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Page 1: Hazard Communication Employee Right-to-Know Law 29 CFR 1926.59 4 2 W 3.

Hazard CommunicationHazard CommunicationHazard CommunicationHazard Communication

Employee “Right-to-Know” LawEmployee “Right-to-Know” Law29 CFR 1926.5929 CFR 1926.59

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Standard HighlightsStandard HighlightsStandard HighlightsStandard Highlights

Differentiates Between Federal & StateDifferentiates Between Federal & State Hazard DeterminationHazard Determination Written ProgramWritten Program Labels / Other Forms of WarningsLabels / Other Forms of Warnings MSDSMSDS Employee Information & TrainingEmployee Information & Training Emergency & Non-Emergency SituationsEmergency & Non-Emergency Situations

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Haz-Com StandardHaz-Com StandardHaz-Com StandardHaz-Com Standard FACTS:FACTS:

– Approximately 1:4 Approximately 1:4 workers are exposed to workers are exposed to one or more of over one or more of over 8,000 8,000 hazardous hazardous chemicalschemicals

– 23% of total US 23% of total US population may have population may have been exposed to been exposed to one or one or more hazardous more hazardous chemicalschemicals

PURPOSE:PURPOSE:– To present To present

information and information and training to training to employees employees exposed to hazardous exposed to hazardous substancessubstances

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Haz-Com StandardHaz-Com StandardHaz-Com StandardHaz-Com Standard

OSHA Promulgated Interim Rule: OSHA Promulgated Interim Rule: 19831983– ComplianceCompliance 5/865/86– Manufacturing Codes Manufacturing Codes 21-39 Only21-39 Only

OSHA Promulgated Interim Rule: 8/20/87OSHA Promulgated Interim Rule: 8/20/87– ComplianceCompliance 9/20/87 9/20/87– Chemical Mfg..., importers, distributors to ensure Chemical Mfg..., importers, distributors to ensure

MSDS’s provided with next shipmentMSDS’s provided with next shipment ComplianceCompliance 5/23/88 5/23/88

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Haz-Com StandardHaz-Com StandardHaz-Com StandardHaz-Com Standard

StabilityStability CompatibilityCompatibility ReactivityReactivity PyrophroicPyrophroic

CombustibleCombustible Compressed GasCompressed Gas ExplosivityExplosivity OxidizerOxidizer

Difference Between Federal & State StandardsDifference Between Federal & State StandardsMSDS = MSDS = Basis for determining whether aBasis for determining whether a

chemical is hazardouschemical is hazardous

Characteristics of a chemical to pose physical hazards:

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HAZCOMHAZCOMHAZCOMHAZCOM

Written Haz-Com Written Haz-Com ProgramProgram

Hazard Determination, Hazard Determination, Chemical InventoryChemical Inventory

Material Safety Data Material Safety Data SheetsSheets

The Hazard Communication Standard Requires:

MSDS

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Written ProgramWritten ProgramWritten ProgramWritten Program

Training In:Training In:

1. Health Hazards1. Health Hazards

2. Evaluating Hazards2. Evaluating Hazards

3. Use of MSDS’s3. Use of MSDS’s

4. Emergency 4. Emergency ProceduresProcedures

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HAZCOMHAZCOMHAZCOMHAZCOMWritten Communication ProgramWritten Communication Program

Program for container labeling and other forms of Program for container labeling and other forms of hazard warninghazard warning

Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) availabilityMaterial Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) availability Employee Training / Information ProgramEmployee Training / Information Program List of hazardous substances in the workplaceList of hazardous substances in the workplace Inform employees of the hazards of non-routine tasksInform employees of the hazards of non-routine tasks Procedure for informing contractors & employees of Procedure for informing contractors & employees of

the hazards associated with work in a facilitythe hazards associated with work in a facility

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HAZCOMHAZCOMHAZCOMHAZCOM

Hazard DeterminationHazard Determination Operations / ProcessesOperations / Processes Categories / DefinitionsCategories / Definitions Physical / Health HazardsPhysical / Health Hazards Methods of DetectionMethods of Detection Methods of Control / ProtectionMethods of Control / Protection

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HAZCOMHAZCOMHAZCOMHAZCOM

Physical HazardsPhysical Hazards FlammableFlammable ReactiveReactive IncompatiblesIncompatibles OxidizerOxidizer

Health HazardsHealth Hazards IrritantsIrritants CorrosivesCorrosives AnestheticsAnesthetics SensitizersSensitizers AsphyxiantsAsphyxiants Systemic PoisonsSystemic Poisons BiohazardsBiohazards

Hazardous Chemical CategoriesHazardous Chemical Categories

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Chemical InventoryChemical InventoryChemical InventoryChemical Inventory

