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SAFETY PLAN CHANGE APPROVAL
Safety Plans are useful emergency response and training tools only if
they are updated as necessary. As operations, chemicals, processes, or
hazardous materials in the work area change, the Safety Plan must be updated. Updates are submitted utilizing the Safety plan Database. For more information on the acces and use of the Safety Plan Database visit our Safety Plan help section.
General Provisions
Documentation
Facility
Emergency Issues
Inventories
Class 1 Modifications
Class 2 Modifications
Class 3 Modifications
MODIFICATION CLASSIFICATIONS
General Provisions
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Modification Class |
Administrative and informational changes
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1 |
Correction of typographical errors
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1 |
Changes in the frequency of or procedures for
monitoring, reporting, sampling, or maintenance which effect environmental
health and safety:
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a. to provide for more frequent monitoring,
etc
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1 |
b. less frequent or procedural changes
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2 |
Changes in operational control (PI, supervisor,
etc.)
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1 |
Changes in the class of chemicals used
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1 |
| Documentation |
Modification Class |
| Changes in procedures for maintaining records |
1 |
| Changes in frequency or content of inspection schedules |
2 |
| Changes in the training plan: |
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| a. that affect the type or decreases the amount of training given |
2 |
| b. other changes |
1 |
| Facility |
Modification Class |
| Changes in designated use |
2 |
| Addition of ventilation systems or alarms |
1 |
| Addition of safety equipment |
1 |
| Removal of safety equipment, alarms, or ventilation |
3 |
| Emergency Issues |
Modification Class |
| Changes in emergency procedures |
2 |
| Replacement with functionally equivalent equipment, upgrade, or
relocate emergency equipment listed |
1 |
| Removal of equipment from emergency equipment list |
2 |
| Changes in name, address, or phone number of contacts identified
in plan |
1 |
| Inventories |
Modification Class |
| Modification or addition of chemical inventories: |
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| a. Resulting in greater than 25% increase in the area's authorized
maximum quantity |
3 |
| b. Resulting in a decrease in the area's authorized maximum quantity |
1 |
| c. Resulting in no net change to hazard level identified on area's
authorized maximum inventory |
1 |
Class 1 Modifications
You must submit the modification within fifteen (15) calendar days after the change is put into effect.
Class 2 Modifications
Prior to implementing changes, the person responsible for the plan must submit the update request
EH&S will determine if the modification poses a significant adverse effect on workplace safety, or is likely to result in noncompliance with federal, state, or local regulations.
Class 3 Modifications
Class 3 modifications are much like Class 2, but may have a more significant impact on workplace safety, especially areas adjacent to the area covered by the Safety Plan. Prior to implementing changes, the person responsible for the Plan must submit a modification request to EH&S
- EH&S will determine if the modification poses a significant adverse effect on workplace safety, or is likely to result in noncompliance with federal, state, or local regulations.
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