1. Hazard Communication and Awareness Training
Presented by:
SFSU EH&S Revised

2. Training Topics Training Scope
Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) - Overview
Labeling and Signage
(Material) Safety Data Sheets
Specific Building Hazards
Asbestos
Lead
Mercury
Agenda

3. The Hazard Communication Standard (HCS)
Purpose & Scope
To ensure all employees are informed about the hazardous chemicals they use or may be exposed to.
Ensure employees have knowledge about how to protect themselves from the hazards and how to get more information
Core Elements of HCS (8 CCR §5194)
Ensure Employee’s know their rights under HCS
Chemical Inventory
Maintain Safety Data Sheets
Labels and Warnings
Employee Training
Maintain a Written HCS Program
HCS was first enacted in 1983 by OSHA. No major changes until 2012, when US adopted the Globally Harmonized System of hazard communication. Cal/OSHA officially adopted the GHS and effective Nov. 6, This training covers requirements of the most recent HCS.

4. The Hazard Communication Standard (HCS)
Employee Rights Under the HCS
To know and understand the chemical hazards in your work area
Not to be discriminated against for exercising your rights
Program Availability
SFSU EHS department
EHS website:
Explain “exercising your rights”……you may request additional information and confer on safety practices to protect yourself PRIOR to a task if you are unsure of the hazard (may result in additional training or review, or assistance with task, or as assessment of the hazard – such as identifying presence or not of ACM, or lead, etc.

5. HCS Labels and Signage
All containers of hazardous chemicals must be properly labeled
Laboratories and chemical storage must be labeled to inform all occupants of potential hazards inside
Note the new terminology – no longer MSDS, but rather SDS
We are not going over details of all hazards in each building area.

6. HCS 2012 New Labeling Requirements
By June 1, 2015, all new chemical container labels will be required to have:
Supplier identification
The product identifier
Signal word*
Hazard statement(s)*
Precautionary statement(s)*
Pictogram(s)*
NOTE: Most major vendors comply with the format now

7. Labeling: Signal Words
Signal word: One word used to indicate the relative severity of hazard (on the label and safety data sheet).
“Warning” for less severe hazard categories “Danger” for more severe hazard categories.
Lower categories of classification (i.e. “caution”) and unclassified products do not require pictograms or signal words under GHS.
The GHS permits the use of only 2 signal words: “Danger” and “Warning”. Only 1 of the signal words is permitted to appear on the label based on the classification of the chemical. No more over-warning!

8. Labeling: Hazard & Precautionary Statements
Hazard Statements
Describe the nature of the hazard(s):
“Highly flammable liquid and vapor.”
“May cause liver and kidney damage.”
“Can cause severe skin burns and eye damage.”
Precautionary Statements
Describe: recommended measures to take to minimize/prevent adverse effects
“Do not breathe vapors.”
“Wear protective gloves.”
“Wash hands thoroughly after handling.”
Definition of Hazard Statement:
"Hazard statement" means a statement assigned to a hazard class and category that describes the nature of the hazard(s) of a chemical, including, where appropriate, the degree of hazard.
Manufacturers, importers and distributers use the classification system outlined in GHS to identify which statements must appear in the SDS and on the label found in Appendix C.

9. Health Hazard Pictograms
HEALTH hazards cause harm to your body in either an acute or chronic way
Health Hazard
Carcinogen
Respiratory Sensitizer
Reproductive Toxicity
Irritant
Skin Sensitizer Respiratory Irritant
Narcotic Effects
IRRITANT (!) – acute exposures
Irritant (skin and eye)
Skin sensitizer
Acutely toxic
Possesses narcotic effects
Respiratory tract irritant
Hazardous to ozone layer (Non-mandatory)
ACUTELY TOXIC (skull/crossbones) – highly acute exposures
This symbol indicates the chemical is acutely toxic (fatal or toxic) because adverse effects occur following oral or dermal administration of a single dose of the substance, or multiple doses within 24 hours, or an inhalation exposure of 4 hours.
HEALTH HAZARD (spider man) – tend to be more chronic exposures
Carcinogenicity
Mutagenicity (can cause changes to genes)
Reproductive Toxicity
Respiratory Sensitizer
Target Organ Toxicity
Aspiration Toxicity
Acute Toxicity
Severe

10. Physical Hazard Pictograms
Explosives
Corrosion
PHYSICAL hazards result in a serious event such as a fire, explosion or catastrophic failure
Gases Under Pressure
Flammables
Oxidizers

11. Example New Label
This GHS-compliant label ahs the signal word, hazard statements, precautionary statements, the company name, and the applicable pictograms.

12. (Material) Safety Data Sheets
The Hazard Communication Standard requires that all employers maintain current Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) on site for each chemical in the workplace.
Each chemical use area should have access to the SDSs of the materials in use. Ask the area supervisor, building coordinator, or EHS department for help if you cannot find an SDS you’re looking for.
Note the new terminology – no longer MSDS, but rather SDS
We are not going over details of all hazards in each building area.

