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Hazard Communication aka Right-to-Know

Globally Harmonized System (GHS)Safety Data Sheets

&Labeling Of Chemical Containers

Hazcom 1994 + GHS

= Hazcom 2012

You Should Have an Existing Knowledge of Hazard Communication.

The following information is to supplement HAZCOM training to meet the requirements of the new HAZCOM – Global Harmonization System (GHS).

Hazcom 2012(Hazcom + GHS)

• Labeling of containers to be “pictograms” hazard warnings and signal words Significant requirements for manufacturers and suppliers to re-classification of chemicals

• User-friendly Safety Data Sheets (not MSDS) with a specific 16 part format

• TRAINING will be key requirement for contractors (end-users)

Hazcom 2012

• Compliance Dates

December 2013 - Train workers on labels and SDS

December 2015* - Comply with SDS requirements * Transition period – comply with either MSDS or SDS

June 2016 - Full compliance (revise written program)

hazard communication

Hazard Communication?

• A program developed, implemented and maintained by the employer that inform s employees of hazardous chemicals and the material safety data sheets required

What Must Employers Do?Employers must give employees the information we need to handle products safely at our worksites every day.HazCom requires employers to follow these four steps:

• develop a chemical inventory,• develop a written HazCom program,• maintain labels and Safety Data Sheets, and• communicate hazard information to employees.

The employer must list all hazardous chemicals used, stored, or released in the workplace. The employer must give the list to workers on request.


Example: Flammable classification (by flashpoint)

Why GHS?

OSHA flashpoint = 0-100 degrees F

DOT flashpoint = 0-140 degrees F

EUflashpoint = 0-131 degrees F

GHSflashpoint = 0-140 degrees F

OSHA highly toxic = < 50

DOT highly toxic Group 1 = < 5 highly toxic Group 2 = > 5 < 50

EU very toxic = < 25

GHS 2 levels of highly toxic highly toxic ≤ 5 very toxic > 5 ≤ 50

• Example: acute oral toxicity LD50 (mg/kg)Why GHS?

The Big Change is ------

New Container Labels with Pictograms


Labels

• Employers must maintain labels for every hazardous product on the job.

Container labels tell:what is in the productany caution, warning, or dangersome minimal control methodProduct identifier – chemical identitySupplier identification – name, address etc.Precautionary statements – advice *Hazard pictograms – visual warning

• If you transfer a chemical to another container, the new container must be labeled, unless the quantity is just enough for one shift of work.

A product label or container label is NOT a substitute for a SDS

Health Hazard

• Carcinogen • Mutagenicity • Reproductive Toxicity • Respiratory Sensitizer • Target Organ Toxicity • Aspiration Toxicity

Corrosion

• Skin Corrosion/Burns • Eye Damage • Corrosive to Metals

Flame

• Flammables • Pyrophorics • Self-Heating • Emits Flammable Gas • Self-Reactives • Organic Peroxides

Exclamation Mark

• Irritant (skin and eye) • Skin Sensitizer • Acute Toxicity • Narcotic Effects • Respiratory Tract

Irritant • Hazardous to Ozone

Layer (Non-Mandatory)

Gas Cylinder

• Gases Under Pressure

Exploding Bomb

• Explosives • Self-Reactives • Organic Peroxides

Skull and Crossbones

• Acute Toxicity (fatal or toxic)

Flame Over Circle

• Oxidizers

A substance that oxidizes another substance, especially one that supports the combustion of fuel; an oxidizing agent

Environment(Non-Mandatory)

• Aquatic Toxicity

Signal words – Used to emphasize hazard and discriminate between levels of hazard.The signal word indicates the relative degree of severity of a hazard. The signal words used in the GHS are

"Danger" for the more severe hazards, and"Warning" for the less severe hazards



• A statement assigned to a hazard class and category that describes the nature of the hazard(s) of a chemical; including, where appropriate, the degree of hazards Example: Flammable liquids

• Category 1: Extremely flammable liquid and vapor• Category 2: Highly flammable liquid and vapor• Category 3: Flammable liquid and vapor• Category 4: Combustible liquid

Hazard Statements


• Fatal if swallowed• Toxic if swallowed• Harmful if swallowed• May be harmful if swallowed• Highly flammable liquid and vapor

Example Chemical Hazard Statements


Precautionary statement –a phrase that describes recommended measures to be taken to minimize or prevent adverse effects resulting from exposure to a hazardous chemical or improper storage or handling.

