Chlorine

Overview

Chlorine, element No. 17 on the Periodic Table of Elements, is one of the most commonly manufactured chemicals in the United States. It is used as bleach in making paper and cloth, and is used to make pesticides, rubber, and solvents. It is also used in drinking water and swimming pools to kill harmful bacteria. Breathing chlorine gas is the most common type of exposure, which can cause severe irritation of the nose and throat, and life-threatening accumulation of fluid in the lungs.

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Fact sheets
- Estación de lavado de ojos y duchas de seguridad
  Eyewash and Safety Showers
  Explica los requisitos para las estaciones lavaojos y duchas en lugares de trabajo donde los empleados están expuestos a sustancias que podrían dañar sus ojos, con orientación sobre la evaluación de peligros y la selección de equipos.
  Spanish 12/02/2024
- Eyewash and safety showers
  Explains requirements for eyewash stations and showers in workplaces where employees are exposed to substances that could injure their eyes, with guidance on hazard assessment and equipment selection.
  English 08/15/2023
References
- Rules with requirements
  We get many calls and emails from employers asking the same question. It begins: “Which of your rules have requirements for…” You can finish the sentence with words like “recordkeeping,” “employee training,” and “written documents.” To answer those questions, we’ve organized these rules requirements into a filterable, sortable, searchable table.
  English 05/10/2019

Education and training

Rules and rule-related

Final Rules
- Division 2, Subdivision H, Hazardous Materials (including Hazardous Waste Operations & Emergency Response, PSM)
  3-2019 Word version
- Division 2, Subdivision R, Special Industries (includes Grain Handling Facilities, Ornamental Tree & Shrub Services, Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills, Sawmills, Telecommunications)
  6-2017 Word version
- Division 2, Subdivision Z, 437-002-0382, Oregon Rules for Air Contaminants
  Administrative Order 11-2021 Word version
- Division 3, Subdivision Z, Toxic and Hazardous Substances
  Administrative Order 11-2021 Word version
- Division 4, Subdivision Z, Chemical/Toxins
  Administrative Order 4-2022 Word version
Program Directives
- Eyewash and Safety Showers
  Purpose: This directive provides guidelines for determining when an eyewash and/or safety shower is required and for assessing the adequacy of such facilities.
  A-063 01/24/2011
- National Emphasis Program (NEP): Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals
  Purpose: This program directive establishes uniform policies, procedures, standard clarifications, and compliance guidance for enforcement of the standard for Process Safety Management (PSM) of Highly Hazardous Chemicals, 1910.119 and amendments to the standard for Explosives and Blasting Agents, 1910.109.
  A-177 07/24/2024

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