Transcript Worker PowerPoint Training

OSHA’s Revised Hazard
Communication Standard
Purpose of OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard
To ensure that employers and employees know
about chemical hazards and how to protect
themselves so that the incidence of illnesses and
injuries due to hazardous chemicals is reduced.
Hazard
Communication
Program
Container
Labeling
Safety
Data Sheet
SDS
Program
Label
Revisions to the Hazcom Standard
• OSHA revised its Hazard Communication Standard
to align with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized
System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals
(GHS).
• The changes to the Hazard Communication standard
will help ensure improved quality and consistency in
the classification and labeling of chemicals and it will
also enhance your comprehension of the hazards of
the materials with which you work.
There are Two Changes to the
Hazcom Standard
1) new labeling elements and
2) a standardized format for Safety Data Sheets (SDS),
formerly known as Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS).
The New Labeling Elements
Each container of hazardous
chemicals entering the
workplace must be labeled or
marked with:
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Product identifier
Signal word
Hazard statement(s)
Pictogram(s)
Precautionary statement(s)
Name, address and telephone
number of the manufacturer,
importer, or other responsible party
Label Elements
• Product identifier
 Chemical name, code number, or
batch number
The product identifier can be used to
find the corresponding SDS
• Signal word
 “Danger” or “Warning”
• Pictogram(s)
 Black hazard symbol with red frame.
Label Elements, cont.
• Hazard statement(s)
 Describe the nature of the hazard(s) of the
chemical, including where appropriate, the
degree of hazard.
• Precautionary statement(s)
 A phrase that describes recommended
measures that should be taken to minimize
or prevent adverse effects resulting from
exposure.
• Name, address and telephone number
of the chemical manufacturer,
distributor, or importer
Pictograms
Health Hazard
Carcinogen
Reproductive Toxicity
Respiratory Sensitizer
Target Organ Toxicity
Aspiration Toxicity
Mutagenicity
Skull and Crossbones
Acute Toxicity
(fatal or toxic)
Exclamation Mark
Irritant (skin & eye)
Skin Sensitizer
Acute Toxicity (harmful)
Narcotic Effects
Respiratory Tract Irritant
Pictograms
Gas Cylinder
Gases Under Pressure
Corrosion
Skin Corrosion/Burns
Eye Damage
Corrosive to Metals
Exploding Bomb
Explosives
Self-Reactives
Organic Peroxides
Pictograms
Flame Over Circle
Oxidizers
Flame
Flammables
Pyrophorics
Self-Heating
Emits Flammable Gas
Self-Reactives
Organic Peroxides
Secondary Labels
Copy of manufacturer’s label or
Product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or
combination thereof, which provide at least general
information regarding the hazards of the chemicals,
and which, in conjunction with the other information
immediately available to employees under the hazard
communication program, will provide employees with
the specific information regarding the physical and
health hazards of the hazardous chemical
Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
• Prepared by the chemical manufacturer
or importer and describe:
 Physical hazards, such as fire and
explosion
 Health hazards, such as signs of exposure
 Routes of exposure
 Precautions for safe handling and use
 Emergency and first-aid procedures
 Control measures
 Must be readily accessible to employees in
their work area
The Standardized SDS Format
16 Sections
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Identification
Hazard(s) identification
Composition/information on ingredients
First-aid measures
Fire-fighting measures
Accidental release measures
Handling and storage
Exposure control/personal protection
Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
• Format: 16 Sections (cont.)
9. Physical and chemical properties
10.Stability and reactivity
11.Toxicological information
12.Ecological information
13.Disposal information
14.Transport information
15.Regulatory information
16.Other information
Safety Data Sheet (SDS) sample
• SDS are useful for:
 Learning potential hazards
 Determining safe handling procedures
 Emergency response
• Example: send a copy along with an employee
going to the Doctor after an incident.)
Exercise: Review a Label and the
Corresponding SDS from the
Workplace and Discuss:
• The product identifier that is on both the label and the
SDS
• The potential hazards of the product
• The recommended protective measures such as
engineering controls, work practices, and the use of
PPE
• The sections of the SDS that address these and other
issues (first aid etc)
Summary
• OSHA’s Hazard Communication
Standard is based on a simple concept:
You have a need and a “right-to-know”
about the hazards and identities of the
chemicals you are exposed to when at
work.
• You also need to know what protective
measures are available to prevent
adverse effects.
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