scope:

a.This order provides information to ensure employees are informed of the hazards of the chemicals they work with and of the measures that are used to protect them from those hazards.

b. This order details information which shall be made available to employees, and where such information will be located. It assigns responsibilities to ensure compliance, and details the individual elements of the HAZCOM Program.

PURPOSE. This order prescribes responsibilities, procedures, and criteria for the Hazard Communication (HAZCOM) program and provides guidance for developing and implementing a written HAZCOM Program, as required by the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200. This order provides guidance for developing a HAZCOM Program by the Southern Region Airway Facilities (AF) Division, ASO-400, as required by 29 CFR 1910.1200.