Montana Code 50-78-305. Employee education program
50-78-305. Employee education program. (1) Each employer shall provide, at least annually, an education and training program for all of the employer’s employees using or handling hazardous chemicals. Additional instruction must be provided whenever the potential for exposure to hazardous chemicals is altered or whenever new and significant information is received by the employer concerning the hazards of a chemical. New or newly assigned employees must be provided training before working with or in a work area containing a hazardous chemical.
Terms Used In Montana Code 50-78-305
- Employer: means a person, firm, corporation, partnership, association, governmental agency, or other entity that is engaged in business or providing services and that employs workers. See Montana Code 50-78-102
- Exposure: means ingestion, inhalation, absorption, or other contact in the workplace with a hazardous chemical and includes potential, accidental, or possible exposure. See Montana Code 50-78-102
- Hazardous chemical: means , except as provided in 50-78-103:
(a)any element, chemical compound, or mixture of elements or compounds that is a physical hazard or health hazard, as defined by subsection (c) of the OSHA standard, and that has been identified as such by the federal occupational safety and health administration or the manufacturer and has been filed with the federal occupational safety and health administration;
(b)any hazardous chemical, as defined by subsection (d)(3) of the OSHA standard; or
(c)any emitter of ionizing radiation. See Montana Code 50-78-102
- Work area: means a room or defined space in a workplace where hazardous chemicals are produced, used, or stored and where employees are present. See Montana Code 50-78-102
(2)The programs must provide instruction in:
(a)interpreting labels and material safety data sheets and the relationship between these two methods of hazard communication;
(b)the location and acute and chronic effects of hazardous chemicals used by the employees; and
(c)the safe handling, protective equipment, first-aid treatment, and cleanup and disposal procedures for hazardous chemicals.
(3)The employer shall keep a record of the dates of training sessions given to employees and the names of the employees attending.