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Hazard Communication

Right to Know

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Hazard Communication

What is the Federal law that authorizes Hazard Communication?

Hazard Communication 29 CFR 1910.1200

What is the State law that authorizes Hazard Communication?

Michigan “Right to Know” Law (Part 92) General Industry

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Hazard Communication

What are the five elements of the Hazard Communication program?

1)Chemical List 2)Labels 3)Material Safety Data

Sheets (MSDS) 4)Written Program 5)Training

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Hazard Communication

What must be included on the Chemical List?

Hazardous Materials

What three items must be included on each label?

1)Identity 2)Hazard Warning 3)Name and Address of

Manufacture or Distributor

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Hazard Communication

State the three requirements for the Written Program:

1)Written in English 2)Could be unique to your

establishment 3)Must be accessible to all

employees Where should the MSDS be

located? Available at your work area

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Training

When does training take place?

-Upon initial hire -Before exposure -New Chemical (Type)

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MSDS What are the eight (8)

components of a MSDS? 1)Chemical product and

Company ID 2)Composition and Hazard

Ingredients 3)Physical Charactersitics 4)Fire Hazard 5)Reactivity 6)Health Hazard 7)Safe Handling 8)Control Measures

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MSDS: Section 1

What are the five (5) items that should be listed under Chemical Product and Company ID?

1)Name of Chemmical 2)Contact Information 3)Emergency Contact 4)Date Prepared 5)Name of Preparer

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MSDS: Section II

What two items should be listed under Composition and Hazard Ingredients?1)Hazard Ingredients2)PEL

Hazardous components exceeding _1_% must be identified.

Carcinogens exceeding _.1_% must be identified.

What is the definition of PEL? Permissible Exposure Limits (8 hrs. a day-40 hrs. a week)

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MSDS: Section III

What type of information would be found under Physical Characteristics?

1)Appearance and Odor 2)Boiling Point 3)Vapor Pressure 4)Specific Gravity 5)Melting Point

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MSDS: Section IV

What information would be found under Fire Hazard?

1)Extinguishing Media 2)Flash Point 3)LFL 4)UFL 5)Special Fire Fighting

Methods

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NFPA Label

What are the sections and colors of the NFPA Label?

Blue

Red

Yellow

White

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Numbering System

Explain the severity of the numbers:

0-Minimal 1-Slight 2-Moderate 3-Serious 4-Extreme

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MSDS: Section V

What two items would be found under Reactivity Data?

1)Stability 2)Conditions to Avoid

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MSDS: Section VI

What are the five (5) items that would be found under the Health Hazards section?

1)Routes of Entry 2)Health Hazards 3)Carcinogen 4)Mutagen 5)Teratogen

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Health Hazards

Define acute: Short term exposure; adverse health effects resulting from brief exposure.

Define chronic: Long lasting or continuous exposure; long-term adverse health effects resulting from either acute or chronic exposure.

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MSDS: Section VI

What are the four routes of entry of hazardous material into the body?

1)Ingestion 2)Inhalation 3)Injection 4)Contact/Absorption

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MSDS: Section VI

Define carcinogen:suspected cancer causing substance

Define mutagen:changes the chromosomes of the fetus

Define teratogen:changes the integrity of the fetus (alcohol,smoking,drugs)

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MSDS: Section VI

What items would be found under the Health Hazards section?

1)Signs and Symptoms 2)Emergency and First Aid

Procedures

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MSDS: Section VII

What three items would be found under the Safe Handling section?

1)Spill Procedures 2)Waste Disposal 3)Storage

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MSDS: Section VII

Incase of an emergency, what steps should be taken?

1)Self Protection -Eyewash -Shower 2)Barricade 3)MSDS 4)Report (Reporting

procedures for your facility) ?-911

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MSDS: Section VIII

What are the three Control Measures?

1)Respiratory Protection 2)Ventilation 3)Personal Protective

Equipment (PPE)

What items are considered PPE? Safety Glasses, Face Shield, Gloves