Chemical NameChemical Name Supplier name & Supplier name &

addressaddress MSDS availableMSDS available Chemical HMISChemical HMIS Container type & sizeContainer type & size

Quantity of chemicalQuantity of chemical Storage locationStorage location Operation / ProcessOperation / Process Number of employees Number of employees

exposedexposed

Identify all Jobs and Processes Requiring the Use of Identify all Jobs and Processes Requiring the Use of Hazardous Chemicals and List Those ChemicalsHazardous Chemicals and List Those Chemicals

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Material Safety Data SheetsMaterial Safety Data SheetsMaterial Safety Data SheetsMaterial Safety Data Sheets

The employer must maintain copies of the The employer must maintain copies of the required MSDS’s for each hazardous required MSDS’s for each hazardous chemical used or produced in the work chemical used or produced in the work place and shall ensure that they are readily place and shall ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift when accessible during each work shift when employees are presentemployees are present

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Major MSDS HeadingsMajor MSDS HeadingsMajor MSDS HeadingsMajor MSDS Headings

Chemical Chemical IdentificationIdentification

Physical/Chemical Physical/Chemical CharacteristicsCharacteristics

Hazardous IngredientsHazardous Ingredients Fire and Explosion Fire and Explosion

Hazard DataHazard Data Reactivity DataReactivity Data

Health Hazard DataHealth Hazard Data Spill, Leak, Disposal Spill, Leak, Disposal

InformationInformation Special ProtectionSpecial Protection Special Handling, Special Handling,

Storage, PackagingStorage, Packaging Transportation DataTransportation Data

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Material Safety Data SheetsMaterial Safety Data SheetsMaterial Safety Data SheetsMaterial Safety Data Sheets Physical & Chemical PropertiesPhysical & Chemical Properties

– Understanding the way chemicals behave can help Understanding the way chemicals behave can help haz-mat teams anticipate hazards a substance may haz-mat teams anticipate hazards a substance may create during an emergencycreate during an emergency

Boiling Point:Boiling Point: Temperature at which a Temperature at which a liquid changes to gasliquid changes to gas

Example:Example: Water boils at 212°FWater boils at 212°F– Importance: It determines whether a substance will Importance: It determines whether a substance will

be a liquid or gas at ambient temperaturebe a liquid or gas at ambient temperature

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Material Safety Data SheetsMaterial Safety Data SheetsMaterial Safety Data SheetsMaterial Safety Data Sheets

Physical & Chemical PropertiesPhysical & Chemical Properties Corrosivity:Corrosivity: A compound which can A compound which can

quickly damage skin, metal, quickly damage skin, metal, or other solidsor other solids

Example:Example: If strong acids or bases are stored in If strong acids or bases are stored in metal containers, they will rapidly eat metal containers, they will rapidly eat through the containerthrough the container

Importance: Corrosives can harm skin, lungs, eyes, Importance: Corrosives can harm skin, lungs, eyes, mouth and stomachmouth and stomach

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Material Safety Data SheetsMaterial Safety Data SheetsMaterial Safety Data SheetsMaterial Safety Data Sheets

Physical & Chemical PropertiesPhysical & Chemical Properties Solubility:Solubility: The measure of how readily a The measure of how readily a

chemical dissolves in waterchemical dissolves in water

Example:Example: Alcohol readily mixes with water, but Alcohol readily mixes with water, but motor oil does notmotor oil does not

Importance: If a liquid spill into a waterway and is Importance: If a liquid spill into a waterway and is not soluble, it will either float or sinknot soluble, it will either float or sink

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Material Safety Data SheetsMaterial Safety Data SheetsMaterial Safety Data SheetsMaterial Safety Data Sheets

Physical & Chemical PropertiesPhysical & Chemical Properties Viscosity: Viscosity: Having relatively high resistance to Having relatively high resistance to

flow. Temperature effects viscosityflow. Temperature effects viscosity

Example:Example: Water has a low viscosity, while heavy Water has a low viscosity, while heavy crude oil has a much greater viscositycrude oil has a much greater viscosity

Importance: Since viscosity changes with Importance: Since viscosity changes with temperature, highly viscous materials temperature, highly viscous materials may become runny at higher may become runny at higher temperatures and spread rapidlytemperatures and spread rapidly

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Material Safety Data SheetsMaterial Safety Data SheetsMaterial Safety Data SheetsMaterial Safety Data Sheets

Physical & Chemical PropertiesPhysical & Chemical Properties Specific Gravity:Specific Gravity: Ratio of density of a Ratio of density of a

substance to the density of a reference substance to the density of a reference substance, usually water, Specific Gravity=1substance, usually water, Specific Gravity=1

