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NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGENEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGEEnvironmental Health and Safety DepartmentEnvironmental Health and Safety Department

HAZARD COMMUNICATIONHAZARD COMMUNICATIONTraining ProgramTraining Program

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Objectives

• To apply employee safety and protectionTo apply employee safety and protection• To recognize agencies who regulates To recognize agencies who regulates Hazard Hazard

Communication Standard -HCS-Communication Standard -HCS-• To review the main aspects of the To review the main aspects of the HCSHCS• To recognize the hazardous that are associated To recognize the hazardous that are associated

with the materials at the work placewith the materials at the work place• To apply safe work practices when working with To apply safe work practices when working with

hazardous chemicals/materialshazardous chemicals/materials• To demonstrate comprehension of informationTo demonstrate comprehension of information

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Hazard Communication Standard-HCS

• OSHA= 29 CFR 1910.1200 (federal)OSHA= 29 CFR 1910.1200 (federal)– (Occupational Safety and Health (Occupational Safety and Health

Administration)Administration)– Covers all employers and employeesCovers all employers and employees

– EPAEPA - Environmental Protection Agency - Environmental Protection Agency (federal) (federal)

– NYSDECNYSDEC - Department of Environmental - Department of Environmental Conservation (state)Conservation (state)

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• Written Written Hazard Communication ProgramHazard Communication Program• Obtaining and keeping Obtaining and keeping Material Safety Data Material Safety Data

Sheets (MSDS)Sheets (MSDS) on hazardous chemicals on hazardous chemicals– Identifying and listing an inventory of hazardous Identifying and listing an inventory of hazardous

chemicalschemicals

• Ensuring that hazardous materials are Ensuring that hazardous materials are labeledlabeled with name and hazardwith name and hazard

• TrainingTraining employees on the Standard, safety employees on the Standard, safety information, labeling and protective measuresinformation, labeling and protective measures

Hazard Communication Standard-HCS

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Background

• The The HCS HCS is based on a simple concept-that is based on a simple concept-that employees have both a need and a right to know employees have both a need and a right to know the hazards and identities of the chemicals they the hazards and identities of the chemicals they are exposed to when workingare exposed to when working

• The also need to know what protective The also need to know what protective measures are available to prevent adverse measures are available to prevent adverse effects from occurringeffects from occurring

• The The HCSHCS is designed to provide employees with is designed to provide employees with the information they needthe information they need

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1-The Written Program

• Describes how the Hazard Communication Describes how the Hazard Communication Program, is implemented at the New York Program, is implemented at the New York Medical CollegeMedical College

• An An inventory list of hazardous inventory list of hazardous chemicalschemicals is required to be maintained as is required to be maintained as part of the programpart of the program

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2-Laboratory Signs

• Posted outside labPosted outside lab

• Provides specific Provides specific information about labinformation about lab

– Biological HazardsBiological Hazards

– Chemical HazardsChemical Hazards

– Radiological Radiological HazardsHazards

• Provides general Provides general safety informationsafety information

No radioactive No radioactive materials presentmaterials present

Radioactive materials Radioactive materials may be presentmay be present

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Chemical LabelingChemical Labeling

Original ContainersOriginal Containers•Verified Product NameVerified Product Name

• Write the date the Write the date the container arrivedcontainer arrived

•Write the date the Write the date the container was openedcontainer was opened

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Chemical LabelingChemical Labeling• If abbreviations are used on secondary containers, If abbreviations are used on secondary containers,

utilize the chemical abbreviation listutilize the chemical abbreviation list

ABBREVIATION CHEMICAL NAMEHAZARDS

(see below)COMMENTS

70% Etol / EtOH Ethanol FLA none

       

       

       

       

       

       

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LabelsLabels

Can you read the label in the 1Can you read the label in the 1stst container? container? What is in the 2What is in the 2ndnd container? container?Can you read the label in the 3Can you read the label in the 3rdrd container? container?

secondary containers, secondary containers, working solutionsworking solutions

1 2 3

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LabelsLabels

• Containers of hazardous Containers of hazardous chemicals must be labeled chemicals must be labeled with the full with the full namename the the material and material and appropriate appropriate hazard warning (e.g. hazard warning (e.g. flammable, corrosive, flammable, corrosive, poison, irritant, etc)poison, irritant, etc)

• Labels Labels must be legiblemust be legible and and written in Englishwritten in English

Working solutions, Working solutions, secondary containerssecondary containers

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HAZARD IDENTIFICATION HAZARD IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM, NFPA 704MSYSTEM, NFPA 704M– Numbering system from Numbering system from

