OSHA: HazCom
29 CFR, Part 1910.1200: Hazard Communication AKA
"Right to Know Law"
OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard include
1. Hazard Communication Program 2. Container Labeling 3. Safety Data Sheet + training on all the above!
Employer Responsibilities
1. Identify and list hazardous chemicals 2. Obtain Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) 3. Implement a written Haz Com program 4. Communicate hazard information to employees through labels, SDSs, and formal training programs
How Must Chemicals be Labeled?
1. Identity of the chemical 2. Appropriate hazard warnings 3. Name and address of the responsible party (chemical manufacturer or importer)
1 on the PH scale is
Acidic
Effects usually occur rapidly as a result of short-term exposures, and are of short duration
Acute
Have to have training when
At the time of initial assignment Whenever a new hazard is introduced into their work area
consuming contaminated food or water or otherwise permitting oral intake (eating or smoking with contaminated hands or in contaminated work areas)
Ingestion
through lungs due to respiration and absorption through contact with skin
Inhalation
Routes of Entry into the Body
Inhalation Ingestion Injection Eyes
Introducing the material directly into the bloodstream (i.e. through mechanical injury from "sharps")
Injection
Do Pipes or piping systems, engines, fuel tanks or other operating systems in a vehicle: not considered to be containers have to be labeled?
NO
What are the two types of chemical hazards?
Physical and Health hazards
Safety Data Sheets describe
Physical hazards, such as fire and explosion Health hazards, such as signs of exposure Routes of exposure Precautions for safe handling and use Emergency and first-aid procedures Control measures
On a chemical label what does the color YELLOW mean?
Reactivity
The employer is not required to label portable containers into which hazardous chemicals are transferred from labeled containers if...
only for the immediate use by the employee who performs the transfer
PPM
parts per million
PEL
permissible exposure limit (ppm)
The labels for the chemical and the MSDS for the chemical must be revised within
3 months
14 on the PH scale is
Basic/Caustics
Effects generally occur as a result of long-term exposure, and are of long duration
Chronic
What Training Is Needed To Protect Workers?
Explanation of the HazCom program Physical & health hazards of chemicals in work area PPE Detecting the presence/ release of a hazardous chemical
On a chemical label what does the color RED mean?
Flammability
On a chemical label what does the color BLUE mean?
Health
Define Combustable
Ignites at 100 degrees F
On a chemical label what does the color WHITE mean?
Special (PPE)
What Information Must Be Provided To Workers?
The Haz Com standard and its requirements Operations in their work areas where hazardous chemicals are present Location and availability of the written hazard evaluation procedures, communications program, lists of hazardous chemicals, and the required MSDSs
Indoor cylinder storage must be
Well protected Well insulated Dry 20 ft from flammable or combustible materials
Who is Covered?
general industry/Horizontal industries with as few as one employee, who could be exposed to only one hazardous chemical
Stationary containers
hazard warning that includes a message, picture or symbol conveying the hazards of the chemical
Define Flammable
ignites below 100 degrees F
Definition of a Hazardous Chemical
is any chemical which can cause a physical or a health hazard
How Can Workplace Hazards Be Minimized?
minimizing workplace hazards is to perform a thorough hazard assessment
Define Flashpoint
minimum temperature at which a liquid gives off vapor in sufficient concentration to form an ignitable mixture with air near the surface of the liquid
TLV:
threshold limit value
Health hazard includes:
• Carcinogens • Toxic or highly toxic agents (incl. to organs) • Reproductive toxins • Irritants or corrosives • Agents that damage lungs, skin, eyes, or mucous membranes
Physical hazard includes:
• Combustible liquid • Compressed gas • Explosive • Flammable • Oxidizer • Unstable-reactive