HAZARD COMMUNICATION

PROGRAM
 OBJECTIVES

 Understand the role of hazard communication in

a workplace safety and health program.
 Describe the three major components of a
hazard communication program.
 INTRODUCTION

The role of hazard communication

program is to inform employers
and employees of the chemical
hazards in their workplace in
order to reduce the potential
for chemical illness and injury.
 HAZARD COMMUNICATION
PROGRAM

 Purpose
 Ensure that the hazards of all
chemicals produced or purchased
are evaluated and information
concerning their hazards is
transmitted to employers and
employees
 HAZARD COMMUNICATION
PROGRAM
 Elements
 Material inventory
 Hazard identification
 Employee training
 Contractor communication
 Labeling
 Continuing follow up
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PROGRAM

 Material Inventory
 Raw materials
 Intermediates
 Final products
 By-products
 Significant process impurities
 Maintenance and cleaning chemicals
 Laboratory chemicals
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PROGRAM

 Hazard Identification
 Hazardous chemical properties
 Use of Material or Chemical Safety
Data Sheets
 Recognition of toxicological and
physical properties
 Why Identify Substance Hazards?
 Corporation Policy
 Regulatory compliance
 Communicate hazardous properties to
employees to reduce potential for adverse
exposure incidents.
 Identify areas for further hazard evaluation
and control efforts
 MSDS/CSDS

 Primary source of health and safety information for

company products and purchased materials

 Format may differ slightly from one supplier to another.

 MSDS contents
 Identity
 Physical and chemical characteristics
 Physical hazards
 Routes of entry
 Hazardous ingredients
 Exposure limits
 Safe handling
 Control measures
 Emergency procedures (fire, spills)
 First aid measures
 HAZARDOUS PHYSICAL
PROPERTIES

 Combustible liquid
 Compressed gas
 Explosive
 Flammable
 Organic peroxide
 Oxidizer
 Phyrophoric
 Water reactive
 CHEMICAL REGISTER

 Requirement under USECHH Regulation

 A list of chemicals hazardous to health used in the place of
work.
 To be used as
 Reference to employees regarding the presence of
hazardous chemical at their workplace and
information regarding health risk, and precautionary
actions that need to be taken
 Reference to employer to carry out training of
employees in handling chemicals hazardous to health
 Assist assessor in getting for risk assessment.
WHAT SHOULD INCLUDE IN A
CHEMICAL REGISTER

 All chemical defined as hazardous to health

 Inclusive of:
 All laboratory reagents
 Maintenance chemicals
 Schedule Waste
 Pesticides
 HOW DO I MAKE CHEMICAL
INVENTORY

 Walkthrough or inspection of workplace

 Look for storage of chemicals-cabinets
 Take information of all chemicals or
‘suspected is a chemical’ found.
 Trade name
 Product or manufacturer ID
 Contact number and address
 User in charge of the work area
 EMPLOYEE TRAINING
 Chemical information and the use of MSDS/CSDS
 Potential physical and health hazards in workplace
 Detection methods for hazardous chemicals
 Odor/visual
 Continuous monitoring devices
 Exposure monitoring
 Protective measures
 Explanation of labeling system
 Emergency procedure
 LABELING PROGRAM

 Immediate warning of potential

hazards in the workplace
 Visual reminder of more detailed
information provided in employee
training sessions and on MSDSs
 BASIC LABELING
REQUIREMENT

 Containers of hazardous chemicals

should have an identity on the label
which is the same as that on the MSDS
and the location substance list.
 Labels should have an appropriate
hazards warning (any massage, words,
pictures, or symbols which convey the
potential hazards)
 KEY POINTS

 Hazards communication programs inform

employees of the chemicals in their workplace
and the associated potential hazards.
 Program elements include hazard determination,
labeling, MSDSs, and training
 Chemical register provides a central mechanism
for producing consistent toxicity and hazards
statements
INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE
DEMT 2943
 OBJECTIVES

 To go through briefly on regulations

pertaining to occupational health
 To update knowledge with latest
regulations & guidelines/COP under
OSHA 1994
 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
 Factories & Machinery Act, 1967
 Safety, Health & Welfare regulations, 1970
 Lead Regulations, 1984
 Mineral Dust Regulations, 1989
 Noise Exposure Regulations, 1989
 Atomic Energy Licensing Act, 1984
 Radiation Protection (Licensing) Regulations 1986
 Radiation Protection (Transportation) Regulations,
1989
 Radiation Protection (Basic Safety Standards) Regs,
1988
 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

 Occupational Safety & Health Act, 1994

 Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazards, 1996
 Safety & Health Committee Regulations, 1996
 Safety & Health Officer regulations, 1996
 Classification, Packaging & Labeling (CPL) Regs, 1997
 Use & Standards of Exposure to Chemicals
Hazardous to Health (USECHH) Regulations, 2000
 Notification of Accident, Dangerous Occurrence,
Occupational Poisoning and Occupational Diseases
(NADOPOD) Regulations, 2004
IMPLEMENTING A
COMPREHENSIVE INDUSTRIAL
HYGIENE PROGRAM
 OBJECTIVES

