Section 3.
General Requirements.
(1) Signs and labels
shall be posted as established in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this
subsection.
(a) At bulk chemical receiving and
storage facilities capable of unloading tank trucks or trailers, signs and
labels, readily legible at normal operating positions, shall indicate
appropriate contents and item identification at receiving and dispensing
connections, valves, tanks, and the storage area perimeter.
(b) Prominently displayed signs at critical
access points shall direct tank truck drivers to plant security stations or to
supervisory personnel. Signs at the unloading area shall give specific
instruction to drivers not to connect truck tank hoses to chemical receiving
lines.
(c) Bills of lading, freight
bills, or accompanying paper work shall have each hazardous chemical clearly
identified by its shipping name or, if not otherwise specified, by its common
name. Handling information clearly indicated for receiver information shall be
included.
(2) Receiving
liquid chemicals.
(a) Receiving of bulk liquid
chemicals shall be coordinated by the receiving department or persons
responsible for receiving. Only those persons trained and authorized shall make
the required chemical identification and perform or supervise the unloading of
hazardous chemicals.
(b) Prior to
unloading, the person receiving bulk liquid chemicals shall make an inspection
of the accompanying papers, check the load, and ascertain its
identity.
(c) If necessary for
identification, chemical testing shall be accomplished prior to
acceptance.
(d) The person
authorized to receive bulk liquid chemicals shall direct the driver to the
proper unloading area.
(e) The
receiving area, where chemicals are unloaded, shall be secured in a locked
enclosure or all receiving connections shall be under lock and key or made
secure by other positive means.
(f)
The person authorized to receive bulk liquid chemicals shall be responsible for
control of keys or combination to locking devices.
(g) The tank truck driver may make connection
to the tank truck.
1. A person authorized to
receive bulk liquid chemicals shall make connection to company receiving
connections and supervise the unloading into storage.
2. The tank truck driver may make both
connections if the person authorized to receive bulk liquid chemicals is
present to identify, check, and supervise the connection and
unloading.
3. In receiving areas
where more than one (1) chemical is stored, the tank connection shall be
individually keyed.
4. Connection
to different chemical receiving systems shall be locked by separated keying
arrangement.
5. Due caution shall
be made to prevent spills and to assure the receiving tank is not
overfilled.
6. Prior arrangements
shall be made to assure that inadvertent overflow is controlled without
exposing employees.
(h)
Upon completion of unloading, the receiving device or the enclosure shall be
locked and the key returned to its designated security location or other
equivalent action taken to secure the chemical inventory.
(3) Training.
(a) A person responsible for the acceptance
of potentially hazardous chemicals shall have an understanding of the
particular hazards associated with those chemicals individually and in
combination.
(b) Internal written
operating procedures shall be prepared. All employees exposed to the hazards
addressed by this administrative regulation shall be trained in these
procedures.
(c) Written emergency
evacuation plans shall be prepared and practiced by all potentially affected
employees.
(d) Copies of the
operating procedures, emergency evacuation plans, and a listing of personnel
authorized to receive bulk chemicals shall be on the premises and available to
employees and to compliance safety and health officers.
