HAZARD COMMUNICATION z CFR 1910 1200 z 1983
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HAZARD COMMUNICATION z CFR 1910. 1200 z 1983 -Manufacturing. z 1987 -Industries where employees are exposed. z 1989 -All industries. z The first OSHA “Performance” standard.
PURPOSE OF HAZCOM z. Give employees information about hazardous chemicals they work with and may be potentially exposed to. z. Employees have a “right to know” about: y. What hazardous chemicals they work with. y. What these chemicals can do to them. y. And, how they can avoid them.
FIVE MAJOR DIVISIONS z. Chemical Hazard Determination. (Evaluation). z. Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS). z. Labeling. z. Employee Information and Training. z. Written Program.
HAZARD DETERMINATION z. Manufacturers and Importers required to evaluate chemicals they produce to determine if hazardous. z. Either “Physical Hazards” or “Health Hazards”.
PHYSICAL HAZARDS z FLAMMABLE z COMBUSTIBLE z EXPLOSIVE z COMPRESSED GAS z PEROXIDE z OXIDIZER z UNSTABLE
HEALTH HAZARDS z CARCINOGEN z TOXIC z REPRODUCTIVE TOXIN z IRRITANT z CORROSIVE z SENSITIZER
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET z. Manufacturers and Importers must obtain or develop MSDS for all hazardous chemicals and supply users. z. Employers required to have MSDS for each identified hazardous chemical. z. Must be “available” in workplace for workers to read.
REVIEW MSDS z. The most comprehensive information available on hazardous chemicals. z. May have nine or more sections: x. Name, address, telephone number of producer. x. Chemical identity. x. Physical Characteristics. x. Health Hazards. x. Routes of Entry x. Storage, clean-up, first aid.
LABELING z. SHIPPING- Must have name and address of shipper, identity of chemical and hazard warnings. z. EMPLOYER IN-HOUSE LABELSIdentity of chemical and hazard warnings. Can use placards, signs, process sheets, batch tickets, etc. , in lieu of labels. z. Exemptions-Pipes and Personal Containers.
EMPLOYEE TRAINING z Rights and Responsibilities. z Information on hazardous chemicals. z How to detect presence or release. z MSDS. z Labeling. z The written program.
WRITTEN PROGRAM z. The program must be in writing and contain information on: y. Hazardous chemical list. y. Hazards of chemicals. y. MSDS’s-How to read and where to find them. y. Labeling systems. y. The written program must be available to employees at all times.
SUMMARY z. The most comprehensive standard to date. z. Represents a partnership between employers and employees to make the workplace safe and healthy for all workers. z. All workers have a “Right to Know” about the potential hazards in the workplace.
