Employee Rights
Texas Hazard Communications Standard
Background
德克萨斯大学健康休斯顿科学中心(UTHealth) recognizes the importance of your rights as an employee who works with hazardous chemicals. It is important that you are familiar with these rights so that we can be assured of a workplace free from chemical hazards for all.
员工的曝光确定
UTHealth必须定期测量员工对由标准调节的任何物质的接触，如果有理由相信该物质的暴露水平通常超过了行动水平（或者在没有诉讼水平的情况下，则允许的暴露限制（PEL）。雇主必须在收到监控结果后的15个工作日内将结果通知雇员。
化学卫生计划
在使用危险化学品的地方，UTHEADY必须开发并执行书面化学卫生计划（CHP）的规定。CHP包括必要的工作实践，程序和政策，以确保员工受到工作区域中所有潜在的危险化学品的保护。该计划可通过713-500-5832与化学安全计划联系，向员工和所有员工代表使用。
员工培训和信息
The employer must provide employees with information and training to ensure that they are aware of the hazards of the chemicals present in their work area. This information must be provided at the time of an employee's initial assignment to a work area where hazardous chemicals are present and prior to assignments involving new exposure situations. (seeTraining)
Employees must be informed of:
- 必须向他们提供此标准及其附录的内容
- the location and availability of the employer's Chemical Hygiene Plan
- the permissible exposure limits for OSHA
- 与实验室中使用的危险化学物质暴露有关的体征和症状
- 在实验室中发现的危险，存储和处置有关危害，安全处理，存储和处置的已知参考材料的位置和可用性，包括但不限于安全数据表（SDS）从化学供应商那里收到。
Employee training must include:
- methods and observations that may be used to detect the presence or release of a hazardous chemical
- the physical and health hazards of chemicals in the work area
- 他们可以采取的措施来保护自己免受这些危害，包括雇主已实施的特定程序，以保护雇员免于接触危险化学物质，例如适当的工作实践，紧急程序和要使用的个人保护设备。
The employee must be trained on the applicable details of the employer's written化学卫生计划.
Medical Consultation and Examinations
所有使用危险化学品工作的员工都必须有机会接受医疗护理，包括检查有执照的医生在某些情况下确定必要的任何后续检查。医学检查和顾问无需向员工付费，而没有损失工资和合理的时间和地点。
Uthealth必须向医师提供某些信息，包括危险化学物质的身份，对发生暴露的状况的描述以及对员工经历的暴露迹象和症状的描述。
(seeInjury/Illness)
危险标识标签
Labels on incoming containers of hazardous chemicals must not be removed or defaced. SDSs on incoming hazardous chemicals must be retained and made available to lab employees.
Respirator Use
Where the use of respirators is necessary to maintain exposure below permissible exposure limits, UTHealth must provide, at no cost to the employee, the proper respirator equipment.