1. Topic 3 Safety Issues Chapters 12 - 13

2. Information Sources Where do you find information about the hazards of specific materials?

3. Hazard Labeling Systems National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 704 Standard National Paints and Coating Association Hazardous Materials Information Systems (NPCA HMIS) Uniform Fire Code (UFC) American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standard Z129.1

4. NFPA Examples

5. NPCA Label Older Style 2002 Style

6. Safety Issues: Monitoring Chapter 5

7. Exposure Routes Types

8. Monitoring Methods Area & perimeter monitoring Personal monitoring

9. What about using odor for detecting exposure?

10. What do we have to consider when sampling?

11. Medical Surveillance

12. Exposure Limits OSHA: TWA PELs or TLVs –EL or STEL –C –P –AL EPA: NCELs and AEGLs NIOSH: RELs and IDLHs AIHA: WEELs and ERPGs

13. Practice Problems

14. How can we limit exposures (i.e., protect workers)?

15. Safety Issues: Engineered Controls

16. Storage What are the issues?

17. Common Storage Deficiencies 17Inadequate handling of empty drums 18Storm drains in liquid storage & transfer areas 18Inadequate handling of PCB materials 18No or inadequate haz waste contingency plan 24Incomplete wastewater analysis 34No or inadequate SPCC plan 40Inadequate training program 44Improper labeling 48No or inadequate inspection program 65No tank integrity testing 68Inadequate containment/drum/tank storage areas At Audited Facilities (%) Deficiency

18. Ventilation Methods What are they?

19. Examples

20. Safety Issues: Safety Equipment

21. PPE Levels of Protection NPCA HAZMAT

22. PPE Selection Clothing - failure mechanisms Respiratory cartridge - contaminant and concentration Eye and face protection - source and type of hazard

23. Fire Protection Equipment Industrial systems Portable extinguishers

24. Examples

25. Safety Issues: Radiation

26. Types of Radiation Nonionizing Ionizing

27. Protection

28. Material Half-value Layer Thickness (cm) Co-60Cs-137 Lead1.20.6 Copper2.11.6 Concrete6.65.3