Uintah School District Hazardous Materials MSDS Training 20092010

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Uintah School District Hazardous Materials
/MSDSTraining2009-2010
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The Purpose

• The purpose of the OSHA Hazard Communication
  Standard is to ensure that an evaluation is made
  of the hazards of all chemicals produced or
  imported by chemical manufacturers or importers.
  It is also meant to ensure that information about
  their hazards is transmitted to affected
  employers and employees by means of a
  comprehensive hazard communication program

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Employers Responsibilities Under the Standard

• The employer is responsible for developing and
  implementing a hazard communication program which
  contains information on the following

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• Hazard Evaluation for Materials
• Warning Labels
• Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs)
• Employee Information and Training
• Written Hazard Communication Program

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Compliance Outline
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Chemical Inventory

• Keep an inventory of all chemicals found in your
  workplace.

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MSDSS

• Maintain a file of MSDSs for each material in
  your chemical inventory

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Hazard Determination

• Review all MSDSs labels and use instructions for
  each chemical to determine the potential hazards

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Training

• Provide Hazard Communication training for each
  employee in your work area on an annual basis.
  This training may include handling hazards of
  both routine and non-routine tasks

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Documentation

• Document all training and work activity involving
  Hazard Communication

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Poster

• Post a Hazard Communication Poster, identifying
  the contact person in each work area

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Outside Contractors

• Provide their employer with information about any
  potential hazards to which they may be exposed.
• Request all contractors to provide MSDSs on all
  hazardous materials they introduce to your work
  environment

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Labels

• Ensure that all containers of hazardous materials
  are appropriately labeled
• Do not remove or deface existing labels on
  incoming containers of hazardous chemicals.
• When distributing into another container, the
  container should immediately be marked with the
  required information

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Each container should have

• Identity of the Chemical
• Appropriate hazard warnings
• Manufacturers name and address

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• For more information see the MSD (Material Safety
  Data) book.
• In schools, copies of this book are usually
  located in the staff room and in the custodial
  office