Staatliches Gewerbeaufsichtsamt Hannover The management of hazardous substances

Staatliches Gewerbeaufsichtsamt Hannover The management of hazardous substances Final twinning project conference – Baku 20 th/21 th of November 2012 02. 12. 2004 Name Referent/Vortrag Dr. Uwe Licht-Klagge

Staatliches Gewerbeaufsichtsamt Hannover Management of hazardous substances § Carcinogens at work § Hazardous chemicals in general - Classification (Labelling / Safety data sheets) - Exposure - Operational control - Information and training § Major industrial accidents 2 02. 12. 2004 Name Referent/Vortrag

Staatliches Gewerbeaufsichtsamt Hannover Management of hazardous substances - carcinogens Control by specific legal instruments: § Prohibitions § Authorisation § Specific control Basic approach for occupational health: Replacing as far as technically possible Exposure as low as technically possible (ALARA – As low as reasonable possible) 3 02. 12. 2004 Name Referent/Vortrag

Staatliches Gewerbeaufsichtsamt Hannover Management of hazardous substances – Exposure Ø Workers shall not be exposed to chemicals to an extent which exceeds exposure limits. The working environment shall be subject to control measures. Ø Assessment of the exposure of workers to hazardous chemicals; Ø Monitoring and recording of the exposure of workers to hazardous chemicals. Advantages/Disadvantages … 4 02. 12. 2004 Name Referent/Vortrag

Staatliches Gewerbeaufsichtsamt Hannover Management of hazardous substances – operational control Risk assessment (specific elements): § the choice of chemicals that eliminate or minimise the risk; § the choice of technology that eliminates or minimises the risk; § the use of adequate engineering control measures; § the adoption of working systems and practices that eliminate or minimise the risk; § the adoption of adequate occupational hygiene measures; § … Advantages/Disadvantages 5 02. 12. 2004 Name Referent/Vortrag

Staatliches Gewerbeaufsichtsamt Hannover Management of hazardous substances – information and training § Inform the workers of the hazards associated with exposure to chemicals used at the workplace § Instruction of the workers how to obtain and use the information provided on labels and chemical safety data sheets; § Use the chemical safety data sheets, along with information specific to the workplace, as a basis for the preparation of instructions to workers, which should be written if appropriate; § Train the workers on a continuing basis in the practices and procedures to be followed for safety in the use of chemicals at work 6 02. 12. 2004 Name Referent/Vortrag

Staatliches Gewerbeaufsichtsamt Hannover Management of hazardous substances - tools Control banding approach Ø The ILO Chemical Control Toolkit Scope § The toolkit provides an easy to handle approach to establish health protection § The toolkit is intended for SME 7 02. 12. 2004 Name Referent/Vortrag

Staatliches Gewerbeaufsichtsamt Hannover Basic principles of control banding § Definition of hazard bands based on classification § Definition of ambient condition bands: quantity of use, ability to become airborne § Combination of hazard and ambient condition bands result in a matrix which defines four different risk levels § Each risk level is associated with a control approach: - basic measurements, engineering control, containment, specific advice § For each control approach, various technical guidance sheets are published 8 02. 12. 2004 Name Referent/Vortrag

Amount used Low dustiness Medium or volatility dustiness Medium High dustiness volatility or volatility. Hannover Staatliches Gewerbeaufsichtsamt Hazard group A Small 1 1 Medium 1 1 1 2 Large 1 1 2 2 Hazard group B Small 1 1 Medium 1 2 2 2 Large 1 2 02. 12. 2004 3 Name Referent/Vortrag 3 9

Staatliches Gewerbeaufsichtsamt Hannover Control approaches and control guidance sheets § Control approach 1 General principles Sack, bottle and drum storage Bulk storage … § Control approach 2 - engineering control § Control approach 3 - containment § Control approach 4 - professional advice 10 02. 12. 2004 Name Referent/Vortrag

Staatliches Gewerbeaufsichtsamt Hannover Guidance sheets (elements) Ø Access to the working area Ø Design and equipment Ø Examination, testing and maintenance Ø Cleaning and housekeeping Ø Personal protective equipment (PPE) Ø Training and supervision 11 02. 12. 2004 Name Referent/Vortrag

Staatliches Gewerbeaufsichtsamt Hannover Management of hazardous substances - summary 1. The ILO Chemical Control Toolkit is an instrument for the risk assessment and the selection of risk management measures which fits elementary legal provisions. 2. The technical guidance sheets deliver information on: § adequate engineering control measures; § working systems and practices that eliminate or minimize risks § Training needs and content 12 02. 12. 2004 Name Referent/Vortrag

Staatliches Gewerbeaufsichtsamt Hannover Thank you for your attention Uwe Licht-Klagge Tel. : 0049 -511 -9096 -224 Uwe. licht-klagge@gaa-h. niedersachen. de 13 02. 12. 2004 Name Referent/Vortrag