1 Hazard Communication Right to Know

2 Hazard Communication What is the Federal law that authorizes Hazard Communication? Hazard Communication 29 CFR What is the State law that authorizes Hazard Communication? Michigan “Right to Know” Law (Part 92) General Industry

3 Hazard Communication What are the five elements of the Hazard Communication program? 1)Chemical List 2)Labels 3)Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) 4)Written Program 5)Training

4 Hazard Communication What must be included on the Chemical List? Hazardous Materials What three items must be included on each label? 1)Identity 2)Hazard Warning 3)Name and Address of Manufacture or Distributor

5 Hazard Communication State the three requirements for the Written Program: 1)Written in English 2)Could be unique to your establishment 3)Must be accessible to all employees Where should the MSDS be located? Available at your work area

6 Training When does training take place? -Upon initial hire -Before exposure -New Chemical (Type)

7 MSDS What are the eight (8) components of a MSDS? 1)Chemical product and Company ID 2)Composition and Hazard Ingredients 3)Physical Charactersitics 4)Fire Hazard 5)Reactivity 6)Health Hazard 7)Safe Handling 8)Control Measures

8 MSDS: Section 1 What are the five (5) items that should be listed under Chemical Product and Company ID? 1)Name of Chemmical 2)Contact Information 3)Emergency Contact 4)Date Prepared 5)Name of Preparer

9 MSDS: Section II What two items should be listed under Composition and Hazard Ingredients? è1)Hazard Ingredients è2)PEL Hazardous components exceeding _1_% must be identified. Carcinogens exceeding _.1_% must be identified. What is the definition of PEL? Permissible Exposure Limits (8 hrs. a day-40 hrs. a week)

10 MSDS: Section III What type of information would be found under Physical Characteristics? 1)Appearance and Odor 2)Boiling Point 3)Vapor Pressure 4)Specific Gravity 5)Melting Point

11 MSDS: Section IV What information would be found under Fire Hazard? 1)Extinguishing Media 2)Flash Point 3)LFL 4)UFL 5)Special Fire Fighting Methods

12 NFPA Label What are the sections and colors of the NFPA Label? Blue Red Yellow White

13 Numbering System Explain the severity of the numbers: 0-Minimal 1-Slight 2-Moderate 3-Serious 4-Extreme

14 MSDS: Section V What two items would be found under Reactivity Data? 1)Stability 2)Conditions to Avoid

15 MSDS: Section VI What are the five (5) items that would be found under the Health Hazards section? 1)Routes of Entry 2)Health Hazards 3)Carcinogen 4)Mutagen 5)Teratogen

16 Health Hazards Define acute: Short term exposure; adverse health effects resulting from brief exposure. Define chronic: Long lasting or continuous exposure; long- term adverse health effects resulting from either acute or chronic exposure.

17 MSDS: Section VI What are the four routes of entry of hazardous material into the body? 1)Ingestion 2)Inhalation 3)Injection 4)Contact/Absorption

18 MSDS: Section VI Define carcinogen:suspected cancer causing substance Define mutagen:changes the chromosomes of the fetus Define teratogen:changes the integrity of the fetus (alcohol,smoking,drugs)

19 MSDS: Section VI What items would be found under the Health Hazards section? 1)Signs and Symptoms 2)Emergency and First Aid Procedures

20 MSDS: Section VII What three items would be found under the Safe Handling section? 1)Spill Procedures 2)Waste Disposal 3)Storage

21 MSDS: Section VII Incase of an emergency, what steps should be taken? 1)Self Protection -Eyewash -Shower 2)Barricade 3)MSDS 4)Report (Reporting procedures for your facility) ?-911

22 MSDS: Section VIII What are the three Control Measures? 1)Respiratory Protection 2)Ventilation 3)Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) What items are considered PPE? Safety Glasses, Face Shield, Gloves