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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
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Title 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES |
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Subtitle D. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES |
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Chapter 506. PUBLIC EMPLOYER COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT |
Sec. 506.008. EMERGENCY PLANNING INFORMATION
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(a) The fire chief or the fire chief's representative, on request, may conduct on-site inspections of the chemicals on the tier two form for the sole purpose of planning fire department activities in case of an emergency.
(b) A facility operator, on request, shall give the fire chief or the local emergency planning committee such additional information on types and amounts of hazardous chemicals present at a facility as the requestor may need for emergency planning purposes. A facility operator, on request, shall give the director, the fire chief, or the local emergency planning committee a copy of the MSDS for any chemical on the tier two form furnished under Section 506.006 or for any chemical present at the facility.
(c) The board by rule may require certain categories of facility operators under certain circumstances to implement the National Fire Protection Association 704 identification system if an equivalent system is not in use.