Hazard Communications and Flammable

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Hazard Communications and Flammable Combustible
Liquids

• Do you know what youre working with?
• Do you need personal protective equipment?
• Do you know how to properly manage the products
  and wastes?
• Do you know how to avoid exposure?
• What will you do if you have a spill?
• Is the spill reportable?
• Must we clean it up, and do you have the
  resources?
• Is the material flammable or combustible, toxic,
  corrosive, reactive, or an irritant?

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Hazard Communication Standard

• OSHAs 29 CFR 1910.1200
• DComm 32
• Who cares about Hazard Communication?
• Everyone!

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Who cares about Right-to-Know?

• Employers
• Employees
• Students
• Your Family Members
• OSHA and Dept of Commerce
• EPA (EPCRA) and WIs SERC and LEPC

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Right-to-Know

• OSHAs Hazard Communication Standard
• 29 CFR 1910.1200
• WIs Department of Commerce DCOMM 32
• Environmental Protection Agency
• 40 CFR Part 370 (EPCRA)
• WIs Emergency Management and the Local Emergency
  Planning Committee (Tier II)

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Hazard Communication

• More than 575,000 chemical products
• More than 32,000,000 workers
• OSHA considers nearly all chemicals hazardous
• Employers must provide
• A written plan
• Information and training to ensure employees know
  how to use and manage chemicals
• Labels to properly identify products and wastes
  and
• MSDSs must be available for all hazardous
  chemical.

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Hazardous Chemical?

• Physical hazard means a chemical for which there
  is scientifically valid evidence that it is a
  combustible liquid, a compressed gas, explosive,
  flammable, an organic peroxide, an oxidizer,
  pyrophoric, unstable (reactive) or
  water-reactive.
• Health hazard means a chemical for which there is
  statistically significant evidence based on at
  least one study conducted in accordance with
  established scientific principles that acute or
  chronic health effects may occur in exposed
  employees. The term "health hazard" includes
  chemicals which are carcinogens, toxic or highly
  toxic agents, reproductive toxins, irritants,
  corrosives, sensitizers, hepatotoxins,
  nephrotoxins, neurotoxins, agents which act on
  the hematopoietic system, and agents which damage
  the lungs, skin, eyes, or mucous membranes.

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How important are labels?

• Liquid mix-up at Duke Hospitals
• Empty containers of detergent were filled with
  waste hydraulic oil, not relabeled, then the oil
  was used to clean surgical instruments.
• Whats in a 15 gallon drum? It had two labels
• Drain Oil or Waste Chiller Oil?
• What about unlabeled containers (a spray bottle
  with clear liquid)?

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Hazard Communication - Labels

• Provide identity of the hazardous chemical(s) and
  appropriate hazard warnings associated with the
  contents.
• Should be on all chemicals do not remove or
  deface (all waste containers must be properly
  labeled) and
• Read the label before use (information is very
  similar to MSDS).
• Many secondary labels are available.

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Hazard Communication - Labels

• Always read the container label before the
  container is opened, moved, or handled. Labels
  provide an immediate warning of the hazards
  workers may be exposed to, and through the
  chemical identification, they provide a direct
  link to the MSDS.
• An unlabeled container should never be used and
  should be reported immediately. You should not
  handle a container whose contents are unknown.
• Even a trace of a chemical residue in a
  supposedly empty container can pose a serious
  health and safety risk if an incompatible
  chemical is added to the container. The
  combination could be deadly.
• Never remove a label unless you immediately
  replace it with another one (e.g., the original
  label has become soiled, torn, or unreadable and
  must be replaced with one containing the same
  (required) information).

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Secondary Labels
HAZARD WARNING! Methanol CAS 67-56-1 Danger!
Poison! May be fatal or cause blindness if
swallowed. Vapor harmful. Flammable liquid and
vapor. Harmful if swallowed, inhaled, or absorbed
through the skin. Causes eye, skin, and
respiratory tract irritation. May cause central
nervous system depression. Cannot be made
non-poisonous. Target Organs Eyes, nervous
system, optic nerve.
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Hazard Communication - MSDSs

• Must be acquired, maintained, and available for
  all chemicals in each work unit
• Provide technical information on hazardous
  chemicals (ie PPE compatibilities) and
• Serve as a reference for employees, supervisors,
  emergency responders, and health professionals.

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Hazard Communication - Training

• Required to ensure employees understand the
  information provided in the written plan and on
  the MSDSs
• Necessary so employees know where to get
  important information to minimize their exposure
  and manage chemicals safely and
• Important so employees know and follow safe work
  practices with all chemicals.

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Hazard Communication!

• Remember, sickness and death from exposure can
  be prevented if workers are aware of the
  potential hazards before they use a chemical.
  Follow these guidelines when working with any
  hazardous substance

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Hazard Communication!