0-40-4• 0 = Little or no risk0 = Little or no risk• 4 = Greatest risk4 = Greatest risk

– If all numbers are the If all numbers are the same, flammability would same, flammability would be the primary hazardbe the primary hazard

Color-Coded Labeling SystemColor-Coded Labeling System

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Common Chemical Warning SymbolsCommon Chemical Warning Symbols

OXIDIZERIRRITANTTOXIC

CORROSIVESFLAMMABLESEXPLOSIVES

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• MSDS’sMSDS’s are one of the most important are one of the most important tools available to employers for providing tools available to employers for providing information, and protection to workers information, and protection to workers from from Hazardous ChemicalsHazardous Chemicals which are which are used in the workplaceused in the workplace

• Hazardous ChemicalsHazardous Chemicals= any chemical = any chemical which is a physical or a health hazardwhich is a physical or a health hazard

3-Material Safety Data Sheet 3-Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS’s)(MSDS’s)

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Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS’s)

• ObjectivesObjectives– Know what an MSDS isKnow what an MSDS is– Describe the purpose of an MSDSDescribe the purpose of an MSDS– List what information is on an MSDSList what information is on an MSDS– Identify the locations of the MSDS collectionIdentify the locations of the MSDS collection

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Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS’s)

• Chemical Product and Company IdentificationChemical Product and Company Identification• CompositionComposition• Hazard IdentificationHazard Identification• First Aid MeasuresFirst Aid Measures• Accidental Release MeasuresAccidental Release Measures• Handling and StorageHandling and Storage• Personal Protection, Exposure ControlPersonal Protection, Exposure Control

• Physical and Chemical PropertiesPhysical and Chemical Properties• Stability and ReactivityStability and Reactivity• Toxicological InformationToxicological Information• Disposal ConsiderationsDisposal Considerations• Transport InformationTransport Information• Regulatory InformationRegulatory Information• Additional InformationAdditional Information

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MSDS’s can be acquired for any chemical

• MSDS’sMSDS’s can be useful tool at home can be useful tool at homeE.g. Clorox Bleach, Ammonia, Fantastic, E.g. Clorox Bleach, Ammonia, Fantastic,

X-19, Off (oven cleaner), Windex, W-40, X-19, Off (oven cleaner), Windex, W-40, Crazy Glue, etcCrazy Glue, etc

LABS are required to have MSDS’sLABS are required to have MSDS’s

For all their hazardous chemicalsFor all their hazardous chemicals

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Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS’s)

Location

MSDS's are located in MSDS's are located in three places:three places:

– SecuritySecurity area in BSB area in BSB as a hard copy in as a hard copy in yellow bindersyellow binders

– InternetInternet– Individual LabsIndividual Labs

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EHS-Laboratory InspectionsEHS-Laboratory Inspections

• All laboratories are inspected twice a year All laboratories are inspected twice a year for:for:– Chemical Safety and ComplianceChemical Safety and Compliance– Biological Safety and ComplianceBiological Safety and Compliance

All laboratories using radioactive materials All laboratories using radioactive materials (RAM) are inspected quarterly for:(RAM) are inspected quarterly for:

– Radiological Safety and ComplianceRadiological Safety and Compliance

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4-Employee Information and 4-Employee Information and TrainingTraining

• Employers must provide employees Employers must provide employees information and training on hazardous information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area:chemicals in their work area:

– At the time of their initial assignmentAt the time of their initial assignment

– Whenever a new physical or health Whenever a new physical or health hazard, about which employees hazard, about which employees have not been previously trained, is have not been previously trained, is introduced into their work areaintroduced into their work area

• Training may cover several categories Training may cover several categories of hazardsof hazards

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Summary

• OSHA is responsible for the Hazard Communication OSHA is responsible for the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS)Standard (HCS)

• Hazard Communication Standard : Hazard Communication Standard : – Written Program, Labels, MSDS’s and TrainingWritten Program, Labels, MSDS’s and Training– All chemical containers must have labels with name and hazard All chemical containers must have labels with name and hazard

warningwarning– MSDS’s must be read before using a chemical substanceMSDS’s must be read before using a chemical substance– Each lab must have a binder with MSDS collection as well as a Each lab must have a binder with MSDS collection as well as a

Chemical Inventory for all hazardous chemicals present in the Chemical Inventory for all hazardous chemicals present in the lablab

– Employee is responsible for using safe work practices when Employee is responsible for using safe work practices when working with physical and chemical hazardousworking with physical and chemical hazardous

– Training should be given on specific physical or health hazardTraining should be given on specific physical or health hazard– Hazard Communication shall be taken annuallyHazard Communication shall be taken annually

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