Example:Example: Xylene has SG of 0.86 and will float on Xylene has SG of 0.86 and will float on water, while FREON 113 has SG of 1.57water, while FREON 113 has SG of 1.57

Importance: Chemicals that sink in waterways are Importance: Chemicals that sink in waterways are difficult to clean up and/or detectdifficult to clean up and/or detect

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Material Safety Data SheetsMaterial Safety Data SheetsMaterial Safety Data SheetsMaterial Safety Data SheetsPhysical & Chemical PropertiesPhysical & Chemical Properties

Vapor Pressure:Vapor Pressure: The pressure characteristic at any The pressure characteristic at any given temperature of a vapor in equilibrium with its given temperature of a vapor in equilibrium with its liquid or solid form, often expressed in “mm/hg”liquid or solid form, often expressed in “mm/hg”

Example:Example: Vapor pressure of acetone is 400mm; that of Vapor pressure of acetone is 400mm; that of Xylene is 6.72. The higher the number the faster it will Xylene is 6.72. The higher the number the faster it will evaporateevaporate

Importance: Materials with high VP can create toxic Importance: Materials with high VP can create toxic atmospheres within work areasatmospheres within work areas

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Material Safety Data SheetsMaterial Safety Data SheetsMaterial Safety Data SheetsMaterial Safety Data Sheets

Physical & Chemical PropertiesPhysical & Chemical Properties Volatility:Volatility: This refers to how readily a This refers to how readily a

liquid will vaporize or evaporateliquid will vaporize or evaporate

Example:Example: Gasoline is a volatile liquidGasoline is a volatile liquid

Importance: Volatile liquid can give off vapors Importance: Volatile liquid can give off vapors which may be toxic, explosive which may be toxic, explosive

and/or and/or asphyxiantasphyxiant

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Material Safety Data SheetsMaterial Safety Data SheetsMaterial Safety Data SheetsMaterial Safety Data Sheets

Physical & Chemical PropertiesPhysical & Chemical Properties Vapor Density:Vapor Density: Relative weight of gas or Relative weight of gas or

vapor as compared to air which has a vapor vapor as compared to air which has a vapor density of 1density of 1

Example:Example: Methane gas has a vapor density of 0.6, Methane gas has a vapor density of 0.6, and will rise, while FREON 113 has and will rise, while FREON 113 has vapor density of 1.6vapor density of 1.6

Importance: Vapors / gases may be toxic, explosive Importance: Vapors / gases may be toxic, explosive and / or asphyxiant and / or asphyxiant

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Material Safety Data SheetsMaterial Safety Data SheetsMaterial Safety Data SheetsMaterial Safety Data Sheets

Physical & Chemical PropertiesPhysical & Chemical Properties Flammability:Flammability: The ease in which a material The ease in which a material

(gas, liquid or solid) will ignite(gas, liquid or solid) will ignite

Example:Example: Gasoline and acryolnitrile are Gasoline and acryolnitrile are flammable liquids, while propane is a flammable liquids, while propane is a flammable gasflammable gas

Importance: The flammability of a substance is Importance: The flammability of a substance is important to know to determine important to know to determine potential for a firepotential for a fire

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Material Safety Data SheetsMaterial Safety Data SheetsMaterial Safety Data SheetsMaterial Safety Data SheetsPhysical & Chemical PropertiesPhysical & Chemical Properties

Flash Point:Flash Point: Minimum temperatures at which a Minimum temperatures at which a liquid or volatile solid will produce gases/vapors to liquid or volatile solid will produce gases/vapors to form ignitable mixtureform ignitable mixture

Example:Example: MaterialMaterial Flash PointFlash Point Fire Hazard Fire Hazard

GasolineGasoline -45°F-45°F HIGHHIGH

AcetoneAcetone 0°F0°F

MEKMEK 24°F24°F

TurpentineTurpentine 95°F95°F

Diesel FuelDiesel Fuel 110°F110°F LOWLOW

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Material Safety Data SheetsMaterial Safety Data SheetsPhysical & Chemical PropertiesPhysical & Chemical Properties

Explosive LimitsExplosive Limits

Material Safety Data SheetsMaterial Safety Data SheetsPhysical & Chemical PropertiesPhysical & Chemical Properties

Explosive LimitsExplosive Limits

Lower Explosive Limit ( LEL )Lower Explosive Limit ( LEL )– The minimum concentration of a substance in the The minimum concentration of a substance in the

air which is required for ignition. Concentrations air which is required for ignition. Concentrations below the LEL will not ignite and are “lean”below the LEL will not ignite and are “lean”