– i.e. wear protective gloves

Labeling

• Precautionary information supplements the hazard information by briefly providing measures to be taken to minimize or prevent adverse effects from physical, health or environmental hazards. First aid is included in precautionary information. For example

– Wear splash protection for face– Keep away from heat/sparks/open flame– Use explosion-proof electrical… equipment

Precautionary Statements


Danger

Flammable Liquid

Keep Away from Heat and Heat Sources – No Smoking

Gasoline

SAMPLE LABEL

Warning

Causes Eye Irritation

Keep Container Tightly Closed

Sulfur Dioxide

SAMPLE LABEL

Example label: GHS label (i.e. inside shipping box for employees and end users)

ToxiFlam (Contains: XYZ)

Danger! Toxic If Swallowed, Flammable Liquid and Vapor

Do not eat, drink or use tobacco when using this product. Wash hands thoroughly after handling. Keep container tightly closed. Keep away from heat/sparks/open flame. - No smoking. Wear protective gloves and eye/face protection. Ground container and receiving equipment. Use explosion-proof electrical equipment. Take precautionary measures against static discharge. Use only non-sparking tools. Store in cool/well-ventilated place. IF SWALLOWED: Immediately call a POISON CONTROL CENTER or doctor/physician. Rinse mouth.

In case of fire, use water fog, dry chemical, CO2, or "alcohol" foam.

See Material Safety Data Sheet for further details regarding safe use of this product.

MyCompany, MyStreet, MyTown NJ 00000, Tel: 444 999 9999

NEW LABEL SAMPLE

First aid measures are not mandatory on container labels.

NFPA Warning System

A diamond-shaped NFPA hazard warning system was created by the National Fire Protection Association as information for firefighters.. The four diamonds identify different hazards:– Health hazard—blue diamond on left– Fire hazard—red diamond on top– Reactivity—yellow diamond on right– Special hazard—white diamond on bottom

National Fire Protection Association

This may be included in new SDS, but is a DOT Requirement

HMIS

May be included in new

SDS

The Other Change is ------

Flammable Liquids

1910.106, Flammable Liquids

• New criteria established for flammable liquids

• Inconsistent warnings currently seen• Four categories of Flammable Liquids (1-4)• Combustible liquids definition removed

Flammable Liquids Categories

• Category 1 – FP < 73.4 F, BP ≤ 95 F• Category 2 – FP < 73.4 F, BP > 95 F• Category 3 – FP ≥ 73.4 F, BP ≤ 140 F• Category 4 – FP > 140 F, BP≤ 199.4 F

SDShazard communication

What Is an SDS?Safety Data Sheet

(formerly Material Safety Data Sheets – MSDS)

An SDS is an important part of the employer’s hazard communication (HazCom) system.

Safety Data Sheetshazard communication

An SDS (safety data sheet):• provides information about a product used on the job

and• is required for every hazardous material used on the

job.

You have a right to request an SDS for any material You work with.

To get the right SDS, make sure the product identity or trade name appearing on the container label appears the same way on the MSDS.


SDSA safety data sheet is like a technical bulletin on hazardous chemicals.

A safety data sheet provides information about a product used on the job and can answer several important questions for you:

• what are the hazards?• how can you recognize if you are overexposed?• how can you protect yourself from the product?• how should fires or spills be handled?• what first aid should be given to an over exposed?


For example, you are heat welding a PVC membrane. Your eyes are watering.

• Wouldn’t it make you think, “Is heat welding this PVC membrane causing my eyes to water?” Or maybe “If this stuff can cause my eyes to water, what else might it do?”

• With an SDS for the PVC membrane, you can answer these questions.


Sections of an SDSSDS’s have 16 sections.

• Section 1— Identification• Section 2— Health Hazards Identification• Section 3— Composition / Information on

Ingredients• Section 4— First Aid Measures• Section 5— Fire Fighting Measures• Section 6— Accidental Release Measures• Section 7— Handling and Storage• Section 8— Exposure Controls / Personal Protection


Sections of an SDS• Section 9 — Physical and Chemical Properties• Section 10 — Stability and Reactivity• Section 11 — Toxicological Information

non-mandatory• Section 12 — Ecological Information• Section 13 — Disposal Considerations• Section 14 — Transport Information• Section 15 — Regulatory Information• Section 16 — Other Information

Section 1: Identification

Section 2: Hazard(s) Identification

Section 3: Composition/Information on Ingredients

Section 4: First-Aid Measures

Section 5: Fire-Fighting Measures

What Is Flash Point?

The temperature at which a chemical releases enough vapors to ignite.

Section 6: Accidental Release Measures

Section 7: Handling and Storage

Section 8: Exposure Controls/Personal Protection

• OSHA Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs), American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) Threshold Limit Values (TLVs), and any other exposure limit used or recommended by the chemical manufacturer, importer, or employer preparing the safety data sheet, where available.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permissible_Exposure_Limit


The PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT (PEL or OSHA PEL) is a legal limit in the United States for exposure of an employee to a chemical substance or physical agent.

A CEILING LIMIT is one that may not be exceeded for any period of time, exposure is usually limited a one time exposure of 15 minutes or less.

• What Are PEL and Toxicity?A PEL of 1 ppm may be 1,000 times more toxic than a PEL of 1,000 ppm.A lower PEL usually means more harmful


• Appropriate engineering controls (e.g., use local exhaust ventilation, put an enclosure around a hazard).

• Recommendations for personal protective measures to prevent illness or injury from exposure to chemicals, such as personal protective equipment (PPE) (e.g., appropriate types of eye, face, skin or respiratory protection needed based on hazards and potential exposure).

