Hazard Communication

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Hazard Communication
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OBJECTIVES

• Conduct and Maintain Inventory
• Understand Common SDS Terminology
• Write or revise a written Program
• Prepare a Label
• Develop / Revise Effective Training Program

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Purpose of OSHAs Hazard Communication Standard
To ensure that employers and employees know about
work hazards and how to protect themselves so
that the incidence of illnesses and injuries due
to hazardous chemicals is reduced.
Hazard Communication Program
Container Labeling
Safety Data Sheet
SDS
Program
Label
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Haz Com History

• Late 1970s-- Right to Know
• Early 1980s--City Ordinances/State Laws
• 1983Hazard Communication HCS enacted
• 1994 HCS 1994 Federal Law revised

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AKA

• Hazard Communication
• Haz Com
• Right to Know
• Right to Understand
• Haz Com 2012
• GHS

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Who is Covered?
OSHAs Hazard Communication (HazCom) standard
applies to general industry, shipyard, marine
terminals, long-shoring, and construction
employment and covers chemical manufacturers,
importers, employers, and employees exposed to
chemical hazards.
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Chemical Manufactures

• A significant portion of the standard pertains
  only to chemical manufactures, importers, and
  distributors
• Employers who do not produce chemicals only have
  to focus on establishing a workplace program and
  communicating information to their workers

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What is a hazardous chemical?

• Any chemical classified as a physical hazard or a
  health hazard, a simple asphyxiant, combustible
  dust, pyrophoric gas, or hazard not otherwise
  classified.

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Requirements of the Standard

• SDS Labeling
• Written
• Program
• Inventory Training

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Hazardous Material List

• Compile a complete list of the hazardous
  chemicals known to be present in the workplace
• Determine if you have received material safety
  data sheets for all of them
• If any are missing, contact your supplier and
  request one
• You should not allow employees to use any
  chemicals for which you have not received an SDS

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Safety Data Sheet (SDS)

• Must be in English
• Required to keep for at least 30 yrs
• Create inactive file with identified timeframe
  the chemical was used
• Hardcopy and/or electronic
• Readily accessible
• Back-up system

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Changes

• Safety Data Sheets The new format requires 16
  specific sections, ensuring consistency in
  presentation of important protection information.
  

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SDS Format

1. Exposure Control / Personal Protection
2. Physical and Chemical Properties
3. Stability and Reactivity
4. Toxicological Information
5. Ecological Information
6. Disposal Considerations
7. Transport Information
8. Regulatory Information
9. Other Information

1. Product and Company Identification
2. Hazard Identification
3. Composition / Information On Ingredients
4. First Aid Measures
5. Fire Fighting Measures
6. Accidental Release Measures
7. Handling and Storage

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SDS Sections

• Ecological information
• Disposal considerations
• Transportation information
• Regulatory information
• Other information
• Date of SDS preparation or last revision
• These sections will not be enforced by OSHA
  because they
• do not have jurisdiction (e.g. EPA, DOT,
  CPSC, FDA).

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SDS Sections

• Identification
• Unique identifier
• Suppliers information (name, address, contact
  information)
• Recommended use
• Emergency contact

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SDS Sections

• Hazard identification
• Classification of hazards
• Determination of whether the chemical will be
  classified as hazardous with specified criteria,
  Appendix A and B.
• 16 Physical Hazard Classes
• 10 Health Hazard Classes

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Health Hazards

• Reproductive Toxicology
• Target Organ Systemic Toxicity Single Exposure
• Target Organ Systemic Toxicity Repeated
  Exposure
• Aspiration Toxicity

• Acute Toxicity
• Skin Corrosion/Irritation
• Serious Eye Damage/Eye Irritation
• Respiratory or Skin Sensitization
• Germ Cell Mutagenicity
• Carcinogenicity

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Physical Hazards

• Explosives
• Flammable Gases
• Flammable Aerosols
• Oxidizing Gases
• Gases Under Pressure
• Flammable Liquids
• Flammable Solids
• Self-Reactive Substances
• Pyrophoric Liquids

• Pyrophoric Solids
• Self-Heating Substances
• Substances which, in contact with water, emit
  flammable gases
• Oxidizing Liquids
• Oxidizing Solids
• Organic Peroxides
• Corrosive to Metals

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SDS Sections

• Hazard identification (contd)
• Labeling
• Signal word
• Hazard Statement
• Pictogram or name of the symbol
• Precautionary statement(s)
• Hazards not otherwise classified (HNOC)
  information
• Statement describing the of the mixture if it
  consist of ingredient with unknown acute toxicity

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SDS Sections

• First aid measures
• First aid instructions by relevant routes of
  exposures
• Description of symptoms or effects, including
  acute and delayed
• Indication of immediate medical care and special
  treatment needed, if necessary
• Firefighting measures
• Suitable extinguishing media
• Special hazards
• Special protective equipment or precautions

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SDS Sections

• Accidental release measures
• Personal precautions and protective equipment to
  prevent contamination
• Emergency procedures and protective clothing
• Methods and materials for containment/clean-up
• Handling and storage
• Precautions for safe handling
• Recommendations for safe storage, including any
  incompatibilities.

