CLCP

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Chemical Safety Update Globally Harmonized
System (GHS)
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What is the GHS?

• A common and coherent approach to defining and
  classifying hazards, and communicating
  information on labels and safety data sheets.
• Target audiences include workers, consumers,
  transport workers, and emergency responders.
• Provides the underlying infrastructure for
  establishment of national, comprehensive chemical
  safety programs.

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Why is the GHS needed?

• No country has the ability to identify and
  specifically regulate every hazardous chemical
  product.
• For example, in the United States, there are an
  estimated 650,000 such products.
• Adoption of requirements for information to
  accompany the product helps address protection
  needs.

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Georgia Law for State Workers

• The Public Employees Hazardous Chemicals
  Protection and Right to Know Law was passed in
  1988.
• Georgia 300-3-19 is the governing law. The
  rules of the law can be found at the GDOL website
  and the Secretary of State website as well.
• The purpose of these rules, of course, is to
  ensure that all Public employees understand their
  Right to Know as it regards to hazardous
  chemicals in the workplace.

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State Agency Responsibilities

• Section 300-19-02 requires Public Employers to
  ensure that all Public employees are aware of the
  Act, the regulations, and their responsibilities.
  Typically this means having a written Hazardous
  Chemical Communication Program or Hazard
  Communication Plan.
• A Hazardous Chemical Protection Communication
  Coordinator or Right to Know Coordinator must
  be designated within the agency.
• The Right to Know Coordinator will be provided
  with the proper authority to carry out the duties
  of the assigned position.

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Public Employee Hazardous Chemicals Protection
and Right to Know Law

• Administration of the law (300-3-19.02)
• Training (300-3-19.03)
• Contractors Responsibilities (300-3-19.04)
  
• Employee Grievance/Complaints (300-3-19.05)
• Exemptions (300-3-19.06)
• Monitoring of the law (300-3-19.07)

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Administration (300-3-19.02)

• The GA Department of Labor (GDOL) Safety
  Engineering Division shall, as required under the
  Act, ensure compliance with all training programs
  required under the law.
• GDOL must provide written approval of all agency
  training programs required under the law.
• GDOL must also provide written approval of the
  Hazard Communication Plan.

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Written Program

• Shall contain how the following will be met
• Labeling practices
• Other forms of warning
• Safety data sheets
• Information and training
• List of chemicals

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Training (300-3-19.03)

• Each employee shall be provided with training as
  required by the Act at the time of initial
  assignment to a workplace.
• Re-training must occur at least annually.
• Department of Labor will verify annual Right to
  Know training.
• A written training log must be kept for three
  years.

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Definitions

• Chemical
• Any element, chemical compound or mixture of
  elements and/or compounds.
• Hazardous chemical
• Any chemical which is a physical hazard or a
  health hazard.

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Definitions

• Physical hazard
• A chemical for which there is scientifically
  valid evidence that it is a combustible liquid, a
  compressed gas, explosive, flammable, organic
  peroxide, oxidizer, pyrophoric, unstable,
  reactive or water-reactive.

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Definitions

• Health hazard
• A chemical for which there is statistically
  significant evidence, based on at least one study
  conducted in accordance with established
  scientific principles, that acute or chronic
  health effects may occur in exposed employees.

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Definitions

• Label means any written, printed or graphic
  material displayed on or affixed to containers of
  hazardous chemicals.

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Labels Shipping

• Effective June 1, 2015 all shipping labels will
  be required to have all GHS label elements.

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Transport "Pictograms" Transport "Pictograms" Transport "Pictograms"

Flammable Liquid Flammable Gas Flammable Aerosol Flammable solid Self-Reactive Substances Pyrophorics (Spontaneously Combustible) Self-Heating Substances

Substances, which in contact with water, emit flammable gases (Dangerous When Wet) Oxidizing Gases Oxidizing Liquids Oxidizing Solids Explosive Divisions 1.1, 1.2, 1.3

Explosive Division 1.4 Explosive Division 1.5 Explosive Division 1.6

Compressed Gases Acute Toxicity (Poison) Oral, Dermal, Inhalation Corrosive
   
Marine Pollutant Organic Peroxides Organic Peroxides
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Department of Transportation (DOT) Labels

• DOT labels may take precedence over similar GHS
  pictograms for shipping containers.
• DOT does not have labels that correspond to the
  Health Hazard or the Acute Toxicity
• (less severe exclamation mark).

