Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0800-01-09-.11 - Workplace Chemical List
(1) Content. WCL
shall be compiled, maintained, and updated by all employers, and shall contain
the following information for each hazardous chemical known to be present in
the workplace:
(a) Employer name and mailing
address;
(b) Workplace location if
different than mailing address;
(c)
Employer's primary North American industry Classification System (NAICS)
Code;
(d) Employer's federal
employer identification number;
(e)
A brief description of the workplace operation. Examples of such description
would include but not be limited to:
1.
Galvanizing commercial wire gratings.
2. Fabrication and forming of steel
parts.
3. Spray and electrostatic
painting.
4. Warehouse shipping,
receiving, and storage.
5. Welding
steel and aluminum.
(f)
The product identifier referenced on the appropriate SDS; and
(g) The work area or workplace in which the
hazardous chemical is normally used, stored, or generated. A separate WCL may
be compiled for separate or distinct work areas or workplaces within an
establishment.
(2)
Filing of the Workplace Chemical List.
(a)
Employers shall file the WCL with the Commissioner within ninety-six (96) hours
of a request for the employer's list by an authorized representative of the
Commissioner.
(b) The method of
delivery can be through any means as long as it arrives at any area office of
the Division of Occupational Safety and Health within the time frame specified
in subparagraph (a) of paragraph (2).
(c) Nonmanufacturing employers' lists shall
contain the information required by paragraph (1) of this rule only for those
hazardous chemicals used or stored in the workplace in excess of:
1. 55 gallons (208.198 liters) if such
chemical is in a liquid state at standard atmospheric temperature and pressure
(70° F at 14.7 psi or 21.11° C at 1.0335 kg/sq cm).
2. 500 pounds (226.796 kilograms) if such
chemical is in a solid state at standard atmospheric temperature and pressure
(70° F at 14.7 psi or 21.11° C at 1.0335 kg/sq cm).
3. If such chemical is in a gaseous state at
standard atmospheric temperature and pressure (70° F at 14.7 psi or
21.11° C at 1.0335 kg/sq cm), any quantity in excess of:
(i) The STEL set forth in the ACGIH table of
TLVs and BEIs or the ceiling value set forth in Rule 0800-1-1-.07(2)(b) if
allowed to occupy a volume of 35.31 cubic feet or one (1) cubic meter,
or
(ii) The TLV set forth in the
ACGIH table of TLVs or the 8-hr TWA PEL set forth in Rule 0800-1-1-.07(2)(b) if
allowed to occupy a volume of 35.31 cubic feet or one (1) cubic meter,
or
(iii) Four (4) cylinders of 239
pounds nominal water capacity if such gas is normally stored as a compressed
gas in cylinders, or
(iv) One-tenth
(0.1) cubic foot (2831.26 cm3) of pure gas if the
gas is a "flammable gas"
as defined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(c).
(3) Maintenance. Employers shall maintain a
copy of each WCL in the workplace to which it pertains. New and newly assigned
employees shall be made aware of the WCL before being required to work in a
work area containing hazardous chemicals.
(4) RESERVED
(5) Access.
(a) A copy of each WCL filed with the
Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall be available for inspection
by the public during regular office hours at any area office of the Division of
Occupational Safety and Health. Copies shall be made available upon payment, by
check or money order payable to "Treasurer, State of Tennessee," of a copying
fee established in accordance with the directives published by the Office of
Open Records counsel.
(b) Copies of
any WCL may be obtained from the Division of Occupational Safety and Health
upon written request and payment, by check or money order payable to
"Treasurer, State of Tennessee," of a copying fee established in accordance
with the directives published by the Office of Open Records counsel. The
Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall provide such list within
ten (10) business days of receipt of the written request.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-3-1411 and 50-3-201.
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