Hazard

Communication

General
Terminology
 ACGIH

 Acid

 Action level

 Activated
charcoal
1a
Terminology
 Acute effect

 Adsorption

 Alkali

 Asphyxiant

1b
Terminology
 Autoignition
temperature

 Base

 Boiling point

 Carcinogenic
1c
Terminology
 CAS

 Ceiling limit

 CHEMTREC

 Chronic effect

1d
Terminology
 Combustible

 Concentration

 Corrosive

 Cutaneous

1e
Terminology
 Decomposition

 Density

 Dermal

 Explosive limits

1f
Terminology
 Exposure limit

 Flammable

 Flammable limits

 Flash point

1g
Terminology
 Gram

 Health hazard

 Hepatotoxin

 HMIS
1h
Terminology
 IARC

 IDLH

 Ignition source

 Ignition temperature
1i
Terminology
 Inflammable

 Ingestion

 Inhalation

 Insoluble
1j
Terminology
 Kilogram

 LC50

 LD50

 Liter
1k
Terminology
 Meter

 mg/kg

 mg/m3

 Milligram
1l
Terminology
 MSDS

 Mutagenic

 NFPA

 NTP
1m
Terminology
 Occupational
exposure limits

 Odor threshold

 Oxidizer

 PEL

1n
Terminology
 pH

 Polymerization

 ppb

 PPE
1o
Terminology
 ppm

 Pyrophoric

 Reactivity

 Route of entry
1p
Terminology
 RTECS

 Sensitizer

 Short-term
exposure limit

 Skin

1q
Terminology
 SIC

 Solubility

 Solvent

 Specific gravity
1r
Terminology
 Stability

 Subpart Z

 Suspect
carcinogen

 Teratongenic

1s
Terminology
 Thermal

 TLV

 Toxic substance

1t
Terminology
 Vapor

 Synergism

 Threshold

 Time-weighted average
1u
Terminology
 Threshold limit
value

 Toxicity

 Vapor density

 Vapor pressure

1v
Terminology
 Viscosity

 Volatility

1w
Health hazards

Health hazards cause health

effects upon exposure
 Acutely toxic  Teratogenic
 Chronically  Sensitizing
toxic agent
 Carcinogenic  Corrosive
 Mutagenic  Irritant

2a
Physical hazards include
any chemical that is:

 Combustible  Oxidizer
liquid  Pyrophoric
 Compressed gas  Unstable
 Explosive (reactive)
 Flammable  Water-reactive
 Organic
peroxide

2b
Hazard communication
program
 Must comply with Hazard
Communication Standard - 29
CFR 1910.1200

3a
Hazard communication
program
Written program must include:
 a list of hazardous chemicals
present in the workplace

 MSDS

 labeling system
information
3b
Hazard communication
program
Written program must include:
 employee training information

 information regarding
nonroutine hazards
 methods of informing
employers of other
workers (contractors)
3c
Hazard communication
program
 Written program does not have
to be accessible to every work
area and every work shift

 Written program is available to

workers upon request

3d
Accessing Hazcom
documents
 Workers must know how to
obtain, and the location of:
• the written Hazcom program
• lists of hazardous
chemicals
• MSDSs

4a
Protective measures
 Work practices

 Engineering controls

 Personal protective
equipment

5a
Material safety data
sheets
 Primary tool for getting detailed
chemical information

 Must be readily
available

6a
Material safety data
sheets include
 Chemical identity

 Physical and chemical

characteristics

 Physical and health

hazards

 Primary routes of entry

6b
Material safety data
sheets include
 PEL, TLV, other exposure limits

 Whether it is a carcinogen

 Precautions for safe handling/use

 Recommended
engineering controls

6c
Material safety data
sheets include
 Emergency first aid procedures
 Date of preparation
 Name, address, phone number
of manufacturer,
importer, responsible
party

6d
Material safety data
sheets
 MSDSs may contain
recommendations from ANSI

6e
Material safety data
sheets
 MSDSs also provide information
regarding:
• signs and symptoms of exposure
• personal protective equipment
• spill and leak clean-up
• labeling information

6f
Each chemical must
have an MSDS
 MSDS must be available to
downstream employers from:
• chemical
manufacturers
• importers
• distributors

7a
Labeling requirements
 Labels warn of potential
dangers

 Labels are not intended to be

the sole source of information

7a
Labeling requirements
 Labels serve as an immediate
warning

 Labels must be keyed to MSDSs

7b
Labeling requirements
 Labels must contain:
• the identity of the hazardous
chemical
• appropriate hazard warnings
• the name, address of the chemical
manufacturer, importer, other
responsible party

7c
Labeling requirements
 Ensure that labels do not come
off, become smudged or
unreadable

 For hard-to-label containers,

use:
• signs or placards
• process sheets, or batch tickets

7d
Labeling requirements
 Be able to quickly identify the
general hazard of any material:
• NFPA system identifies:
– Health hazards
– Flammability hazards
– Reactivity hazards
– Special hazards

7e
Labeling requirements
 Be able to quickly identify the
general hazard of any material:
• HMIS system identifies
– Health hazards
– Flammability hazards
– Physical hazards

7f
Hazards of nonroutine
tasks
 Know what chemicals you work
with and their hazards

 Know the contents of pipes

8a