Section 325.77110c. Information and training.

c. (1) An employer shall provide employees with information and training at the time of their initial assignment to a work area where benzene is present. If exposures are above the action level, then employees shall be provided with information and training at least annually thereafter.

(2)   The training program shall comply with the requirements of Occupational Health Standard Part 430 “Hazard Communication,” Sections (h)(1) and (2), as referenced in R 325.77101a, and shall include specific information on benzene for each category of information included in sections 14a to 14m of the act.

(3)      In addition to the information required, pursuant to the requirements of Occupational  Health   Standard  Part  430   “Hazard  Communication,”  as  referenced  in R 325.77101a, the employer shall do both of the following:

(a)    Provide employees with an explanation of the contents of this rule, including Appendices A and B, which are adopted in R 325.77101a, and indicate to employees where copies of these rules are available.

(b)     Describe the medical surveillance program required under R 325.77109 and explain the information contained in Appendix C, which is adopted in R 325.77101a.

History: 2014 AACS.