Hazard Communication Chemical Specific

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Hazard CommunicationChemical Specific
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Determine hazardous chemicals in work areas

• Consult the list of hazardous chemicals
• Chemical manufacturers supply hazard
  information

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Determine hazardous chemicals in work areas

• Chemicals at this facility
• Chemicals in your work area

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Health hazards
Health hazards cause health effects upon exposure

• Acutely toxic
• Chronically toxic
• Carcinogenic
• Mutagenic

• Teratogenic
• Sensitizing agent
• Corrosive
• Irritant

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Physical hazards include any chemical that is

• Combustible liquid
• Compressed gas
• Explosive
• Flammable
• Organic peroxide

• Oxidizer
• Pyrophoric
• Unstable (reactive)
• Water-reactive

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Protective measures

• Work practices
• Engineering controls
• Personal protective equipment

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Dispensing and storage techniques

• Know how to properly handle hazardous chemicals
• Check for MSDS information

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Dispensing and storage techniques

• Take the following precautions
• wear recommended safety equipment
• work in well-ventilated areas
• store and dispense of chemicals properly
• avoid creating sparks near hazardous chemicals

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Detecting hazardous chemicals in work areas

• Know how to detect whether a chemical has been
  spilled, or is otherwise present in the
  environment in an uncontrolled manner

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First aid procedures

• Read MSDSs for first aid information
• Have emergency eyewash stations and showers
  available

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Emergency eyewash stations

• Know where to go for treatment
• Drench eyes/skin with water

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Emergency eyewash stations

• If a chemical splashes into eyes
• get to a flushing station immediately
• hold eyes open with your fingers - lift your
  eyelids
• look directly into stream of water
• flush eyes for 15 minutes
• get medical attention

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Emergency procedures

• Different chemicals have different emergency
  procedures
• Refer to MSDSs

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Emergency procedures

• Refer to 29 CFR 1910.1200
• Refer to 29 CFR 1910.120

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Material safety data sheets

• Primary tool for getting detailed chemical
  information
• Must be readily available

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Material safety data sheets include

• Chemical identity
• Physical and chemical characteristics
• Physical and health hazards
• Primary routes of entry

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Material safety data sheets include

• PEL, TLV, other exposure limits
• Whether it is a carcinogen
• Precautions for safe handling/use
• Recommended engineering controls

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Material safety data sheets include

• Emergency first aid procedures
• Date of preparation
• Name, address, phone number of manufacturer,
  importer, responsible party

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Material safety data sheets

• MSDSs may contain recommendations from ANSI
• MSDSs also provide information regarding
• signs and symptoms of exposure
• personal protective equipment
• spill and leak clean-up
• labeling information

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Report the need for MSDSs

• Check with supervisor if MSDS appears to be
  missing
• Chemical suppliers provide MSDSs

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Report the need for MSDSs

• MSDSs must be part of the facilitys HazCom
  program
• Your employer makes sure they are kept up to
  date

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Labeling requirements

• Labels warn of potential dangers
• Labels are not intended to be the sole source
  of information
• Labels serve as an immediate warning

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Labeling requirements

• Labels must be keyed to MSDSs
• Labels must contain
• the identity of the hazardous chemical
• appropriate hazard warnings
• the name, address of the chemical manufacturer,
  importer, other responsible party

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Labeling requirements

• Ensure that labels do not come off, become
  smudged or unreadable
• For hard-to-label containers, use
• signs or placards
• process sheets, or batch tickets

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Labeling requirements

• Be able to quickly identify the general hazard of
  any material
• NFPA system identifies
• health hazards
• flammability hazards
• reactivity hazards
• special hazards

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Labeling requirements

• Be able to quickly identify the general hazard of
  any material
• HMIS system identifies
• health hazards
• flammability hazards
• physical hazards

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Hazards of nonroutine tasks

• Know what chemicals you work with and their
  hazards
• Know the contents of pipes

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