13. Hazard Communication w/GHS Update
Safety Data Sheets
Developed by the chemical manufacturer
Must be revised or replaced when new information is discovered about a chemical’s hazards
There may be serious chemical hazards at your workplace. You need to know how to protect yourself from these hazards. Your best source of information about a hazardous chemical is the SDS, a technical bulletin of the chemical’s hazards. OSHA requires the information to be consistent between manufacturers. Chemical manufacturers and distributors are required by federal and state law to furnish SDS’ for hazardous products, and Cal/OSHA requires your employer to make them readily available to you. When chemical manufacturers, importers, distributors, or employers learn new information about a chemical’s hazards, the SDS and container labels must be revised or replaced within 3 months. The University of California has additional online Safety Data Sheet resources that are available to all employees.
UC has additional online Safety Data Sheet resources that are available to all employees.
Additional Definition for Revised or replacing SDS
When chemical manufacturers, importers, or distributors, or employers, become aware of new hazards for a chemical they must:
Revise labels for the chemical within three months
Ensure labels on containers of hazardous chemicals shipped after that time contain the new information
If the chemical is not currently produced or imported, the chemical distributor or employer must add the information to the label before the chemical is shipped or re-introduced into the workplace.
By, UC STEW & IH Workgroup

14. Content of SDSs
1. Identification 2. Hazard Identification 3. Composition 4. First Aid Measures 5. Fire Fighting Measures 6. Accidental Release Measures 7. Handling & Storage 8. Exposure Controls/ Personal Protection
9. Physical & Chemical Properties 10. Stability & Reactivity 11. Toxicological Info. 12. Ecological Info. 13. Disposal Considerations 14. Transport Info. 15. Regulatory Info. 16. Other Info.
Standard 16-Section SDS, will be fully enforced in Some manufacturers may not have adopted this format yet.
Note that even consumer products have SDSs and they can be requested from the manufacturer, or even obtained online (Ex. Simple Green, WD-40, etc….)

15. Section 1: Identification
Product Name
Part Number
CAS Number
Other Common Names
Description
Uses
Supplier Identification
Emergency Number

16. Section 2: Hazard Identification
Classification
Signal Word
Hazard Statement
Pictogram(s)

17. Section 2: Hazard Identification (cont.)
Slide shows examples of the Flammable and Acute Oral Toxicity hazard classes.

18. Section 2: Hazard Identification (cont.)

19. Section 2: Hazard Identification (cont.)
Precautionary Statements
Prevention
Response
Storage
Disposal
Other Hazards

20. Section 3: Composition/Ingredients
Chemical Name
Common Names
CAS Number
Concentration

21. Section 4: First-Aid Measures
What to do before professionals arrive
Immediate and delayed symptoms
When to seek immediate help

22. Section 5: Fire Fighting Measures
What to do if there is a fire
How to extinguish the fire
What could happen
What firefighters need

23. Section 6: Accidental Release Measures
What to do for spills, leaks or releases
How to contain and clean up
Emergency procedures
Who to call for help

24. Section 7: Handling and Storage
How to safely handle the product
Protective measures to take during use
Safe storage conditions

25. Section 8: Exposure/Personal Protection
Exposure Limits
Engineering controls
Required PPE

26. Section 9: Physical & Chemical Properties
Details on chemical properties
Appearance
Color
Odor
Viscosity

27. Section 10: Stability & Reactivity
How chemical can become unstable
What situations cause reactions
What reactions can be

28. Section 11: Toxicological Information
Tells how the chemical gets into the body
Details exposure effects
Describes exposure symptoms

29. Section 12: Ecological Information
Tells impact on the environment
What are effects on water and soil
Other assessments

30. Section 13: Disposal Considerations
How to safely dispose product
Ways to recycle or reclaim
What to do with containers

31. Section 14: Transport Information
Classification information for shipping
Packaging information
Additional environmental hazards

32. Section 15: Regulatory Information
Provides any other regulations not covered in other sections

33. Section 16: Other Information
Provides abbreviations and acronyms
Date SDS was created or revised
May detail any changes to other versions

34. Summary of Hazard Communication
It is your Right to KNOW and UNDERSTAND the hazards you work with.
Seek information: Labels, Signs, SDSs, Training, your Supervisor
16-Sections of detailed information about the product and its properties, how to use it, store it and transport it safely including what to do if there is a spill or accident.

35. Building-Specific Hazards
Asbestos, Lead and Mercury
IMPORTANT TO NOTE:
Any damaged asbestos has been removed
All lead-based paint that was peeling or in dis-repair has been removed and/or patched
Mercury – isolated to specific areas in labs and basement – have been cleaned and Hg removed
This awareness is mainly for your information of remaining ACM or lead, and what to do to minimize any future exposures

36. Asbestos Awareness
Asbestos: Notice to Employees (Connelly Act, AB 3713)
All SFSU personnel to be notified of the presence of asbestos in building materials
A survey identifying those areas at SFSU where asbestos containing building materials (ACBM) are present is available at Capital Planning Design and Construction.
NOTE: remind everyone – materials in some buildings still may contain asbestos. As long as it is in good shape (not cracking, peeling, broken, etc), then there is really no exposure concern. Those who have to contact it for any reason get additional and detailed training on proper procedures. The goal here is to help you identify potential materials, and what to do if you notice any that is disturbed.

