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NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE
Environmental Health and Safety Department
HAZARD COMMUNICATION
Training Program
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Objectives
• To apply employee safety and protection
• To recognize agencies who regulates Hazard
Communication Standard -HCS• To review the main aspects of the HCS
• To recognize the hazardous that are associated
with the materials at the work place
• To apply safe work practices when working with
hazardous chemicals/materials
• To demonstrate comprehension of information
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Hazard Communication Standard-HCS
• OSHA= 29 CFR 1910.1200 (federal)
– (Occupational Safety and Health
Administration)
– Covers all employers and employees
– EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
(federal)
– NYSDEC - Department of Environmental
Conservation (state)
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Hazard Communication Standard-HCS
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Written Hazard Communication Program
Obtaining and keeping Material Safety Data
Sheets (MSDS) on hazardous chemicals
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Identifying and listing an inventory of hazardous
chemicals
Ensuring that hazardous materials are labeled
with name and hazard
Training employees on the Standard, safety
information, labeling and protective measures
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Background
• The HCS is based on a simple concept-that
employees have both a need and a right to know
the hazards and identities of the chemicals they
are exposed to when working
• The also need to know what protective
measures are available to prevent adverse
effects from occurring
• The HCS is designed to provide employees with
the information they need
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1-The Written Program
• Describes how the Hazard Communication
Program, is implemented at the New York
Medical College
• An inventory list of hazardous chemicals
is required to be maintained as part of the
program
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2-Laboratory Signs
• Posted outside lab
• Provides specific
information about lab
– Biological Hazards
– Chemical Hazards
– Radiological
Hazards
• Provides general
safety information
No radioactive
materials present
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Radioactive materials
may be present
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Chemical Labeling
Original Containers
•Verified Product Name
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Write the date the
container arrived
• Write the date the
container was opened
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Chemical Labeling
• If abbreviations are used on secondary containers,
utilize the chemical abbreviation list
ABBREVIATION
CHEMICAL NAME
HAZARDS
(see below)
COMMENTS
70% Etol / EtOH
Ethanol
FLA
none
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Labels
secondary containers,
working solutions
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Can you read the label in the 1st container?
What is in the 2nd container?
Can you read the label in the 3rd container?
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Labels
• Containers of hazardous
chemicals must be labeled
with the full name the
material and appropriate
hazard warning (e.g.
flammable, corrosive,
poison, irritant, etc)
• Labels must be legible and
written in English
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Working solutions,
secondary containers
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Color-Coded Labeling System
HAZARD IDENTIFICATION
SYSTEM, NFPA 704M
– Numbering system from
0-4
• 0 = Little or no risk
• 4 = Greatest risk
– If all numbers are the
same, flammability would
be the primary hazard
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Common Chemical Warning Symbols
EXPLOSIVES
FLAMMABLES
CORROSIVES
TOXIC
IRRITANT
OXIDIZER
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3-Material Safety Data Sheet
(MSDS’s)
• MSDS’s are one of the most important
tools available to employers for providing
information, and protection to workers
from Hazardous Chemicals which are
used in the workplace
• Hazardous Chemicals= any chemical
which is a physical or a health hazard
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Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS’s)
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Know what an MSDS is
Describe the purpose of an MSDS
List what information is on an MSDS
Identify the locations of the MSDS collection
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Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS’s)
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Chemical Product and Company Identification
Composition
Hazard Identification
First Aid Measures
Accidental Release Measures
Handling and Storage
Personal Protection, Exposure Control
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Physical and Chemical Properties
Stability and Reactivity
Toxicological Information
Disposal Considerations
Transport Information
Regulatory Information
Additional Information
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MSDS’s can be acquired for any chemical
• MSDS’s can be useful tool at home
E.g. Clorox Bleach, Ammonia, Fantastic,
X-19, Off (oven cleaner), Windex, W-40,
Crazy Glue, etc
LABS are required to have MSDS’s
For all their hazardous chemicals
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Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS’s)
Location
MSDS's are located in
three places:
– Security area in BSB
as a hard copy in
yellow binders
– Internet
– Individual Labs
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EHS-Laboratory Inspections
• All laboratories are inspected twice a year
for:
– Chemical Safety and Compliance
– Biological Safety and Compliance
All laboratories using radioactive materials
(RAM) are inspected quarterly for:
– Radiological Safety and Compliance
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4-Employee Information and
Training
• Employers must provide employees
information and training on hazardous
chemicals in their work area:
– At the time of their initial assignment
– Whenever a new physical or health
hazard, about which employees
have not been previously trained, is
introduced into their work area
• Training may cover several categories
of hazards
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Summary
• OSHA is responsible for the Hazard Communication
Standard (HCS)
• Hazard Communication Standard :
– Written Program, Labels, MSDS’s and Training
– All chemical containers must have labels with name and hazard
warning
– MSDS’s must be read before using a chemical substance
– Each lab must have a binder with MSDS collection as well as a
Chemical Inventory for all hazardous chemicals present in the
lab
– Employee is responsible for using safe work practices when
working with physical and chemical hazardous
– Training should be given on specific physical or health hazard
– Hazard Communication shall be taken annually
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