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Labels Pictograms

• There are 9 pictograms
• Health Hazards
• Physical Hazards
• Environmental Hazards

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Labels Pictograms Health Hazards
Acute toxicity (Less Severe) Irritant Dermal
sensitizer Acute toxicity (harmful) Narcotic
effects Respiratory tract irritation
Acute toxicity (Severe)
Acute short-term effect
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Labels Pictograms Health Hazards (cont.)
Carcinogen Respiratory sensitizer Reproductive
toxicity Target organ toxicity Mutagenicity Aspira
tion Hazard
Skin corrosion Serious eye damage/ Eye irritation
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Labels Pictograms Physical Hazards
Flammables Self reactives Pyrophorics Self
heating Emits flammable gas Organic peroxides
Explosives Self reactive materials Organic
peroxides
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Labels Pictograms Physical Hazards (cont.)
Corrosive to Metals
Oxidizer
Gases under Pressure
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Labels Signal Words

• These are words used to indicate the severity of
  the hazard and alert employees to the potential
  hazard.
• Only 2 signal words will appear
• DANGER(more severe hazard)
• WARNING (less severe hazard)
• Not all labels will have a signal word. Some
  chemicals are not hazardous enough to require
  that a signal word appear on the label.

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GHS Hazard Communication - Pictograms
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• Exemptions for labeling under OSHA
• Pesticides (Federal insecticide, fungicide, and
  rodenticide Act 7 U.S.C. 136)
• Food, food additive, color additive (FDA 21
  U.S.C. 301)
• Cosmetic, medical or vet device (FDA 21 U.S.C.
  301)
• Distilled spirits (Federal Alcohol Administration
  Act 21 U.S.C. 201)
• Consumer products (Consumer Product Safety Act 15
  U.S.C. 2501)
• Agricultural or vegetable seed (Federal Seed Act
  7 U.S.C. 1551)

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Definitions

• Safety Data Sheet
• Written or printed materialconcerning a
  hazardous chemical which is prepared in
  accordance with the standard.

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Safety Data Sheets (SDS)

• SDS access for employees
• Readily accessible, and
• During work shift
• Electronic and other alternatives are acceptable
• No barriers to immediate employee access
• When employees travel
• May be kept at primary workplace

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SDS Format 16 headings

• 1. Identification
• 2. Hazard(s) identification
• 3. Composition/information on ingredients
• 4. First-aid measures
• 5. Fire-fighting measures
• 6. Accidental release measures
• 7. Handling and storage
• 8. Exposure control/personal protection

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SDS Format 16 headings (cont.)

• 9. Physical and chemical properties
• 10. Stability and reactivity
• 11. Toxicological information
• 12. Ecological information
• 13. Disposal considerations
• 14. Transport information
• 15. Regulatory information
• 16. Other information

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Contractors (300-3-19.04)

• It is the responsibility of independent
  contractors working on State property to ensure
  its contract employees are provided information
  and trained on hazardous chemicals.
• Workplace Managers shall be notified at least
  (30) thirty days prior to any hazardous chemical
  work at a State site by an independent contractor.

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Employee Grievance/Complaint(300-3-19.05)

• Any grievance/complaint filed by a Public
  employee alleging that the employee has been
  adversely affected by a violation of the Act,
  must first be processed through the employers
  established grievance/complaint procedure.

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Exemptions (300-3-19.06)

• Students enrolled in educational institutions are
  not required to receive hazardous chemical
  training, unless employed by the institution
  either full or part-time.
• The law does not cover local, city, school
  systems or private colleges or the employees of
  these institutions including county governments.
• Publicly available cleaning and household
  products and supplies and latex paints used in
  the same manner in which a consumer would use
  them and on an irregular basis are not covered by
  these regulations. Personnel engaged in routine
  cleaning and painting operations are covered.

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Monitoring (300-3-19.07)

• The Safety Engineering Division of the Georgia
  Department of Labor will monitor public employer
  compliance with the Act.

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State AgencyReporting Requirements

• File the Name of your agencys Right to Know
  Coordinator with the GDOL Safety Engineering
  Division.
• Submit your Written Hazardous Communication Plan
  for approval with the GDOL Safety Engineering
  Communication Plan.
• File with the GDOL Safety Engineering a List of
  Hazardous Chemicals used at your agency by
  January 1st and July 1st of each year.
• Provide a log of employees hazardous chemical
  training conducted annually to the GDOL.

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Questions? This PowerPoint is meant to
supplement an existing Chemical Safety Training
Program. Another great source of information is
the BOR EHS website http//www.usg.edu/ehs/train
ing/rtkbasic/. More information is available on
the OSHA website.
Contact Information
Hiram S. Lagroon, BS Chief Loss Control Safety
Officer [phone] Hiram.Lagroon_at_doas.ga.gov
Charles G. Lawrence, III, CSP, REM, ARM-P Chief
Loss Control Safety Officer (404)
657-4457 Charles.Lawrence_at_doas.ga.gov