shall be developed in accordance with rules to be promulgated by the Director of the Department of Labor or the Division of Labor pursuant to § 8-7-1011.
(2) The rules shall include, at a minimum, requirements concerning:
(A) Information on interpreting labels and material safety data sheets and the relationship between these two (2) methods of hazard communication;
(B) The location and availability of the workplace chemical list and material safety data sheets;
(C) Any operations in a public employee's work area where hazardous chemicals are present;
(D) The physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemicals in the work area;
(E) Methods and observations that may be used to detect the presence or release of a hazardous chemical in the work area, such as monitoring conducted by the public employer, continuous monitoring devices, visual appearance or odor of hazardous chemicals when being released, etc.;
(F) The measures public employees can take to protect themselves from these hazards, including specific procedures the public employer has implemented to protect public employees from exposure to hazardous chemicals, such as appropriate work practices, emergency procedures, and personal protective equipment to be used;
(G) Frequency of training;
(H) General safety instructions on the handling, cleanup, and disposal of hazardous chemicals; and
(I) Public employees’ rights under this subchapter.
(c) Training programs addressing each of the requirements of subsection (b) of this section and conducted in full compliance with Title III of the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. § 11001 et seq., shall be deemed to meet the requirements of this section.
(d) Public employers shall keep a record of the dates of training sessions given to their public employees.
(e) The information and training program required under this section may be conducted with the assistance of the director pursuant to § 8-7-1009.
(f) The director shall have authority to promulgate rules in accordance with § 8-7-1011:
(1) To exempt public employers from providing the information and training otherwise required by this section to public employees with special skills and knowledge concerning hazardous chemicals, if such special skills and knowledge would make the information and training unnecessary; and
(2) To require public employers to provide refresher training for public employees in workplaces or in circumstances in which the director reasonably determines such refresher training to be necessary and appropriate.
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Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
**(a) Establishment of State emergency response commissions** Not later than six months after October 17, 1986, the Governor of each State shall appoint a State emergency response commission. The Governor may designate as the State emergency response commission one or more existing emergency response organizations that are State-sponsored or appointed. The Governor shall, to the extent practicable, appoint persons to the State emergency response commission who have technical expertise in the emergency response field. The State emergency response commission shall appoint local emergency planning committees under subsection (c) and shall supervise and coordinate the activities of such committees. The State emergency response commission shall establish procedures for receiving and processing requests from the public for information under [section 11044 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section11044&num=0&edition=prelim), including tier II information under [section 11022 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section11022&num=0&edition=prelim). Such procedures shall include the designation of an official to serve as coordinator for information. If the Governor of any State does not designate a State emergency response commission within such period, the Governor shall operate as the State emergency response commission until the Governor makes such designation.
**(b) Establishment of emergency planning districts** Not later than nine months after October 17, 1986, the State emergency response commission shall designate emergency planning districts in order to facilitate preparation and implementation of emergency plans. Where appropriate, the State emergency response commission ma
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Page 8094
TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 10904
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, Amer-
ican Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the
Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Mi-
cronesia, and Palau.
(Pub. L. 99–425, title VI, § 604, Sept. 30, 1986, 100
Stat. 976; Pub. L. 101–501, title V, § 502, Nov. 3,
1990, 104 Stat. 1256.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1990—Par. (1). Pub. L. 101–501, § 502(1), substituted ‘‘130
percent of the lower living standard income level’’ for
‘‘poverty line, as defined in section 9902(2) of this title’’.
Pars. (2) to (4). Pub. L. 101–501, § 502(2), (3), added par.
(2) and redesignated former pars. (2) and (3) as (3) and
(4), respectively.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1990 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 101–501 effective Oct. 1, 1990,
see section 1001(a) of Pub. L. 101–501, set out as a note
under section 8621 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective Oct. 1, 1986, see section 1001 of Pub.
L. 99–425, set out as an Effective Date of 1986 Amend-
ment note under section 8621 of this title.
§ 10904. Annual report by States; contents; man-
ner of payments pursuant to grants
(a) Reporting
Each State receiving grants under this chap-
ter shall annually submit to the Secretary infor-
mation on the number of eligible individuals as-
sisted under the grant program, and their posi-
tions and salaries before and after receiving the
Child Development Associate credential.
(b) Payments
Payments pursuant to grants made under this
chapter may be made in installments, and in ad-
vance or by way of reimbursement, with nec-
essary adjustments on account of overpayments
or underpayments, as the Secretary may deter-
mine.
(Pub. L. 99–425, title VI, § 60
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
8-7-1003. Definitions.
(a) As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Chemical manufacturer” means an employer with a workplace where chemicals are produced for use or distribution;
(2) [Repealed.]
(3) “Distributor” means a business, other than a chemical manufacturer or importer, which supplies hazardous chemicals to other distributors or to employers;
(4) “Exposure” or “exposed” means that an employee is subjected to a hazardous chemical in the course of employment through any route of entry (inhalation, ingestion, skin contact, or absorption, etc.), and includes potential, e.g., accidental or possible, exposure;
(5) “Hazard Communication Standard” means the Hazard Communication Standard adopted by the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations at 29 C.F.R. § 1910.1200, as of July 1, 1991;
(6) “Hazardous chemical” means any element, chemical compound, or mixture of elements or compounds which is a physical hazard or a health hazard as defined by the Hazard Communication Standard;
(7) “Label” or “labeling” means any written, printed, or graphic material displayed on or affixed to containers of hazardous chemicals;
(8) “Material safety data sheet” means written or printed material concerning a hazardous chemical which is prepared in accordance with the Hazard Communication Standard;
(9)(A) “Public employee” means any employee of a public employer who may be exposed to hazardous chemicals in the workplace under normal operating conditions or foreseeable emergencies.
(B) Office workers and nonresident management are not generally included unless their job performance routinely involves potential exposure to hazardous chemicals;
(10) “Public employer” means the State of Arkansas and each politi
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8-7-1009. Outreach activities of the director.
(a) The Director of the Division of Labor shall develop and give each public employer a suitable form of notice providing public employees with information regarding their rights under this subchapter.
(b) The director shall develop and maintain a general information and training assistance program to aid public employers. The general information and training assistance program shall be made available to all public employers. As part of the general information and training assistance program, the director may develop and distribute a supply of informational leaflets on public employers' duties, public employees' rights, and the effects of hazardous chemicals.
(c) The director may contract with state universities or other public or private organizations to develop and implement the outreach program.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 8-7-1009
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8-7-1011. Rulemaking.
(a) The Director of the Division of Labor may promulgate rules in accordance with the provisions of §§ 11-2-110, 11-2-112, and 11-2-113 to implement the provisions of this subchapter. This authority shall include, but not be limited to, the authority to implement changes corresponding to future amendments to the Hazard Communication Standard to maintain consistency between this subchapter and the Hazard Communication Standard.
(b) The director shall promulgate rules requiring public employers to carry out information and training programs for their public employees and specifying the minimum content of education and training programs as provided in § 8-7-1008.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 8-7-1011
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