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29 CFR 1910.1200(h): "Employee information and training." 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets. On or about August 3, 2016, the employer had not provided information and training on hazardous chemicals in the secondary department. Employees had not received training and information on the physical hazards associated with hazardous chemicals produced by abrasive blasting processes in the secondary department. Equipment operators and maintenance employees have increased risk for injury associated with the potential fire and explosion hazards of the energetic material produced by these operations.