Safety Training You Gotta Do

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Safety Training You Gotta Do

• 2003 Northwest Hazardous Waste Conference
• Pasco, WA

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Operational Safety Concerns

• Chemical Hazards
• Physical Hazards

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Chemical Hazards

• Toxins Acute and Chronic
• 1. Irritants
• Sensitizers
• Tumorogens
• Mutagens
• Teratogens

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Chemical Hazards

• Flammable Liquids
• Corrosives
• Reactives

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Physical Hazards

• Thermal Hazards - Hot-n-Cold
• Pneumatic and Hydraulic
• Ionizing Radiation

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What to Do?

• Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
• OSHA - Dept of Labor
• Intended to assure a safe and healthful working
  environment for working men and women

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Employer Best Practices

• Best Possible Engineering
• Best Possible Administration
• Last Resort - PPE

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OSHA 29 CFR 1910

• Comprehensive Substance Standards
• Industry Specific Standards
• General Industrial Hygiene and Safety Standards
• General Performance-Oriented Standards

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General Industry Standards

• 1910.94 Ventilation
• 1910.96 Ionizing Radiation
• 1910.101 Compressed Gasses
• 1910.120 HAZWOPER
• 1910.132 General Requirements PPE
• 1910.134 Respiratory Protection

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1910.120 - HAZWOPER

• Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
• - A Safety and Health program
• - A comprehensive plan to develop procedures,
  and identify and control hazards
• - Standard Operating Procedures for Safety and
  Health
• - A Safety and Health plan that integrates the
  general program with a specific site
• - A Safety and Training Program
• - A Medical Surveillance Program

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Safety and Training Program

• All employees who may be exposed to hazardous
  substances must be trained to the level their job
  requires before they are permitted to engage in,
  supervise, or manage hazardous waste
  operationsEmployees who are on-site, but are not
  potentially exposed over the PEL, are required to
  have a minimum of 24 hours off-site instruction
  and one day of field experience. All affected
  employees must complete 8 hours of rfresher
  training annually.

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General Requirements for PPE

• Employer must complete a hazard assessment in
  order to identify PPE needed
• Every employee required to PPE must be trained in
  the care and use of it.
• Why PPE needed
• PPE Selection and limitations
• Employee must demonstrate use and
  understanding of PPE
• Must Keep written records

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Respiratory Protection 1910.134

• Must have written SOPs
• Must be trained in the care and use of respirator
• Initial and annual medical examinations required.

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Subpart Z

• 1910.1030 Bloodborne Pathogen
• - all employees
• 1910.1200 Hazard Communication
• - right-to-know
• - container labeling
• - MSDS
• - Hazardous Substances Inventory

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