37. Asbestos in Building Materials
Acoustical (Popcorn) Ceiling Material
Transite I Flue Pipes
Thermal Systems Insulation (TSI)
Floor Tile and Adhesive
Fire Doors
Fire Proofing
Sheet Flooring Products
Gypsum Wallboard Joint Compound or Texturing Materials
Roofing Materials
Exterior Stucco or siding
Transite I panels & pipes

38. Acoustical Ceiling Material

39. Pipe Lagging
Central Utilities Plant
Tunnel
Mechanical Core

41. Floor Tile and Mastic
Sholander Hall

42. Sheet Flooring Products

43. Fire Doors

44. Fire Proofing

45. Gypsum Wallboard Joint Compound or Texturing Materials
Similar story: Thurgood Marshall housing ceiling heating wires

46. What Do You Do if You See Damaged ACM?
Inform supervisor and/or EHS right away
DO NOT DISTURB ANY ASBESTOS CONTAINING MATERIALS OR MATERIALS YOU SUSPECT TO CONTAIN ASBESTOS
Only a SFSU approved contractor may do so!!

47. SFSU Asbestos Labeling System
Impacted pipe insulation label (ex.: in basement):
Additional means of warning are under-development
Ubiquitous materials:
Floor tiles, fire-proofing that don’t support a distinct label S

48. Health Effects of Asbestos Exposure
Mesothelioma
Cancer of the plural membrane (20 to 40 year latency period)
Diagnosis to death is approximately 6 months
Lung Cancer (Greatest number of deaths)
Asbestosis
Progressive pulmonary fibrosis
Fibers have accumulate in the lungs and have caused scaring in the alveoli
Incurable: usually disabling and can be fatal
Heart Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension, Immunological effects
Remind – the dose makes the poison. Effects are largely seen in highly exposed people…

49. Lead Awareness Soft blue-gray metal Found in the natural environment
Was added to paint and gasoline in past
**Lead Paint is assumed present if a structure built before 1978**
the natural ore galena
What is Lead and where can it be found? Our focus here is lead-based paint!

50. Lead-Based Paint
Room with peeling lead paint BEFORE remediation

51. Lead is What Jobs Involve Lead?
Lead smelting or mining
Construction/ remodeling
Automobile repair
Plumbing
Police officers/military
Many others
The hobbies and jobs slide simply to point out that exposures outside work can results in exposure and caution should be used

52. What Hobbies Involve Lead?
Car repair
Artistic painting
Stained glass
Pottery glazing
Soldering
Target shooting
Making bullets, slugs or fishing sinkers

53. Lead Health Effects – Biological Fate
Most lead is excreted
Children and pregnant women absorb more lead than others
Exchanged between blood, soft tissues, and mineralizing tissues
Overexposure can impact neurological, reproductive & circulatory systems, bones, and kidneys

54. Lead – Exposure Prevention at Work
Peeling lead paint has been removed and repaired in Science during the closure
Do not disturb (e.g., scrape, abrade, penetrate) walls in your areas.
Use tape to hang pictures or photos.
Request assistance for any invasive penetrations.
If paint appears damaged, report it so proper repair may be conducted
Jobs on campus with the greatest potential exposure are housekeeping & facilities maintenance.
These personnel are going to receive specific training
The second bullet is out of an abundance of caution.

55. Mercury Hazard Awareness
Mercury is a liquid metal
Environmentally persistent and bioaccumulates in the food chain.
Present in both organic and inorganic forms.
Thermometers, vacuum pumps, manometers, fluorescent light bulbs, etc.

56. Mercury Awareness Mercury in laboratory areas is sometimes found:
In sink “p” traps
On some archeological artifacts (as past pesticide treatment)
Affected Science building areas have been cleaned
Areas where Hg found were isolated. It was not a pervasive issue, but it was clearly not managed well over the years.

57. Mercury Hazards There are numerous compounds that may contain mercury.
Liquid mercury has often been used in thermometers, manometers, and lighting switches
Primary route of toxic exposure is by inhalation.
Liquid mercury slowly evaporates when exposed to air
Health effects include:
Central nervous system effects (can be permanent)
Flu-like symptoms at high inhalation exposures
Reproductive hazard (in animals)
Not a known carcinogen
The air in a room can reach contamination levels just from the mercury in a broken thermometer

58. Mercury in the Workplace
Avoid handling free mercury.
Any spilled mercury materials must be cleaned up properly in a timely manner.
Report a spill to your Building Coordinator for clean-up assistance!
Mercury thermometers should be replaced with the non-toxic equivalent if available.
In 2011 SF banned the sale, import, and manufacturing of mercury thermometers

59. Training Review
This Training Provided an Overview of Hazard Communication Principles and some specific Building Hazards
Any Questions – Ask your Supervisor or Contact EHS Directly at x82565
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