GHS Rev*s to OSHA HCS
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Bill Balek
ISSA
July 31, 2013
Today’s Session
Employee Education and Training
Revised OSHA Hazard Communication Standard
Due Dec. 1, 2013
Background
March 20, 2012:
OSHA issues final rule
GHS revisions to Hazard
Communication Standard
Background
OSHA HCS Governs:
Chemicals
MSDSs
Labels
Employee education and training
Purpose: Avoid chemical injury and illnesses
Background
1985: OSHA issues HCS
Labeling, MSDS for hazardous chemicals
2001: Globally Harmonized System of
Classification and Labeling of Chemicals
(GHS)
UN members agree to adopt GHS by 2008
2012: GHS Revisions to HCS
What remains the same under GHS Rev’s?
Basic structure
Manufacturers: Classify chemicals and provide
SDS, labels to downstream customers
Distributors: Pass SDS and labels downstream
Employers: Employee education and training
Avoid chemical injuries and illnesses
What’s changed? Tactics.
Classification of hazards (Manufacturer)
SDS: redraft to comport with new format,
pictograms, etc. (Manufacturer)
Labeling (Manufacturer)
More prescriptive, uniform language
Pictograms
Implications for Cleaning industry
Chemical Manufacturers
Distributors
Cleaning Service Providers
Implications for Chemical Manufacturers
Obligations that run to downstream
customers
Re-classify products
Re-draft SDSs
Re-do labels
June 1, 2015
Implications for Distributors
Obligations that run to downstream
customers
Send new GHS SDS (June 1, 2015)
Ship products with new GHS labels (Dec. 1, 2015)
Implications for “Employers”
Employers: Manufacturers, Distributors,
Cleaning Service Providers
Employee education and training
New label elements
New SDS format
Dec. 1, 2013
New Labeling Elements
Effective June 1, 2015
Distributors
Dec. 1, 2015
Permissible to comply earlier
Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
Formerly MSDS
New 16 section uniform format
Effective June 1, 2015
Permissible to comply earlier
Workers may see GHS labels, SDS soon…
OSHA requires employee training
New label elements
New SDS format
Dec. 1, 2013
Ensure workers have info to protect themselves
Understand GHS labels and SDS
Product identifier
Signal word
Hazard statement
Pictograms
Precautionary statement(s)
Name, address, telephone number of
manufacturer or other responsible party
Signal word
Hazard statement
Pictograms
Harmonized label elements
Based on hazard class and hazard category
In general, manufacturer has no discretion
Product identifier
Name of product
Same as on SDS
Signal word
Indicates severity of hazard
Danger: more severe hazards
Warning: less severe hazards
Only one signal word on the label
Not all hazards have signal words
Hazard statement
Describes the nature of the hazard
“Causes skin irritation”
“Flammable liquid and vapor”
All applicable hazard statements must be on label
Uniform (mandatory Appendix C)
Pictograms
Images that communicates the hazard
Square on point
Black hazard symbol
White background
Red border
Red border minus hazard symbol NOT allowed
Skin corrosion, burns
Eye damage
Corrosive to metals
Flammable
Pyrophorics
Self-heating
Emits flammable gas
Self-reactive
Organic peroxides
Oxidizer
Gases under pressure
Carcinogen
Mutagenicity
Reproductive toxicity
Respiratory Sensitizer
Target organ toxicity
Aspiration toxicity
Explosives
Self-reactives
Organic peroxides
Acute toxicity (fatal
or toxic)
Irritant (skin, eye)
Skin sensitizer
Acute toxicity
Narcotic effects
Respiratory tract irritant
Hazardous to ozone
layer
Aquatic toxicity
Non-mandatory
Precautionary Statements
Recommended measures to prevent or minimize
adverse effects from exposure , improper storage
or handling
What to do to prevent harmful exposure
▪ Wash thoroughly after handling
▪ Wear protective gloves
What to do if there is harmful exposure
▪ If eye irritation persists, get medical advice
Name, address, telephone number of
manufacturer or other responsible party
Address
City and state sufficient
Telephone number
New requirement
Pictogram
Product Identifier
Signal Word
XYZ Cleaner
Warning
XYZ Manufacturing Co.
Chicago, IL
312.123.4567
Manufacturer
Causes serious eye irritation
Hazard Statement
Wash hands thoroughly after handling. Wear eye protection.
Store in a cool dry place.
First Aid
If in eyes, rinse cautiously with water for several minutes.
Remove contact lenses, if present, and easy to do. Continue
rinsing. If eye irritation persists: get medical attention.
Precautionary Statement
Make sure employees know…
How to go from label to SDS
How to use label to
▪ Properly store product
▪ Work with product safely
▪ Avoid harmful exposure
What to do in event of harmful exposure
Where product has multiple hazards
Multiple pictograms, hazard statements
Standardized 16-section format
SDS must be presented in a consistent order
Sec. 1: Identification
▪ Product identifier used on label
▪ Recommended use of the chemical
▪ Name, address and telephone number of manufacturer,
importer or other responsible party
▪ Emergency phone number
Standardized 16-section format
Sec. 2: Hazard identification
▪ Hazard class, and category (i.e., flammable liquid,
category 4)
▪ Label elements:
▪ Signal word (i.e., Warning)
▪ Hazard statement (i.e., combustible liquid)
▪ Pictograms (none for flammable liquid, cat. 4)
▪ Precautionary statement
▪ Consistent with label / “Heart” of SDS
Standardized 16-section format
Sec. 3: Composition/information on ingredients
▪ Information on chemical ingredients, trade secrets
Sec. 4: First-aid measures
▪ Description of measures based on route of exposure
▪ Immediate medical treatment
Sec. 5: Fire fighting measures
▪ Suitable and unsuitable extinguishing media
▪ Special hazards presented by the chemical in fire
Standardized 16-section format
Sec. 6: Accidental release measures
▪ Personal precautions, emergency procedures
Sec. 7: Handling and storage
▪ Precautions for safe handling and storage
▪ Any incompatibilities
Sec. 8: Exposure controls / personal protection
▪ OSHA PELs, TLVs
▪ Appropriate engineering controls (ventilation
▪ PPE
Standardized 16-section format
Sec. 9: Physical and chemical properties
▪ Appearance, pH, odor, flash point, vapor pressure, etc.
Sec. 10: Stability and reactivity
▪ Chemical stability, possibility of hazardous reactions
▪ Conditions to avoid, incompatible materials
Sec. 11: Toxicological information
▪ Routes of exposure, related symptoms, acute and
chronic effects
Standardized 16-section format
SDS must contain sections 12-15, but…
OSHA will not enforce the content for these
Sections
Sec. 12: Ecological information
Sec. 13: Disposal considerations
Sec. 14: Transportation information
Sec. 15: Regulatory information
Sec. 16: Date of preparation, last revision
Info must be presented in manner workers
can understand
Non-english speaking workers
Illiterate
Recommend: Keep record of employees
trained
Sign in log
Training materials used
Tests
If you would like a certificate indicating you
have been trained consistent with the GHS
HazCom Training requirements…
Email: [email protected]
Subject Line: CERTIFICATE
Short Test
Upon passing test, certificate will be issued
ISSA Resources
Detailed Summary: www.issa.com/ghshcs
Manufacturers: Formulator Webinar Series
Reclassification, SDS, Labels
[email protected]: Formulator Webinar
Employee Education and Training (Dec. 1, 2013)
Webinar: July 31
Online training: www.issa.com/ghs
Resources: www.issa.com/ghstraining
Questions???
Bill Balek, ISSA
[email protected]
800.225.4772