Hazard Communication

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Hazard Communication
February 2004 Partial revision May 2009
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Hazard Communication (Right-to-Know)

• This is a Federal and State safety regulation
• The Washington State Department of Labor and
  Industries requires employees be informed about
  hazardous chemicals in the workplace WAC
  296-800-170.
• Labels on chemical products
• Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs)
• Training on hazards
• Chemical Inventories

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Admin Services has the following notebooks

• Material Data Safety Sheets (MSDS)
• UW Hazard Communication Trainers Manual
• UW Operations Manual Section D12.5, Hazard
  Communication Program, can be found at
  http//www.washington.edu/admin/rules/APS/12.05.ht
  ml

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What is a Chemical Product?

• It can be chemicals you find in a laboratory,
  the office OR the soap you wash your hands
  with.ANY PRODUCT that contains chemicals is
  considered to be a chemical product.

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Chemical products include

• Paints
• Cleaning products
• Office products
• Oils, fuels, lubricants
• Metals
• Gas cylinders
• Adhesives
• Darkroom chemicals, fertilizers and pesticides,
  De-Icer, water softeners.

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Original Manufacturers Labels

• Must contain
• Name of Product
• Manufacturers name and address
• Hazards of the Product
• Note Any time you transfer a substance from its
  original container to another container you need
  a secondary label on it.

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Office Products include

• Adhesives
• Asbestos
• Carbonless Copy Paper
• Correction Fluid
• Cleaners
• Photocopier/Laser Printer Toners and Duplicating
  fluid
• Inks and Inking Materials
• REFER TO THE EHS PAMPHLET

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Chemical Inventory

• HSLIC is responsible for inventory of all
  chemical products used or stored in our area
  including storerooms or satellite sites in other
  buildings. This includes the
• KK Sherwood Social Work Library.

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• Listing of office products can be found on Sabin
  at Reports/Safety/(department) or in the
  Hazardous Communications Notebook in Admin
  Services.
• Information is updated once a year.

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MSDS

• Material Safety Data Sheets are safety documents
  which give the physical and health hazards of a
  chemical. Take a copy of the MSDS with you if
  visiting the doctor.
• You can locate an MSDS at http//msds.ehs.cornell
  .edu/msdssrch.asp

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Information found on MSDSs

• Product Name Manufacturers Name
• Hazardous Ingredients
• Physical and Chemical characteristics
• Fire and Explosion Hazard Data
• Oxidizers
• Reactivity Data
• Health Hazard Data

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FIRST AID

• The MSDS explains what to do in an emergency.
• Usually there is information on what to do if a
  product contacts the eyes, the lungs, the skin,
  or the digestive tract.
• Contact 911 in Emergent situations.

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Chemical Product Spills

• Only clean up a spill if small and your exposure
  to the product while cleaning it up will not be
  harmful to you.
• Call EHS at 543-0467 if you need help deciding
  whether to clean up a spill or not.

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If a Chemical Product Spills on SomeoneGet Help!

• Go to a sink, a drench shower, or eye wash
  station and flush the area with water for at
  least 15 minutes.
• Go to the emergency room or doctor.
• If necessary call 911.
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• Fill out an Incident/Accident Report
  http//www.ehs.washington.edu/forms/Incident.pdf

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Incident/Accident/Quality Improvement Report
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Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• Reducing or eliminating the hazards of a chemical
  product by using fume hoods, increased
  ventilation, or switching to less hazardous
  products or procedures is the best way to provide
  personal protection.
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• Examples of PPE gloves, aprons, long sleeve
  shirts, goggles, safety glasses, respirators,
  exhaust systems, etc.

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Chemical Waste Disposal

• The State of Washington has some of the most
  restrictive chemical waste disposal regulations
  in the country.
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• Before disposing of ANY containers (empty or
  full) that at one time contained a chemical
  product, contact the Hazardous Materials Waste
  Management Office at 685-2848.

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Mandatory Training Concluded

• You have completed the mandatory training.
  Additional information can be found on the
  staffweb under What to do in Emergencies
  Safety Guidelines.
• This program is found at staffweb under
  Departments/Programs
• Information Desk -gt Desk Training -gt UW Hazard
  Communication
• Please notify Administrative Services that you
  have completed this training.