 Understand Industrial Hygiene Program

Elements
 Planning for Industrial Hygiene Programs
 The implementation of IH Industrial
Hygiene Practice
 List some available Resources in
Malaysia
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PROGRAM

WHY DEVELOP IH PROGRAMS AT

WORKPLACE
 In developed countries, examples, USA, UK,
Australia.
 Industrial Hygienists (Occupational Hygienist)

 In Malaysia..
 Several big MNC-Industrial Hygienist
 Others- Safety and Health Officer
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PROGRAM

CAN SHO DEVELOP QUALITY

IH PROGRAMS?
 Yes..sure..You can..You will need..
 To know the basic IH approach
 The required IH Skills (knowledge is essential)
 To be resourceful-know where and when to get
help/services
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PROGRAM

BASIC APPROACH TO IH
PRACTICE

Anticipation, Recognition, Evaluation and

Control of Chemical, Physical, Biological,
Ergonomics Health hazards

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

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PROGRAM
The IH Skills Required
 Anticipation
 Be able to anticipate potential hazards from
changes in processes materials.
 ‘Designing out’ potential health problems before
being incorporated into process.
 Being more pro-active about workplace health
and safety
 Establishing a working system rather than waiting
for regulatory of adverse health effects to show
up.
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The IH Skills Required

 Recognition
 Identification of health hazards
 Observation of work process and equipment used
 Facilities walk through
 Discussion with all parties concerned.

‘ART OF INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE’

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The IH Skills Required (cont.)

 Evaluation-be able to assess severity of hazards
by:
 Quantitative measurements
 Making comparison against regulations and
standards

 Controls-prescribe corrective measures and know

the hierarchy of controls
 Qualitative assessment (qualitative ranking)
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IH program Elements
 System Objective
 To ensure excellent IH performance

 Method
 Create programs through which the IH can
continually anticipate, recognize, evaluate and
than effectively eliminate or control occupational
health hazards and risks

 Scope
 Covers all workplace hazards
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IH program Elements (cont.)

 System Objective
 To ensure excellent IH performance

 Method
 Create programs through which the IH can
continually anticipate, recognize, evaluate and
than effectively eliminate or control occupational
health hazards and risks

 Scope
 Covers all workplace hazards
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IH program Elements (cont.)

 Setting up objective depends on
 Needs;
 Goals of the organization
 Culture of the organization
 Assessment of hazards and their
results
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IH program Elements (cont.)

 Major elements should include
 Planning
 Organizing
 Implementing
 Controlling
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Planning for IH Programs

 Set up Policy
 Anticipation of IH Risks
 Include IH in the developing process
 Become part of the change agent and be
part of the product-process cycle
 Health Hazard Recognition
 Risk Evaluation-qualitative
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Organizing Effective IH Programs

 Where do you place IH importance in an
organization?
 Should have close connection to the highest level
of the organization
 Dual Reporting
 Supporting operations and direct report to
central EHS organization which reports to top
management
 Place specific value in achievement of EHS goals not
‘not to do if we have time’
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Implementations
 Prevention and Control Hierarchy

1. Prevention
 Eliminate the Hazard

2. Engineering Controls
 Ventilation system, enclosure, containment cubes, barriers,
isolation and guards

3. Management Controls
 Rules/Procedures/Instruction
 Training/ Inspections/ audits/PPE/Comm
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Common Industrial Hygiene Programs

 Hazard Communication
 Hearing Conservation
 Respiratory Protection
 Personal Protective Equipment
 Ergonomics
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 Confined Space Entry

 Substance Specific
 Insulation materials
 Benzene, Lead, Cadmium, Mineral
Dust, Asbestos
HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS
MANAGEMENT
AIR SAMPLING PROGRAM
HEARING CONSERVATIONS
IONIZING RADIATION
PROTECTIONS
NON IONIZING RADIATIONS
RESPIRATORY
PROTECTION
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Controlling IH programs
 ‘WHAT GETS MEASURED GETS MENAGED’
 Show the worthiness oh IH programs by:
 Observing and monitoring effects
 Auditing compliance
 Taking corrective actions
 Measuring performance
 Communicating performance.
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Measuring Performance
 Data on specific list of health-injuries vs cost
 Ergonomic injuries, hearing loss cases,
skin irritation and sensitization, chemical
burns
 Exposure assessment results
 Number of process at risk vs tracking of
reduction of risk ranking
 Risk Rating of IH Exposures
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Available Resources to Get Help

 Program requiring special competencies
 Mineral Dust, Ventilation, CHRA, Noise Monitoring
 Local Resources
 NIOSH, DOSH
 MIHA
 Internet
 Others-reference books
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Key Points
 Anticipate and recognize hazards
 Evaluate Risk
 Control exposures