Upper Explosive Limit ( UEL )Upper Explosive Limit ( UEL )– The maximum concentration of a substance in the The maximum concentration of a substance in the

air which is required for ignition. Concentrations air which is required for ignition. Concentrations above the UEL will not ignite and are “rich”above the UEL will not ignite and are “rich”

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Physical & Chemical PropertiesPhysical & Chemical PropertiesChemistry of FireChemistry of Fire

Physical & Chemical PropertiesPhysical & Chemical PropertiesChemistry of FireChemistry of Fire

The symbol The symbol demonstrates that demonstrates that fire needs 3 things fire needs 3 things to burnto burn– Fuel (combustibles)Fuel (combustibles)– Oxygen (oxidizers)Oxygen (oxidizers)– Ignition source Ignition source

OxygenOxygen

FuelFuelIgnition SourceIgnition Source

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The Haz-Com Standard The Haz-Com Standard RequiresRequires

The Haz-Com Standard The Haz-Com Standard RequiresRequires

EMPLOYEEEMPLOYEETRAININGTRAINING

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CONTAINERCONTAINERLABELINGLABELING

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Labels / WarningsLabels / WarningsLabels / WarningsLabels / Warnings

MSDS must have:MSDS must have:

1. Identity of Substance1. Identity of Substance

2. Hazard Warnings2. Hazard Warnings

3. Name/Address of 3. Name/Address of Mfg..Mfg..

4. CAS # (some states 4. CAS # (some states require)require)

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Haz-Com StandardHaz-Com StandardHaz-Com StandardHaz-Com Standard

MSDS:MSDS:

Based on hazard determination, employers Based on hazard determination, employers are required to retain are required to retain MSDS on each MSDS on each hazardous substancehazardous substance

1. May develop their own1. May develop their own

2. Obtain from manufacturer2. Obtain from manufacturer

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Haz-Com StandardHaz-Com StandardHaz-Com StandardHaz-Com Standard

Information / Training:Information / Training:

1. Establishes 1. Establishes written programwritten program

2. Enforces 2. Enforces info presented on labels and info presented on labels and MSDSMSDS

3. Used to 3. Used to minimize exposureminimize exposure

4. Provided at 4. Provided at initial assignmentinitial assignment

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Employee Training Employee Training RequirementsRequirements

Employee Training Employee Training RequirementsRequirements

Provide information and training to Provide information and training to employees working in areas with potential employees working in areas with potential exposure to hazardous chemicalsexposure to hazardous chemicals

Employees trained to be able to recall Employees trained to be able to recall fundamental health and physical hazards fundamental health and physical hazards associated with specific chemicalsassociated with specific chemicals

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Employee Training Employee Training RequirementsRequirements

Employee Training Employee Training RequirementsRequirements

Employees must be informed of the hazards Employees must be informed of the hazards associated with performing non-routine tasksassociated with performing non-routine tasks– Specific health and physical hazardsSpecific health and physical hazards– Protective measures to be utilizedProtective measures to be utilized– Hazard control methodsHazard control methods

Non-routine tasks, such as tank / pit Non-routine tasks, such as tank / pit cleaning, welding or other maintenance taskscleaning, welding or other maintenance tasks

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Subcontractor OperationsSubcontractor OperationsSubcontractor OperationsSubcontractor Operations

Establish and define hazard communication Establish and define hazard communication program requirements for contractors or program requirements for contractors or vendors performing work on the premisesvendors performing work on the premises

Provide contractors with list of hazardous Provide contractors with list of hazardous materials used in affected work area(s)materials used in affected work area(s)

Contractors must inform plant operation Contractors must inform plant operation managers of any hazardous materials managers of any hazardous materials scheduled for arrival. Provide MSDS’sscheduled for arrival. Provide MSDS’s

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Emergency / Non-EmergencyEmergency / Non-EmergencySituationsSituations

Emergency / Non-EmergencyEmergency / Non-EmergencySituationsSituations

Disclosure of chemical identity only in Disclosure of chemical identity only in emergency situations (i.e. treating emergency situations (i.e. treating physician)physician)

Disclosure in non-emergency situations Disclosure in non-emergency situations only when health professional explains why only when health professional explains why info is info is essentialessential to providing occupational to providing occupational health serviceshealth services

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Haz-ComHaz-ComHaz-ComHaz-Com

““RIGHT -TO-KNOW” LAWRIGHT -TO-KNOW” LAW It is required by OSHA that every worker be It is required by OSHA that every worker be

informed of the chemical hazards to which they informed of the chemical hazards to which they are, or may potentially be exposedare, or may potentially be exposed

Workers shall be knowledgeable and able to Workers shall be knowledgeable and able to readily identify, evaluate, and protect readily identify, evaluate, and protect themselves from hazardous chemical exposurethemselves from hazardous chemical exposure