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How Must Chemicals be Labeled?

• Each container of hazardous chemicals entering
  the workplace must be labeled or marked with
• Identity of the chemical
• Appropriate hazard warnings
• Name and address of the responsible party

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Container Labeling in the Workplace

• The hazard warning can be any type of message,
  picture, or symbol that provides information on
  the hazards of the chemical(s) and the targeted
  organs affected, if applicable
• Labels must be legible, in English (plus other
  languages, if desired), and prominently displayed

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Manufacturers Label

• Mfg.s Name/Address
• Product Name
• Physical Warnings
• Health Hazard Warnings
• Including Target Organs

Zip Cleaner XYZ Company PO Box 1 Anytown,
OH Flammable, Avoid Prolong Breathing
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In House Label

• Product Name
• Physical Hazards
• Health Hazard Warnings
• Including Target Organs

Zip Cleaner Flammable, Avoid prolonged breathing.
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GHS Labels

• Label requirements
• Product identifier
• Signal word
• Hazard Pictogram
• Hazard statement
• Precautionary statement
• Name, address and phone number of the responsible
  party
• Standardized

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Signal Word

• Signal word used to indicate the relative level
  of hazard severity
• Danger More severe hazard
• Warning - Less severe hazards.

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Hazard Statement

• Standardized sentences that describe the level of
  the hazards

Precautionary Statement

• Steps employees can take to protect themselves.

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Pictograms

• There are nine pictograms used (8 are mandatory)
• Pictogram must have a Red border with a symbol
  inside

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Exploding Bomb
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Flame
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Flaming O
Includes oxidizing gases, liquids and solids
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Gas Cylinder
Compressed gas Liquefied gas Refrigerated
liquefied gas Dissolved gas
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Corrosive
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Skull
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Exclamation Mark
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Chronic Health Hazard Star Man
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Environmental Hazard
NOT included in Haz Com 2012 (not in OSHAs
jurisdiction EPA to adopt?)
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Appendix C Label Elements for Carcinogenicity
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In-house Labeling

• Same label as the original label
• OR
• Product identifier
• Words, pictures, symbols, or a combination
• Shall provide at least general information
  regarding the hazards of the chemicals

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Requirements of the Standard

• SDS Labeling
• Written
• Program
• Inventory Training

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Written Program

• Ensures that all employers receive the
  information they need to inform and train their
  employees
• Provides necessary hazard information to employees

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Written HazCom Program

• Policy Statement
• Labeling
• Person responsible for labeling including 2nd
  containers
• Description of labeling system
• Description of alternative to labeling, if
  applicable
• Procedures to review and update labeling system

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Written HazCom Program

• SDS
• Person responsible for obtaining and updating
• How to maintain and access
• Procedure to follow when a SDS isnt supplied
• Employee Training
• Person responsible for training
• Format to be used
• Elements of the training program
• Procedures that will be used to train new hires
  and when a new hazard is introduced

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Written Program Availability

• The employer must make the written program
  available, upon request, to
• Employees and their designated representatives
• Where work is carried out at more than one
  location, the program may be kept at the main
  location

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Requirements of the Standard

• SDS Labeling
• Written
• Program
• Inventory Training

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Training

• Training is required for employees who are
  exposed to hazardous chemicals in their work
  area
• At the time of initial assignment
• Whenever a new hazard is introduced into their
  work area

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General Training

• Employees must be informed of
• The HazCom 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
  SDSs

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Whats Next?
Effective completion date Requirement(s) Who
Dec. 1, 2013 Train employees on the new label elements and (SDS) format. Employers
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Whats Next?
Effective completion date Requirement(s) Who
June 1, 2015 Dec. 1, 2015 Compliance with all modified provisions of this final rule, except The distributor shall not ship containers labeled by the chemical manufacturer or importer unless it is a GHS label . Chemical manufacturers, importers, distributors and employers
This date coincides with the EU implementation
date for classification of mixtures.