Unicom Textile Mills Ltd

Shiachar, Fatullah, Narayangang

Chemical Handling Procedure

A standard textile should have very conscious about safe chemical handling
procedure & application. There is a well-established and well-functioning
management team to take all necessary decisions regarding chemicals/dyes.
Chemical Management is a vital issue for all textile concerns as product outcome
& stakeholders’ well-being are directly associated with it. Our respective factory
Chemical General oversee the total chemical/dyes management process.
Whenever we select any chemical for our intended use, at first we assess the
impacts of that chemicals brought about in the environment. As we use chemical
in different sections of our factory. So the main objectives of this policy is to
ensure proper use of Chemical, ensure environmental protection, reduce of waste
& make more awareness regarding the Health & Safety issues of workers.

Safe Chemical Handling Instruction

 The chemical must be kept in a safe marked place with proper labeling and
sign.
 Smoking and use of any fire items is strictly prohibited hear the storage
area of the chemical.
 Fire extinguisher must be kept near to the storage place of chemical.
 Protective hand gloves, goggles, apron musk must be used before handling
of chemical.
 During handling of chemical, it should be observed carefully that chemical
does not come out to the floor.
 After handling liquid chemical, the floor and the top of the container should
be cleaned immediately with dry sponge or fabric to remove the chemical
and it should be closed appropriately and also in dry chemical.
 The chemical empty container or carton should not be cut for pouring the
residuals or any other reason.
 The empty container or carton bags should not be used in the factory for
any other purpose and not be given to worker.
 Please be aware about restricted substance of chemicals
 Handling of chemical is strictly prohibited other than the trained assigned
persons.
 The chemical safety management of the factory must be made aware about
the chemicals and its perilous consequences.
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Shiachar, Fatullah, Narayangang

Chemical Handling Procedure and Policy

We are very much concerned about the health & safety of the direct user group
as well as the well –being of the environment. Our main objective is  regarding
chemical management is to use safe chemicals/dyes which are very effective but
have lesser impact in the environment. Most of our chemicals are imported
abiding national/global rules & regulations. We always look for newer innovations
in chemical application through our continuous Alternative Chemical Assessment.
If we ever find any safer/less hazardous chemical, we try our level best to switch
to it. For example, We use Avitera SE – the dyestuff of Huntsman and it is
marketed by Huntsman under the logo of “Save the Earth”. We have standard
safe chemical handling procedure and purchase policy.

From chemicals purchase to disposal, we take good care of the chemical relevant
issues to ensure safe chemical application & handling and to avoid evitable
accidents. We impart training among workers, store-loaders and other personnel
who are associated with safe chemical handling procedure. Store department
takes all necessary preparations before chemical containing vehicles enter into
our factory premises. Trained loaders wear proper PPE (Personal Protective
Equipment) and unload chemicals/dyes from the vehicles. Store keeper &
supervisors oversee the unloading & loading chemicals/dyes.

Safe Chemical Handling

Chemicals are loaded/stored in the Storage according to their specific type &
property. We follow chemical compatibility chart as much as possible  to ensure
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Shiachar, Fatullah, Narayangang

safe chemical storage. Chemicals are stacked up to certain height keeping

consideration of  ventilation and  for further safety. General entrance into
chemical storage area is restricted to avoid unexpected situations.

MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) is attached to the chemical container to

spread knowledge about chemicals handlers/users. We partially use secondary
containment where necessary to control spillage and avoid accident. Individual
chemicals are kept in individual compartment for better distribution and
application as well as accident prevention. Each compartment has its Chemical
label with associated hazard symbol. These compartments are fine engineered
and connected to ETP (Effluent Treatment Plant) through internal drainage
system to avoid spillage & to control emergency situations.

The store keepers and supervisors are well trained so that they can supervise the
people working under them. They directly supervise the safe chemical handling
procedure in the store and distribution center. The store –loaders use suitable
PPE when they work in the store/distribution center.

Empty drums are cleaned & washed thoroughly. They are kept in certain place
refrained from direct sunlight/rain water. Afterwards theses empty drums are
returned to drum purchasers/suppliers. At first, we pull off the chemical label and
then clean the drum/container properly. Then they are stored under a cover shed
as per instructions of our local authority.

Worers or machine operators collect chemicals as per dyeing requisition.

Awareness training regarding safe chemical handling, PPE, Safety precautionary,
Abstracted MSDS is provided among these workers to increase their knowledge
level so that they can work with chemicals safely. It is mandatory for them to
apply PPE whenever they collect chemicals from distribution center and during
chemical operation in the work place. Eating/smoking in the work place is strictly
forbidden for any one. This rule is for their own goodness. Since drinking water is
provided from the factory, they cannot leave any empty water bottle,
chemical/dyes pot, container/bucket without exact label. It helps them to avoid
accidents/malfunctions.Moreover, our work place is monitored time to time by
compliance manager, compliance officers to check whether the workers are
complying with our factory rules & regulations.
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Shiachar, Fatullah, Narayangang

As a part of a modern knit composite factory we are responsible for coloration of

fabric. So dyestuff is used frequently here. We never use any banded dyestuff
here which may cause health hazards for our manpower or our valuable
consumer of our finished products. For the user safety we make a modern
dyes/chemical sub store for easy and safe usage area which has a sufficient
ventilation system and lighting system as sell as easy operating system. Despite of
this precaution a general guideline for handling or usage of dyestuff is given
bellow.

