HAZCOM Program

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HAZCOM Program
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Purpose

• OSHA requires that all employers provide
  information to their employees on
• the chemicals in work place
• Hazards risks of exposure
• Protection against exposure

HAZCOM Training
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HAZCOM Program Requirements

• Written plan/procedures for HAZCOM
• Maintain Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs)
• Maintain a list of the hazardous chemicals
  identified and evaluated in the workplace (HMIL)
• Labels and other forms of warning
• Training (communicate all information to
  employees)
• Establish procedures to control, track and reduce
  the variety and quantity of HAZMAT in storage,
  stock, use, or disposal

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Types of Hazards

• Exposure the combination of factors such as
  amount, type, toxicity, route of entry, and
  duration
• Acute Exposure short-term exposure of seconds,
  minutes, or hours (1 work shift or less)
• Chronic Exposure long duration or repeated
  exposures (more than 1 work shift)

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Types of Hazards cont.

• Routes of Entry Four methods of how a hazardous
  substance may enter the body
• Inhalation breathing of fumes, vapors, mists,
  gas, or dusts (most common)
• Ingestion taken internally by eating or
  swallowing
• Injection accidental injection during a puncture
  wound or from pressurized fluid
• Absorption direct skin contact

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MSDS
MSDS will provide

• Company information
• Hazardous ingredients
• Health Hazard data
• Physical data
• Fire and explosion data

• Spill and leak procedures
• Special protection information
• Special precautions
• PPE requirements
• Reactivity data

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MSDS

• Employers shall provide an MSDS for every
  chemical used, handled or stored at the activity
• Shall be unique to the chemical and
  manufacturers name
• Must be readily available and accessible to
  employees during each work shift
• May be kept in a central location at the primary
  workplace

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Labels

• Labels shall include the
• following information
• Name address of chemical manufacturer or
  distributor
• Identity of hazardous chemicals
• Appropriate hazard warnings

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HAZMAT Storage

• Flammable storage lockers will comply with 29 CFR
  1910.106
• Must be conspicuously labeled
• Flammable - Keep Fire Away
• Call 911 in Case of Spill
• No Smoking

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PPE

• PPE must suit the hazard
• Safety glasses or goggles
• Protective gloves
• Protective clothing

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HAZMAT First Aid

• Take the following first aid actions for HAZMAT
  emergencies
• Eyes Flush with water for 15 minutes
• Skin Wash with soap and water
• Inhalation Move to fresh air
• Swallowing Get emergency medical assistance

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HAZMAT Spill Response

• Call 911
• Turn off power / ignition source
• Contain the spill
• Evacuate the area

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Conclusion

• Identify all HAZMAT in the workplace
• Make available all MSDSs for material being used,
  handled, or stored in the workplace
• Provide PPE
• Store Hazmat properly

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Questions?
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