environmental health and safety oklahoma state university hazard communications your “right to...

Environmental Health and Safety

Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma State University

Hazard CommunicationsHazard Communications

Your “Right to Know”Your “Right to Know”



The Four Stages of the The Four Stages of the ProgramProgram

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs)Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) Labeling and Marking SystemsLabeling and Marking Systems Employee TrainingEmployee Training Written PlanWritten Plan




Material Safety Data Material Safety Data SheetsSheets



Material Safety Data SheetsMaterial Safety Data Sheets

• Company Company InformationInformation

• Hazardous Hazardous IngredientsIngredients

• Physical DataPhysical Data• Fire and Explosion Fire and Explosion

DataData• Health Hazard DataHealth Hazard Data

• Reactivity DataReactivity Data• Spill & Leak Spill & Leak

ProceduresProcedures• Special Protection Special Protection

InformationInformation• Special PrecautionsSpecial Precautions


Material Safety Data Sheets:Material Safety Data Sheets:Your RightsYour Rights

1. Your employer must 1. Your employer must have an MSDS for every have an MSDS for every hazardous substance you hazardous substance you use as part of your job.use as part of your job.



2. These MSDSs must be 2. These MSDSs must be available to you the entire available to you the entire time you are in the time you are in the workplace.workplace.



3. If you request to see a 3. If you request to see a copy of an MSDS for a copy of an MSDS for a product you use, and your product you use, and your employer cannot provide it; employer cannot provide it; after one working day, you after one working day, you may refuse to use that may refuse to use that product or work in an area product or work in an area where it is being used.where it is being used.



4. If you request your own 4. If you request your own personal copy of an MSDS, personal copy of an MSDS, your employer has 15 days your employer has 15 days to provide it.to provide it.




Labeling and Marking Labeling and Marking SystemsSystems




NFPA DiamondsNFPA Diamonds HMIS LabelsHMIS Labels Uniform Laboratory Hazard Signage Uniform Laboratory Hazard Signage

SystemSystem



NFPA DiamondsNFPA Diamonds Color coded, Color coded,

numerical rating numerical rating systemsystem

Will be located near Will be located near main entrances, fire main entrances, fire alarm panels, or on alarm panels, or on outside entrance outside entrance doorsdoors

Provide at-a-glance Provide at-a-glance hazard informationhazard information



NFPA DiamondsNFPA Diamonds Blue = HealthBlue = Health Red = FlammabilityRed = Flammability Yellow = InstabilityYellow = Instability White = Special White = Special

hazard informationhazard information



NFPA DiamondsNFPA Diamonds 4= Deadly Hazard4= Deadly Hazard 3= Severe Hazard3= Severe Hazard 2= Moderate Hazard2= Moderate Hazard 1= Slight Hazard1= Slight Hazard 0= No Hazard0= No Hazard



HMIS LabelsHMIS Labels Designed to go on Designed to go on

individual containers individual containers of products that of products that don’t have don’t have manufacturer’s manufacturer’s labelslabels

Same color Same color code/numerical code/numerical rating system as the rating system as the NFPA diamondsNFPA diamonds



HMIS LabelsHMIS Labels Blue = HealthBlue = Health Red = FlammabilityRed = Flammability Yellow = InstabilityYellow = Instability White = Personal White = Personal

Protective Equipment or Protective Equipment or special protection special protection informationinformation

Numerical Rating of 0-4Numerical Rating of 0-4



HMIS LabelsHMIS Labels You should never have any You should never have any

unattended, unlabeled unattended, unlabeled containers in your workplace!containers in your workplace!



Uniform Laboratory SignageUniform Laboratory Signage Located on Located on

laboratory and laboratory and chemical storage chemical storage area doorsarea doors

Pictographs depict Pictographs depict worst hazards worst hazards present in lab or present in lab or areaarea



Uniform Laboratory SignageUniform Laboratory Signage Always check with the Always check with the

appropriate personnel (lab appropriate personnel (lab manager, chemical hygiene manager, chemical hygiene officer, etc.) before performing officer, etc.) before performing work or maintenance in a work or maintenance in a laboratory!laboratory!


Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma State UniversityHazard CommunicationsHazard Communications

Employee TrainingEmployee Training


Hazard CommunicationsHazard CommunicationsEmployee TrainingEmployee Training

Training is required:Training is required: Within the first 30 days of employmentWithin the first 30 days of employment Whenever new hazards are introducedWhenever new hazards are introduced AnnuallyAnnually


Hazard CommunicationsHazard CommunicationsEmployee TrainingEmployee Training

The training must cover:The training must cover: Requirements of regulationsRequirements of regulations Location and availability of MSDSsLocation and availability of MSDSs Hazardous chemicals used in the workplaceHazardous chemicals used in the workplace Method to detect releaseMethod to detect release Physical and health hazardsPhysical and health hazards Measures for personal protectionMeasures for personal protection Details and location of the written planDetails and location of the written plan




The Written PlanThe Written Plan


Hazard CommunicationsHazard CommunicationsThe Written PlanThe Written Plan

You have a right to possess your You have a right to possess your own copy of OSU’s written own copy of OSU’s written

hazard communications plan. hazard communications plan.



It is available from EHS (ext. 47241) It is available from EHS (ext. 47241)

or online at:or online at:

http://www.pp.okstate.edu/ehs/index.htmhttp://www.pp.okstate.edu/ehs/index.htm



Chemical Inventory Lists (CILs) Chemical Inventory Lists (CILs) will also be required from your will also be required from your

department.department.



If you are exposed to a hazardous If you are exposed to a hazardous substance at work, you should substance at work, you should report it to your supervisor who report it to your supervisor who

will complete an “Employee will complete an “Employee Exposure Report Form”Exposure Report Form”




BE SAFE, BE SAFE,

NOT SORRY!NOT SORRY!

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