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PREMISE: Employees have a need and a right to know the hazards and identities of the chemicals that they work with, and employees working with hazardous chemicals must be provided with the work procedures and equipment to prevent injury and illness.

Also known as the “HazCom” or “Employee Right to Know” regulation 29 CFR , 29 CFR Applies to General Industry and Construction Covers most chemicals Concerned with both physical hazards and health hazards Requires a written Hazard Communication program for regulated employers

Identify & locate hazardous materials Inform employees of these materials Train employees to be able to detect the presence or release of these materials Train employees to use safe work practices, emergency procedures and personal protective equipment Inform employees of the location of the facility’s written Hazard Communication program, MSDSs, labeling system, and how to use them

Written Program Developed Determination of Hazards - if any Information prepared by chemical manufacturers and importers Company determination, testing Labels to be attached to containers Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) For employee Right-To-Know to accompany shipment Employee Training Information, MSDS, Program available to employees How to use or access the information

Most chemical products used in the workplace Materials with known physical or health hazards

Articles Food, Drugs, Cosmetics Consumer Products, office & school supplies Wood & Lumber Tobacco Products Ionizing & non-ionizing radiation if only radiological Biological hazards if only biological Nuisance Particulates if no hazards Hazardous Waste

Routes of entry into body Inhalation Ingestion Absorption Injection Acute vs. chronic effects Carcinogenic Target Organ Affectors

Explosive Flammable Caustic Sudden Release of Pressure Oxidizers

In-plant containers of hazardous materials must be labeled, tagged, or marked with material identity and appropriate warning Containers of transferred material, such as in- process containers, must also be labeled, unless they are used immediately Labels are to contain an identifying name, a hazard warning, and frequently, precautionary measures Never remove labels Don’t mix chemicals that do not have labels

Available at all times to employees Available on worksites 4 BASIC CATEGORIES Product Information Exposure Situations Hazard Prevention and Protection Other Specific Information

Chemical name Manufacturer’s name, address, phone number Preparation or revision date of the MSDS

Ingredients of the material (unless it is a trade secret) Exposure limits Physical and health hazards Emergency phone numbers

First aid information Spill / leak control information Firefighting information - Flammable limits - Flashpoint temperature - Auto-ignition temperature

Safe handling and storage precautions Engineering controls Physical and chemical properties Stability and hazardous release from decomposition of materials Reactions with other chemicals Recommended use of personal protective equipment

Toxicological information Environmental information Disposal information Regulatory information Transportation information

New employee orientation Changes in substances handled Updates in MSDS information Changes in the operational processes

Final Discussion Question and Answer Period