Hazard Communication

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Hazard Communication

• OSHA CFR 1910.1200

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Todays Training

• Hazcom Program specific details
• MSDS contents (Overview)
• Summary

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Hazard Communication

• 29 CFR 1910.1200, "Hazard Communication".

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Hazard Communication (Hazcom)

• Employee Right To Know Act
• Each employee has the right to know what
  chemicals they are working with
• How it can effect them from both a health or
  physical hazard
• Health Hazard effect your vital organs such as
  lungs, heart, kidneys, liver and more
• Physical hazards are flash points, pH, PELs and
  other hazards that can start fires or cause you
  bodily harm

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Hazard Evaluation

• Each Facility will evaluated/inventory hazards
  associated with chemicals used in the workplace.
• No product or sample will be brought into the
  facility prior to hazard evaluation review and
  approval.
• Facility safety manager will assign C-Number
  which will approve the product for use in the
  facility.

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Written Hazcom Plan (Program Details)

• All products must be labeled before use in the
  facility
• Label must have product name and C-number
  (chemical number)
• MSDSs will be managed by the site safety manager
• The MSDS binder will be located by the flammables
  cabinet or with the safety manager.
• C-Numbers will be assigned by facility safety
  manager.
• No chemical must be active in facility before
  C-Number is assigned
• An index of C-Numbers will be found in front of
  the MSDS Binder
• All employees can fill out labels for chemicals
• Sample labels are found in the MSDS book on the
  particular MSDS sheet cover.
• All employees will prohibit label removal while
  in service
• All labels/signs must be legible and prominently
  displayed on all tanks/containers. All labels
  are require the manufacturer and C-number

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Material Safety Data Sheets

• There is no standard MSDS format
• MSDS's for discontinued chemical or products will
  remain on file for 30 years after last usage.
• MSDS files will be readily accessible to
  employees at all times.
• Employee(s) requesting a MSDS(s) must submit
  their request to Team Leader. It must be given
  to the employee within 3 days.

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MSDS Review (core contents)

• Section 1. Material Identification
• Identifies the material and supplier along with
  emergency phone no.
• Section 2. "Ingredients and Hazards
• Lists individual hazardous chemicals in the
  product
• Lists established safe exposure limits
• PEL - OSHA (permissible exposure limit),
• STEL 15 minutes of exposure per day
• TLV Threshold Limit Value the exposure should
  never rise above.
• What jobs would this include for evaluation
  grinding, sanding, drilling, painting (epoxy) and
  other activities

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MSDS Review

• Section 3. First Aid
• Section 4. "Physical Data"
• Information about product's characteristics such
  as Flash point, pH, boiling point, specific
  gravity, evaporation rate, etc.
• pH (Potential Hydrogen)
• Vapor Density (Air)
• Specific Gravity (Water)

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MSDS Review

• Section 5. "Fire and Explosion Data
• Shows flashpoint (if any)
• LEL and UEL
• LEL is the most important level because it takes
  less substance to ignite.
• Protective equipment needed by fire fighter
  personnel
• Means to extinguish fire
• Section 6. "Reactivity Data"
• Hazardous Decomposition

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MSDS Review

• Section 7. "Health Hazard Information
• Describes routes of entry into the human body
• Describes acute (immediate) and chronic
  (long-term) health effects
• (LD50 Injection) (LC-50 is respiratory)
• Lists medical and first aid treatment for
  accidental overexposure.
• Section 8. "Spill, Leak and Disposal Procedures
• Describes methods to protect health and
  environment in case of spill.

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MSDS Review

• Section 9 Control Measures
• PPE recommendations
• Ventilation
• Work hygiene
• Section 10 Transportation Data
• DOT labeling
• Section 11 Regulatory Information
• EPA reporting regulations
• Section 12 Label Data
• NFPA recommendations (Health, Flammability and
  Reactivity)

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Labeling - NFPA
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Labeling Requirements

• Each Label will require the following
  information
• Label on product before being used in the
  facility
• Manufacturing Name
• NFPA Hazard Rating (all categories filled out)
• Chemical Number (C-Number)
• Each label securely attached to the product
• Copy of label will be on sheet protector in MSDS
  book, just copy information

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Summary

• Written plan located in Facility Safety Manager
• Labels Same
• MSDS Same
• Inventories Same
• Background Information Hazard Identification
  System poster
• PPE Same

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• Questions?

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Test

• Who is responsible for assigning a C?
• Where do I find a copy of the label that goes on
  my product?
• Where do I find the MSDS Binder?
• Is Vapor Density related to air density or water
  density?
• Using the NFPA Hazard Index for our labeling
  system which number would represent more danger 1
  or 4?