Our management team is very much active & eager to comply with any
global/local changes in chemical applications, innovations and concerned
rules/regulations. We can try our level best to reach ourselves at the latest
update point of chemical management since our chemical management process is
overseen by experts who are working in the textile trade with success for a long
time. Actually, their continuous efforts made us possible to establish a safe
chemical handling environment in our concerned factories. As a successful
performer in the field of Textile and garment industry in Bangladesh is always
emphasizes on establishing Environment Control Management System in factory
premise to ensure chemical protection in the process of using chemical, raw
materials, manufacturing products and discharge chemical wastage’s. Textile is
firmly committed to comply all the relative obligations to ensure safety condition
in the factory campus.

The management has developed certain systematic program for the use of
chemicals to prevent any chemical pollution for the safety of worker, staff as well
as the total environmental system.The chemical, which we use in your plant, is as
follows:

The authority of factory. declares that it will ensure a nice work environment in all
areas of the factory in accordance with compliance & Bangladesh Labor law. The
management is firmly committed to comply all the relative obligations to ensure
Safely Chemical use, Transportation, Storage & Disposal.

Only authorized persons use chemical by following proper using guideline so that
it can not create any harmful condition for human body and for environment.
authorized persons are strictly restricted to use of any kind of chemical for
avoiding all kind of chemical hazards situation.
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Shiachar, Fatullah, Narayangang

Classification of Chemical:

Chemical is classified in two types. One is Hazardous & another is Non hazardous.

Hazardous Chemical: Hazardous chemical is such kinds of chemical which

contains more poisonous elements such as Acid, Caustic soda, Hydrogen per oxide
etc. We have to know about the risk to Use, Transportation & Storage such kinds
of chemical & have to use PPE.

Non Hazardous Chemical: Non Hazardous chemical is such kinds of chemical

which contains less poisonous elements such as Solt, uria etc. These chemicals are
less dangerous for environment & human beings. We have to know about the risk
to Use, Transportation & Storage such kinds of chemical & have to use PPE .

Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS): Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) is such a
document which gives us important health & Safety data regarding the use of
chemical. We found 15/16 important data in a Material Safety Data Sheet such as
Name of Chemical, Harmful things, Danger Sign, Name of company, First Aid
procedure, Fire safety Procedure, Storage procedure & Name of PPE etc. We have
to read the safety information & command more attentively before Use,
Transportation & Storage chemical & have to maintain.

Identify & Labeling: We have to preserve level in all permanent & temporary
chemical jars which contain name of chemical, Danger sign & address of
producer. What ever, we can avoid risk if we read the safety information &
command more attentively before Use, Transportation & Storage the chemical .

Use of Chemicals: We have to read the safety information & command more
attentively before Use, Transportation & Storage safe chemical handling
procedure. We know that some safe chemical handling procedure are more
poisonous elements which are harmful for environment &also harmful for eyes &
skin of human being. So we can avoid risk by using danger sign or safety sign such
as: Flammable, Explosive, Oxidizing, Corrosive, Harmful, Toxic, Environmental
hazard etc.
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Shiachar, Fatullah, Narayangang

Use of PPE: Personal Protective Equipment is such kind of dress or equipment

which will reduce accidental or sickness risk of a people. We have to use PPE
according to the working condition such as: Use Cotton Mask to safe from dust, 
Use Goggles to safe eyes, Use helmet to safe head, Use Ear Plug/Ear Muffs to safe
Ear. On the other hand use Respiratory mask, Apron, Hand Gloves & Gum boot
before Use, Transportation & Storage the chemical. We already provided a huge
amount of PPE in all sections & if found shortage of PPE, it is needed to inform the
responsible Supervisor of each section or need to inform Compliance Division.

Storage: We have to Use, Transportation & Store the chemical by ensuring

environmental risk & Health & safety issues of workers. It is needed to maintain
safe chemical handling procedure information (MSDS) in the storage area. Also
need to segregates the hazardous & non hazardous Chemicals & We have to
preserve level in each chemical jars that contain name of chemical, danger sign &
address of producer.  Without level we don’t store any container or drum.

Conclusion:

We have to know & maintain safe chemical handling procedure and policy to use
chemical which is harmful for environment, eyes, skin, & heart. After finish the
task, we have to remove the pollute dress quickly & need to wash hand & mouth
properly.