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2 Hazard Communication Standard 29 CFR 1910.1200 Michigan Part 92
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3 As an employee, you have a right to know... What is this stuff? (identity) How can it hurt me? (hazards) Should I have put gloves on? (protective measures) With this knowledge, employers & employees can: Reduce exposures Substitute less hazardous materials Proper work practices
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5 Producers & importers determine hazards of their products. Then they pass it on to employers that purchase chemicals. This information is then passed on to the employees. Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) Oxides Bases Acids
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6 “2” Exceptions 1. Warehouses that handle only packaged chemicals 2. Laboratories Don’t need written program and lists of chemicals
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7 Not Included Many items are not included (b)(5): Pesticides Food, alcohol Tobacco Drugs Cosmetics Others
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8 You must be told about (employee) All hazardous chemicals Physical HazardsHealth Hazards
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9 MSDS Send First time chemical is shipped When MSDS is updated with new & significant information
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10 Your employer’s job Have a program that covers all hazardous chemicals used. Must be hazardous and have exposure “Used” means: package, handle, react, or transfer
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11 5 Elements of the Program: Chemical list Written program Labels MSDS’s Employee information & training (f) "Labels and other forms of warning." (g) "Material safety data sheets." (h) "Employee information and training." HazCom Program
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12 How do you find this at work? You should be trained* New hire New hazard Ask your supervisor *If you have an exposure from any route
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13 How do you find this at work? MSDS posting sign MSDS’s must be available in your work area Talk with the EH&S specialist
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14 Training can be either on: Specific chemicals Categories of hazards flammability carcinogenicity
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15 All forms of chemicals are covered Liquids - containers or pipes Solids Gases Fumes - exhaust, welding Dusts Mists
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16 Manufacturers’ Labels Identify Hazard warning flammable causes lung damage Name & address of manufacturer or distributor Chemicals taken out of original container must be relabeled Bleach
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17 Reading a MSDS 1. Chemical product and Company ID 2. Composition and Hazard Ingredients 3. Physical Characteristics 4. Fire Hazard 5. Reactivity 6. Health Hazard 7. Safe Handling 8. Control Methods
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18 Chemical Product and Company ID Name of Chemical Contact Information Emergency Contact Date Prepared Name of Preparer
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19 Composition and Hazard Ingredients Hazard Ingredients Hazardous Components >1% Carcinogen >0.1% PEL Permissible Exposure Limits
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20 Physical Characteristics Appearance and Odor Boiling Point Vapor Pressure Specific Gravity Melting Point
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21 Fire Hazard Flash Point Extinguishing Media LFL UFL Special Fire Fighting Methods
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22 NFPA Label* *National Fire Protection Association
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23 Numbering System
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24 Reactivity Data Stability Conditions to Avoid
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25 Health Hazards Routes of Entry Ingestion Inhalation Injection Absorption
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27 Health Hazards Routes of Entry Health Hazards Acute Chronic Signs and Symptoms Emergency and First Aid Procedures
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28 Health Hazards Carcinogen- causes or is capable of causing cancer in humans. Mutagen- induces genetic changes in DNA of chromosomes. Teratogen- causes physical defects in developing embryo or fetus.
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29 International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Part of World Health Agency Coordinates and conducts research
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30 National Toxicology Program (NTP) Federal agency that develops: toxic chemical tests and toxicological profiles of materials Toxicity & Carcinogenicity are closely related
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31 Safe Handling Spill Procedures Waste Disposal Storage
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33 Emergency Checklist Self Protection Eyewash Shower Barricade MSDS Report Ext. #### (What is it in your facility?) 911
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34 Control Measures Respiratory Protection Ventilation Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
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35 Personal Protective Equipment
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36 Safe Handling Spill Procedures Waste Disposal Storage
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