Medical practices must train employees to use revised labels and safety data sheets for potentially hazardous chemicals based on new OSHA labeling guidelines, according to an American Medical News report. Products include bleach, disinfectants, glass cleaners and substances used for local or general anesthesia.
Medical practices have until June 1, 2016 to adopt a new format of labels and safety data sheets and to update signage related to hazardous chemicals. Employee training on the usage of the new labels is also mandatory and must be provided by Dec. 1, 2013. Training can be conducted by a state agency representative, a consultant or a staffer using OSHA materials.
"You have to make sure people don't fall through the cracks," said Ian D. Meklinsky, a partner and specialist in employment and health care law with Fox Rothschild. "Do you have records, and can you establish that everyone went through the training?"
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Medical practices have until June 1, 2016 to adopt a new format of labels and safety data sheets and to update signage related to hazardous chemicals. Employee training on the usage of the new labels is also mandatory and must be provided by Dec. 1, 2013. Training can be conducted by a state agency representative, a consultant or a staffer using OSHA materials.
"You have to make sure people don't fall through the cracks," said Ian D. Meklinsky, a partner and specialist in employment and health care law with Fox Rothschild. "Do you have records, and can you establish that everyone went through the training?"
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