• Any special requirements for PPE, protective clothing or respirators (e.g., type of glove material, such as PVC or nitrile rubber gloves; and breakthrough time of the glove material).

Personal protective equipment (PPE) refers to protective clothing, helmets, goggles, or other garments or equipment designed to protect the wearer's body from injury.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_protective_equipment


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Section 9: Physical and Chemical Properties

Section 10: Stability and Reactivity

A common example of two products that react with each other is ammonia and bleach and chlorine and alcohol

http://chemistry.about.com/od/toxicchemicals/a/Mixing-Bleach-And-Ammonia.htm

Section 11: Toxicological Information

• Information on the likely routes of exposure (inhalation, ingestion, skin and eye contact). The SDS should indicate if the information is unknown.

• Description of the delayed, immediate, or chronic effects from short- and long-term exposure.

Formerly known as the Health Hazards Section

Chronic Effect: Adverse effect, symptoms that develop slowly, due to long and continuous exposure to low concentrations of a hazardous substance. Such symptoms do not usually subside when the exposure stops. Opposite of acute effect.

Acute Effect: Adverse effect, whereby severe symptoms develop rapidly and lead quckly to a health crisis. These symptoms often subside when the exposure stops.

http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/chronic-effect.html

Acute (short term) and chronic (long term) .

Eyes

Respiratory System

Skin

How chemicals get into your blood and organs.

Section 11: Toxicological Information

Section 12: Ecological Information (non-mandatory)

Section 13: Disposal Considerations (non-mandatory)

This section should also refer the reader to Section 8 (Exposure Controls/Personal Protection) of the SDS

Section 14: Transport Information (non-mandatory)

This section provides guidance on classification information for shipping and transporting of hazardous chemical(s) by road, air, rail, or sea. The information may include:

• DOT Number• UN number (i.e., four-figure identification number of the

substance). • UN proper shipping name1. • Transport hazard class(es)1. • Packing group number, if applicable, based on the degree of

hazard2.

Section 15: Regulatory Information (non-mandatory)

Section 16: Other Information

• QUESTIONS

SDS Quiz:

SDS Quiz:

1. OSHA’s HazCom Standard gives you a legal right to:a. sue your employerb. know about hazardous substances you work withc. hazardous duty payd. an attorney

2. HazCom gives specific responsibilities to:a. employersb. distributorsc. manufacturersd. all of the above

SDS Quiz:

1. OSHA’s HazCom Standard gives you a legal right to:a. sue your employerb. know about hazardous substances you work withc. hazardous duty payd. an attorney

2. HazCom gives specific responsibilities to:

a. employersb. distributorsc. manufacturersd. all of the above

SDS Quiz:

3. You have a right to request an SDS from your employer for any product you work with.

a. True b. False

4. You should read an SDS like:

a. a bookb. a magazinec. a technical reportd. a newspaper

SDS Quiz:

5. An SDS can help medical personnel in an emergency.

a. True b. False

6. Which PEL is probably most harmful.a. PEL = 200 ppmb. PEL = 1,000 ppm

c. PEL = 10 ppmd. PEL = 1 ppm

SDS Quiz:

5. An SDS can help medical personnel in an emergency.a. True b. False

6. For a highly toxic chemical, which PEL is probably most harmful.

a. PEL = 200 ppmb. PEL = 1,000 ppm

c. PEL = 10 ppmd. PEL = 1 ppm

SDS Quiz:

7. Every chemical compound has its own CAS number.

a. True b. False

8. The PEL or permissible exposure limit means

the height at which you can safely work with a product for an 8 hour period.

a. True b. False

SDS Quiz:


a. True b. False


the height at which you can safely work with a product an 8 hour period..

a. True b. False

SDS Quiz:


a. True b. False


the height at which you can safely work with a product an 8 hour period.

a. True b. False

SDS Quiz:


a. True b. False


the height at which you can safely work with a product for an 8 hour period.

a. True b. False

SDS Quiz:

9. The ceiling limit for a product means: a. maximum height of the roof you can use it on.b. maximum concentration allowed for no longer than

15 minutes.c. maximum time you can work with a product.d. none of the above

10. The SDS section on physical data includes a product’s:

a. manufacturerb. odor and appearance

c. short term exposure limitd. none of the above.

SDS Quiz:

11. A chemical’s vapor density tells whether its vapor is heavier or lighter than:

a. Leadb. water

c. aird. helium

12. A chemical’s specific gravity tells whether it is heavier or lighter

than: a. leadb. waterc. aird. helium

SDS Quiz:

11. Flash point is the lowest temperature at which a liquid gives off enough vapor to ignite.

a. True b. False

12. A common example of two products that react with each other is:

a. ammonia and bleachb. oil and waterc. splice cleaner and PVCd. toluene and heptane

SDS Quiz:

13. The health hazards section of the MSDS is now called Toxicological Properties in the new SDS.

a. True b. False

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