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Hazard Communication Quiz
1. What is a chemical product?   2. What kind of
information is found on all MSDSs? ?
Reactivity of the Product ? Product name
Manufacturer ? Hazardous
Ingredients ? Health Hazard Data ?
Precautions for Safe Handling, Use Disposal
? Oxidizers ? Physical Chemical
Characteristics ? Fire and Explosion
Hazards   3. Where are the MSDS and Hazard
Communications binders located? ?
Information Desk ? Admin Services ? Micro-Lab ?
HSLIC Admin Services   4. Do products, put into
a secondary container, need a label on it?
? yes ? no   5. MSDSs are written not only for
laboratory chemicals but also for ? Office
products ? Procedures manuals ? New
employees   6. If there is an emergent situation
related to a chemical product spill what do you
do? ? Call 911 ? Review the MSDS ? Get
Help ? Fill out an Incident/Accident Report   7.
What does MSDS stand for?   8. Is there a Federal
and State regulation called Hazard
Communication? ? yes ? no   9. What types
of Personal Protective Equipment is required when
working with office products? ? gloves ?
long sleeve shirts ? goggles/safety
glasses ? aprons ? none of these  
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Notes
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Hazard Communication Answers
1. What is a chemical product?   Any product
that contains chemicals found in a lab, office or
the soap you wash your hands with. 2. What kind
of information is found on all MSDSs? ?
Reactivity of the Product ? Product name
Manufacturer ? Hazardous
Ingredients ? Health Hazard Data ?
Precautions for Safe Handling, Use Disposal
? Oxidizers ? Physical Chemical
Characteristics ? Fire and Explosion
Hazards   3. Where are the MSDS and Hazard
Communications binders located? ?
Information Desk ? Admin Services ? Micro-Lab ?
HSLIC Admin Services   4. Do products, put into
a secondary container, need a label on it?
? yes ? no   5. MSDSs are written not only for
laboratory chemicals but also for ? Office
products ? Procedures manuals ? New
employees   6. If there is an emergent situation
related to a chemical product spill what do you
do? ? Call 911 ? Review the MSDS ? Get
Help ? Fill out an Incident/Accident Report   7.
What does MSDS stand for?   Material Safety
Data Sheets 8. Is there a Federal and State
regulation called Hazard Communication? ?
yes ? no   9. What types of Personal Protective
Equipment is required when working with office
products? ? gloves ? long sleeve shirts
? goggles/safety glasses ? aprons ? none of
these  
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Health Hazard DataDescribes How Chemical
Products Enter the Body

• Inhalation-easiest way products enter the body.
  It affects the respiratory system.
• Skin-easy way to be overexposed. Goes directly
  into the blood.
• Ingestion-least common way for a chemical to
  enter your body.
• Injection-mostly happens in medical setting when
  needles are used or disposed of incorrectly.

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Acute and Chronic Effects

• Acute effect is an immediate body response to a
  chemical exposure.
• May cause
• Dizziness-Runny Nose-Diarrhea
• Itching-Headache-Coughing-Burns
• Dryness-Nausea-Vomiting-Itching
• Redness

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Chronic Effects may not be as obvious as
acute effects

• Symptoms appear slowly.
• Often symptoms are unnoticed.
• Symptoms are explainable.
• By the time a link is established, permanent
  damage may have happened.

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• Target organ is the part of the body or entire
  system that is affected by a chemical exposure.

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• Local effects occur at the area where the
  chemical makes contact with the skin, eyes, nose,
  throat, and airways.
• Examples corrosives such as acids bases that
  burn the area they touch.
• Systemic effects occur when a chemical gets into
  the blood and is distributed throughout the body
  to specific organs and tissues.
• Examples solvents such as benzene that enters
  through the skin or lungs affects the bone
  marrow brain tissues.

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Recognizing Health Hazards

• IRRITANTS cause immediate pain or reddening of
  areas contacted.
• Common irritants are solvents, adhesives, and
  detergents.
• Cause headache, itching, dryness, or coughing.

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SENSITIZERS cause allergic reactions

• Once you become sensitized to a chemical, even
  the smallest amount can trigger severe reactions.
• Reactions can range from itching to asthmatic
  attacks.
• Epoxy resins, formaldehyde, and the chemical
  d-limonene in citrus scented cleaners are common
  sensitizers.

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CORROSIVES

• The pH scale shows how acidic or basic (alkaline)
  a product is. The scale runs from 1 to 14.
• A product with a pH of 1,2,13 or 14 is corrosive.
  Corrosive products dissolve whatever they touch,
  including flesh!
• May cause
• Burns
• Fumes can cause damage to nasal respiratory
  passages
• Skin or eye contact causes blistering or burns.

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NERVOUS SYSTEM

• Divided into
• Central nervous system (CNS) brain spinal
  cord
• Peripheral nervous system all other nerves
  (fingers, arms, legs).

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Common phrases seen on MSDSs

• Headache, nausea, and dizziness may occur by
  inhalation.
• Central nervous system depressant.
• Lightheadedness, drowsiness, vertigo, vomiting.
• Fatigue, dullness, blurred vision,
  unconsciousness.
• Numbness of fingers, arms, and legs.
• Muscular weakness, tingling sensation in arms and
  legs.

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TOXICS/POISONS

• Chemical products that injure you or make you
  sick when they are eaten or inhaled are toxic.
• Anything can be toxic if you are exposed to
  enough of it.

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CANCER CAUSING/ CARCINOGENS

• There are 24 known human carcinogens which are
  specifically regulated by LI.
• Some known human carcinogens are vinyl chloride,
  asbestos, and benzene.

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REPRODUCTIVE HAZARDS

• Some chemicals can harm reproductive function in
  adults, such as lead causing male and female
  infertility. Chemicals may also cause harm to a
  developing fetus.
• Mutagens are substances that cause changes in
  genetic material (genes) in cells. Changes could
  lead to cancer or birth defects.
• Teratogens may cause birth defects in a
  developing fetus, especially if exposure occurs
  during the first 3 months of pregnancy.