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Confidential Business Information under TSCA

TSCA CBI Training - Document Management

Visitors, Vacations and CBI Storage

Some good points to remember are:

  • Card access to Secure Storage Areas (SSAs) is limited to CBI cleared folks: With the very limited exception of Senior Environmental Employment (SEE) employees and student interns who have been assigned to work in Secure Storage Areas (SSAs), only CBI cleared persons should have access to these areas. Visitors to a secure area who are not CBI cleared have to sign a Visitor's Log upon initial entry.
  • Lock up your TSCA CBI when it is not in use: It is always prudent to lock up these materials when they are not in use. By locking up your TSCA CBI material you limit the possibility of inadvertent disclosure to non-CBI cleared folks and also loss of the materials. Moreover, by locking up CBI, you minimize the chance that TSCA CBI materials will be damaged or destroyed as a result of flooding or other mishap.
  • Outside a Secure Area?: Employees who are using TSCA CBI documents outside SSAs must retain possession of them, and never leave the documents anywhere unauthorized persons may gain access to them.
  • Out for more than one week?: If you are going to be out (e.g., on annual leave) for more than one week (seven calendar days), all CBI materials must be locked away in an approved TSCA CBI storage container.
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