Introduction to Hazard Communication An Employee Orientation

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Introduction toHazard CommunicationAn Employee
Orientation Training Course
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Intro to Hazard Communication

• PREMISEEmployees have a need and a right to
  know the hazards and identities of the chemicals
  that they work with, and employees working with
  hazardous chemicals must be provided with the
  work procedures and equipment to prevent injury
  and illness.

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Standard Overview

• Also known as the HazCom or Employee Right to
  Know regulation
• 29 CFR 1910.1200, 29 CFR 1926.59
• Applies to General Industry and Construction
• Covers most chemicals
• Concerned with both physical hazards and health
  hazards
• Requires a written Hazard Communication program
  for regulated employers

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Employer Responsibilities

• Identify locate hazardous materials
• Inform employees of these materials
• Train employees to be able to detect the presence
  or release of these materials
• Train employees to use safe work practices,
  emergency procedures and personal protective
  equipment
• Inform employees of the location of the
  facilitys written Hazard Communication program,
  MSDSs, labeling system, and how to use them

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HazCom Process

• Written Program Developed
• Determination of Hazards - if any
• Information prepared by chemical manufacturers
  and importers
• Company determination, testing
• Labels to be attached to containers
• Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs)
• For employee Right-To-Know
• to accompany shipment
• Employee Training
• Information, MSDS, Program available to employees
• How to use or access the information

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Hazard Determination

• Most chemical products used in the workplace
• Materials with known physical or health hazards

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Exemptions

• Articles
• Food, Drugs, Cosmetics
• Consumer Products, office school supplies
• Wood Lumber
• Tobacco Products
• Ionizing non-ionizing radiation if only
  radiological
• Biological hazards if only biological
• Nuisance Particulates if no hazards
• Hazardous Waste

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Health Hazards of Hazardous Materials

• Routes of entry into body
• Inhalation
• Ingestion
• Absorption
• Injection
• Acute vs. chronic effects
• Carcinogenic
• Target Organ Affectors

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Physical Hazards of Hazardous Materials

• Explosive
• Flammable
• Caustic
• Sudden Release of Pressure
• Oxidizers

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Labeling Requirements

• In-plant containers of hazardous materials must
  be labeled, tagged, or marked with material
  identity and appropriate warning
• Containers of transferred material, such as
  in-process containers, must also be labeled,
  unless they are used immediately
• Labels are to contain an identifying name, a
  hazard warning, and frequently, precautionary
  measures
• Never remove labels
• Dont mix chemicals that do not have labels

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Labeling
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Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

• Available at all times to employees
• Available on worksites
• 4 BASIC CATEGORIES
• Product Information
• Exposure Situations
• Hazard Prevention and Protection
• Other Specific Information

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(MSDS)Company Information

• Chemical name
• Manufacturers name, address, phone number
• Preparation or revision date of the MSDS

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(MSDS)Product Information

• Ingredients of the material (unless it is a trade
  secret)
• Exposure limits
• Physical and health hazards
• Emergency phone numbers

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Exposure Situations

• First aid information
• Spill / leak control information
• Firefighting information
• - Flammable limits
• - Flashpoint temperature
• - Auto-ignition temperature

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Hazard Prevention Protection

• Safe handling and storage precautions
• Engineering controls
• Physical and chemical properties
• Stability and hazardous release from
  decomposition of materials
• Reactions with other chemicals
• Recommended use of personal protective equipment

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Other Specific Information

• Toxicological information
• Environmental information
• Disposal information
• Regulatory information
• Transportation information

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Continuous Program Maintenance

• New employee orientation
• Changes in substances handled
• Updates in MSDS information
• Changes in the operational processes

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HAZARD COMMUNICATION

• Final Discussion
• Question and Answer Period