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Title: 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
3
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)

5
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

9
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

10
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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UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
MARINE CORPS COMMUNITY SERVICES
Certificate of Training
This is to certify that
Type name here
HAS SATISFACTORILY COMPLETED
HazCom Online Training
at Camp Pendleton, California
Type date here
Type here
Employee ID
Date
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