• Read the label.
• Look for hazardous ingredients (they may be
  printed in bold type or have asterisks () after
  their names).
• Follow all required precautions avoid contact or
  inhalation and wear appropriate PPE.
• Read the MSDS if you have any question about the
  product.
• Open hazardous chemical containers correctly to
  prevent the possibility of a spill or spray.
• Close container when finished.
• Avoid incompatibilities - never mix commercial
  products, unless directed to do so by the
  instructions.

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Employee Responsibilities

• Safety is everyone's responsibility. Each
  individual is responsible for the safe use of
  hazardous chemicals in their care. Many chemical
  accidents are completely avoidable. They often
  result from (1) a lack of knowledge or, (2) a
  disregard of the most basic safety precautions.
  This HazCom Program attempts to provide a
  mechanism to make employees aware of hazards in
  their workplace.

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Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act

• EPCRA is intended to improve storage and handling
  of hazardous toxic chemicals.
• Emergency Planning (SERC LEPC)
• Emergency Release Notification
• Hazardous Chemical Inventory Reporting
• (Tier II) (Coal, gasoline, fuel oil, salt)
• Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (Form R).
• Releases to air, soil, or water.

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Right-to-Know Laws

• Intended to improve personnel safety and reduce
  environmental impacts.
• Dont hesitate to ask about proper handling of
  chemicals and wastes
• you have the right to know!

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Flammables and Combustibles

• WI DCOMM Chapter 10
• OSHA 29 CFR 1910.106
• NFPA 30 Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code
• International Fire Code Chapter 34
• EPA 40 CFR 262 (LQG Haz Waste)
• WI Statutes 292.11 Wisconsin Spill Law
• DOT 49 CFR 172 (Haz Waste Shipments)

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Flammables and Combustibles

• Fire Hazard! No smoking or sources of ignition
• Must be properly labeled, stored (safety cans
  cabinets), and grounded when transferring
  liquids
• All spills must be cleaned up
• Spills gt 1 gal. gasoline or gt5 gal. of diesel oil
  on pervious surface must be reported to DNR
• Only rainwater is allowed in storm sewers and
• Must be properly labeled, and waste must be
  properly managed.

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Flammables and Combustibles

• 1910.106(a)(14)
• "Flashpoint" means the minimum temperature at
  which a liquid gives off vapor within a test
  vessel in sufficient concentration to form an
  ignitable mixture with air near the surface of
  the liquid.

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Flammables and Combustibles

• 1910.106(a)(19)
• "Flammable liquid" means any liquid having a
  flashpoint below 100 deg. F. (37.8 deg. C.),
  except any mixture having components with
  flashpoints of 100 deg. F. (37.8 deg. C.) or
  higher, the total of which make up 99 percent or
  more of the total volume of the mixture.
  Flammable liquids shall be known as Class I
  liquids. Class I liquids are divided into three
  classes as follows
• 1910.106(a)(19)(i)
• Class IA shall include liquids having flashpoints
  below 73 deg. F. (22.8 deg. C.) and having a
  boiling point below 100 deg. F. (37.8 deg. C.).
• 1910.106(a)(19)(ii)
• Class IB shall include liquids having flashpoints
  below 73 deg. F. (22.8 deg. C.) and having a
  boiling point at or above 100 deg. F. (37.8 deg.
  C.).
• 1910.106(a)(19)(iii)
• Class IC shall include liquids having flashpoints
  at or above 73 deg. F. (22.8 deg. C.) and below
  100 deg. F. (37.8 deg. C.).

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Flammables and Combustibles

• 1910.106(a)(18)
• "Combustible liquid" means any liquid having a
  flashpoint at or above 100 deg. F. (37.8 deg. C.)
  Combustible liquids shall be divided into two
  classes as follows
• 1910.106(a)(18)(i)
• "Class II liquids" shall include those with
  flashpoints at or above 100 deg. F. (37.8 deg.
  C.) and below 140 deg. F. (60 deg. C.), except
  any mixture having components with flashpoints of
  200 deg. F. (93.3 deg. C.) or higher, the volume
  of which make up 99 percent or more of the total
  volume of the mixture.
• 1910.106(a)(18)(ii)
• "Class III liquids" shall include those with
  flashpoints at or above 140 deg. F. (60 deg. C.)
  Class III liquids are subdivided into two
  subclasses.

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Hazard Communications and Flammable Combustible
Liquids

• Do you know what youre working with?
• Do you need personal protective equipment?
• Do you know how to properly manage the products
  and wastes?
• Do you know how to avoid exposure?
• What will you do if you have a spill?
• Is the spill reportable?
• Must we clean it up, and do you have the
  resources?
• Is the material flammable or combustible?