The Hazard Communication Program

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The Hazard Communication Program
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Overview

• What is Hazard Communication
• Who needs to comply and Why
• What you need to do to comply

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What is the program

• Developed to reduce the incidence of chemically
  induced occupational injuries by
• Informing workers of hazards
• Identifying proper PPE
• The MSDS is the lynch pin

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What is an MSDS

• Document containing data on
• Safety
• Health
• Disposal
• Emergency Response
• Supplied by the manufacturer

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Who needs to comply

• All workcenters in which employees are exposed to
  or have the potential to be exposed to
  occupational chemical hazards

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Why do it

• Compliance helps keep your workers safe and
  healthy
• Regulatory Guidance
• 29 CFR 1910.1200 Hazard Communication
• AFOSH Std 161-21, Hazard Communication
• Local Base Regulation

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How to do it

• Work closely with Base Bioenvironmental
  Engineering to identify
• What you use
• How you use it
• Maintain inventory and copies of MSDSs in your
  Workcenter
• Get base specific HAZCOM Training from Public
  Health or Bioenvironmental Engineering

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For more information

• Contact your Base Bioenvironmental Engineer