(a) An owner must make available personal protective equipment for breathing, eyes, face, head, and extremities, as well as all other equipment recommended by the Safety Data Sheet, for all individuals that will handle any chemical known to pose a potential health risk. The owner must train the wastewater treatment facility staff in the use of the equipment.
(b) A wastewater treatment facility that uses any chemical must be designed to provide eye washing and showering systems within each chemical work area for immediate emergency use. The specifications must reference a recognized national reference standard, such as American National Standards Institute Z358.1, for placement and installation of eye wash stations and showers.
(c) All personal protective equipment and chemical neutralizers must be immediately accessible outside a chemical storage area.

Source Note: The provisions of this §217.324 adopted to be effective August 28, 2008, 33 TexReg 6843; amended to be effective December 4, 2015, 40 TexReg 8254