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Massachusetts Healthcare Self-Insurance Group, Inc.

Safety Awareness For Everyone from Cove Risk Services

Hazard Communication And GHS—

What Employees Need to Know

© BLR®—Business & Legal Resources 1206

Session Objectives

Recognize hazardous chemicals

Understand the risks they pose

Interpret the information on chemical labels

Understand safety data sheets

Protect yourself from physical and health hazards

Respond to emergencies


How Much Do You Already Know?

Under GHS, OSHA will no longer regulate workplace hazardous chemicals.

Hazard Communication applies to chemical manufacturers only.

SDSs are better organized and may provide more information than MSDSs.

PPE is required only if there is a spill.

Pictograms on a label convey specific information about the hazards of a chemical.


Where You Encounter Hazardous Chemicals

• Fill your vehicle with gasoline or diesel

• Use liquid cleaners• Use solvents or acids at work• Top off your

vehicle’s antifreeze


Why Prevention Is Important

43 million workers potentially exposed annually

at 5 million businesses

880,000 hazardous chemicals used in the United States

50,000 injuries and illnesses annually125 fatalities annuallyChronic illness and fatalities are outcomes of chemical exposure at work


Hazard Communication StandardHazard Communication Standard

Employers must provide you with:

– A written hazard communication program

– A list of hazardous chemicals

– SDSs– Labels on containers– Training


What Is GHS?– Globally Harmonized

System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals

– Implemented through HazCom

– Provides a universal approach


Employee Responsibilities

• Read and interpret labels and SDSs

• Follow employer instructions and warnings

• Identify hazards before starting a job

• Participate in training


Physical Hazards• Explosive

• Flammable

• Oxidizer

• Self-reactive

• Pyrophoric liquid or solid

• Self-heating

• Organic peroxide

• Corrosive to metal

• Gas under pressure

• Emits flammable gas when contacts water


Health Hazards• Short- or long-term effects:

– Acute toxicity

– Skin corrosion or irritation

– Serious eye damage or eye irritation

– Respiratory or skin sensitization

– Germ cell mutagenicity

– Carcinogenicity

– Reproductive toxicity

– Specific target organ toxicity

– Aspiration hazard


Other Chemical Hazards

• Asphyxiation, or asphyxia

• Pyrophoric gas• Combustible dust• Hazards Not

Otherwise Classified


Hazard Detection And Monitoring

• Visual appearance• Continuous

monitoring device• Odor

Image courtesy of Scott Safety


Hazardous Chemicals At Your Facility

• Locations of chemicals• Written HazCom plan• Chemical list• SDSs


How Hazardous Chemicals Enter Your Body

• Skin and eye contact

• Inhalation• Ingestion• Absorption


Test Your KnowledgeThe GHS replaces OSHA regulations.

Carcinogenicity is a health effect of a hazardous material.

Under HazCom, you must know how to read SDSs.

There are a total of 5 million workers potentially exposed to hazardous chemicals in the United States.

GHS is intended to standardize the information about hazard substances for people all over the world.


What Have You Learned?

• Do you understand:– Why this course is important?– Where you can encounter hazardous

materials?– Physical and health hazards?– How hazardous materials enter your body?– Your responsibilities under HazCom?



What’s on a Chemical Label?

What’s on a Chemical Label? (cont.)

Warning



– Pictograms – Symbols– Supplemental

Information


Safety Data SheetsRead the SDS before working with

any hazardous material.

Detailed written description of a hazard related to a chemical

Describes risks, precautions, and remediesMust be readily available to you.


SDS vs. MSDS• SDS replaces MSDS• 16-section format• More complete

information


Section 3: Composition and Information on Ingredients

Section 4: First Aid Measures

Section 1: Chemical and Supplier Information

Section 2: Hazards Identification

Sections 1–4


Sections 5–8Section 5: Fire-Fighting Measures

Section 6: Accidental Releases Measures

Section 7: Handling and Storage

Section 8: Exposure Controls and PPE


Sections 9–12

Section 9: Physical and Chemical Properties

Section 10: Stability and Reactivity

Section 11: Toxicological Information

Section 12: Ecological Information


Sections 13–16Section 13: Disposal Considerations

Section 14: Transportation Information

Section 15: Regulatory Information

Section 16: Other Information


The Written Plan• Identifies participating

personnel• Describes hazards• Gives criteria for labels

and SDSs• Describes training criteria• Lists hazardous

chemicals


Personal Protection

Engineering ControlsWork Practice Controls


Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• Eye and face protection• Hand protection• Foot protection• Head protection• Aprons and full bodysuits• Respiratory protection


Emergency Response to Spills

• Eyes: Flush with water

for 15 minutes• Skin: Wash with soap

and water; remove contaminated clothing

• Inhalation: Move to fresh air

• Swallowing: Get emergency medical assistance


Exercise

Chemical labels supply the most detailed information about a chemical’s hazards.

The SDS has 16 sections.

PPE is the first line of defense against a chemical’s hazards.

Supplier identification can be found on a chemical label.

The hazardous chemical list is part of the written HazCom program.


What Have You Learned?

Do you understand:• Chemical labels?• The SDS sections?• The written HazCom

program?• Engineering and work

practice controls?• PPE?


Key Points to Remember

• Hazard Communication makes you safer

• GHS provides standardized safety and health information

• Chemicals can have both physical and health hazards

• Labels and SDSs provide chemical information

• PPE and other protective measures reduce hazards


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