Hazard Communications and Right to Know

Agency Section NumberSection V – Human Resources
Agency/DivisionNC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS)
Policy Effective Date 2009-05-01T09:45:00-04:00
Policy Revision Date(s)2005-09-01
Policy Original Effective Date1993-06-01 09:45:00
Policy File Pol5_SB_Hazard_Comm.pdf


Policy Purpose

To assure that employees and the community are effectively informed concerning workplace safety and health hazards. By comprehensively addressing the issue of evaluating the potential hazards of chemicals and communicating information concerning hazards and appropriate protective measures to employees and establish protocol for the development of a written Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Hazard Communications Program at each division/facility/school.