Hazard Communication General

Terminology v ACGIH v Acid v Action level v Activated charcoal 1a

Terminology v Acute effect v Adsorption v Alkali v Asphyxiant 1b

Terminology v Autoignition temperature v Base v Boiling point v Carcinogenic 1c

Terminology v CAS v Ceiling limit v CHEMTREC v Chronic effect 1d

Terminology v Combustible v Concentration v Corrosive v Cutaneous 1e

Terminology v Decomposition v Density v Dermal v Explosive limits 1f

Terminology v Exposure limit v Flammable v Flammable limits v Flash point 1g

Terminology v Gram v Health hazard v Hepatotoxin v HMIS 1h

Terminology v IARC v IDLH v Ignition source v Ignition temperature 1i

Terminology v Inflammable v Ingestion v Inhalation v Insoluble 1j

Terminology v Kilogram v LC50 v LD50 v Liter 1k

Terminology v Meter v mg/kg v mg/m3 v Milligram 1l

Terminology v MSDS v Mutagenic v NFPA v NTP 1m

Terminology v Occupational exposure limits v Odor threshold v Oxidizer v PEL 1n

Terminology v pH v Polymerization v ppb v PPE 1o

Terminology v ppm v Pyrophoric v Reactivity v Route of entry 1p

Terminology v RTECS v Sensitizer v Short-term exposure limit v Skin 1q

Terminology v SIC v Solubility v Solvent v Specific gravity 1r

Terminology v Stability v Subpart Z v Suspect carcinogen v Teratongenic 1s

Terminology v Thermal v TLV v Toxic substance 1t

Terminology v Vapor v Synergism v Threshold v Time-weighted average 1u

Terminology v Threshold limit value v Toxicity v Vapor density v Vapor pressure 1v

Terminology v Viscosity v Volatility 1w

Health hazards v Acutely toxic v Chronically toxic v Carcinogenic v Mutagenic v Teratogenic v Sensitizing agent v Corrosive v Irritant Health hazards cause health effects upon exposure 2a

Physical hazards include any chemical that is: v Combustible liquid v Compressed gas v Explosive v Flammable v Organic peroxide v Oxidizer v Pyrophoric v Unstable (reactive) v Water-reactive 2b

Hazard communication program v Must comply with Hazard Communication Standard - 29 CFR a

Hazard communication program Written program must include: v a list of hazardous chemicals present in the workplace v MSDS v labeling system information 3b

Hazard communication program Written program must include: v employee training information v information regarding nonroutine hazards v methods of informing employers of other workers (contractors) 3c

Hazard communication program v Written program does not have to be accessible to every work area and every work shift v Written program is available to workers upon request 3d

Accessing Hazcom documents v Workers must know how to obtain, and the location of: the written Hazcom programthe written Hazcom program lists of hazardous chemicalslists of hazardous chemicals MSDSsMSDSs 4a

Protective measures v Work practices v Engineering controls v Personal protective equipment 5a

Material safety data sheets v Primary tool for getting detailed chemical information v Must be readily available 6a

Material safety data sheets include v Chemical identity v Physical and chemical characteristics v Physical and health hazards v Primary routes of entry 6b

Material safety data sheets include v PEL, TLV, other exposure limits v Whether it is a carcinogen v Precautions for safe handling/use v Recommended engineering controls 6c

Material safety data sheets include v Emergency first aid procedures v Date of preparation v Name, address, phone number of manufacturer, importer, responsible party 6d

Material safety data sheets v MSDSs may contain recommendations from ANSI 6e

Material safety data sheets v MSDSs also provide information regarding: signs and symptoms of exposuresigns and symptoms of exposure personal protective equipmentpersonal protective equipment spill and leak clean-upspill and leak clean-up labeling informationlabeling information 6f

Each chemical must have an MSDS v MSDS must be available to downstream employers from: chemical manufacturerschemical manufacturers importersimporters distributorsdistributors 7a

Labeling requirements v Labels warn of potential dangers v Labels are not intended to be the sole source of information 7a

Labeling requirements v Labels serve as an immediate warning v Labels must be keyed to MSDSs 7b

Labeling requirements v Labels must contain: the identity of the hazardous chemicalthe identity of the hazardous chemical appropriate hazard warningsappropriate hazard warnings the name, address of the chemical manufacturer, importer, other responsible partythe name, address of the chemical manufacturer, importer, other responsible party 7c

Labeling requirements v Ensure that labels do not come off, become smudged or unreadable v For hard-to-label containers, use: signs or placardssigns or placards process sheets, or batch ticketsprocess sheets, or batch tickets 7d

Labeling requirements v Be able to quickly identify the general hazard of any material: NFPA system identifies:NFPA system identifies: –Health hazards –Flammability hazards –Reactivity hazards –Special hazards 7e

Labeling requirements v Be able to quickly identify the general hazard of any material: HMIS system identifiesHMIS system identifies –Health hazards –Flammability hazards –Physical hazards 7f

Hazards of nonroutine tasks v Know what chemicals you work with and their hazards v Know the contents of pipes 8a