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Environmental Health and Safety
Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma State University
Hazard CommunicationsHazard Communications
Your “Right to Know”Your “Right to Know”
Environmental Health and Safety
Hazard CommunicationsHazard Communications
The Four Stages of the The Four Stages of the ProgramProgram
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs)Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) Labeling and Marking SystemsLabeling and Marking Systems Employee TrainingEmployee Training Written PlanWritten Plan
Environmental Health and Safety
Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma State University
Hazard CommunicationsHazard Communications
Material Safety Data Material Safety Data SheetsSheets
Environmental Health and Safety
Hazard CommunicationsHazard Communications
Material Safety Data SheetsMaterial Safety Data Sheets
• Company Company InformationInformation
• Hazardous Hazardous IngredientsIngredients
• Physical DataPhysical Data• Fire and Explosion Fire and Explosion
DataData• Health Hazard DataHealth Hazard Data
• Reactivity DataReactivity Data• Spill & Leak Spill & Leak
ProceduresProcedures• Special Protection Special Protection
InformationInformation• Special PrecautionsSpecial Precautions
Environmental Health and Safety
Material Safety Data Sheets:Material Safety Data Sheets:Your RightsYour Rights
1. Your employer must 1. Your employer must have an MSDS for every have an MSDS for every hazardous substance you hazardous substance you use as part of your job.use as part of your job.
Environmental Health and Safety
Material Safety Data Sheets:Material Safety Data Sheets:Your RightsYour Rights
2. These MSDSs must be 2. These MSDSs must be available to you the entire available to you the entire time you are in the time you are in the workplace.workplace.
Environmental Health and Safety
Material Safety Data Sheets:Material Safety Data Sheets:Your RightsYour Rights
3. If you request to see a 3. If you request to see a copy of an MSDS for a copy of an MSDS for a product you use, and your product you use, and your employer cannot provide it; employer cannot provide it; after one working day, you after one working day, you may refuse to use that may refuse to use that product or work in an area product or work in an area where it is being used.where it is being used.
Environmental Health and Safety
Material Safety Data Sheets:Material Safety Data Sheets:Your RightsYour Rights
4. If you request your own 4. If you request your own personal copy of an MSDS, personal copy of an MSDS, your employer has 15 days your employer has 15 days to provide it.to provide it.
Environmental Health and Safety
Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma State University
Hazard CommunicationsHazard Communications
Labeling and Marking Labeling and Marking SystemsSystems
Environmental Health and Safety
Hazard CommunicationsHazard Communications
Labeling and Marking Labeling and Marking SystemsSystems
NFPA DiamondsNFPA Diamonds HMIS LabelsHMIS Labels Uniform Laboratory Hazard Signage Uniform Laboratory Hazard Signage
SystemSystem
Environmental Health and Safety
Labeling and Marking Labeling and Marking SystemsSystems
NFPA DiamondsNFPA Diamonds Color coded, Color coded,
numerical rating numerical rating systemsystem
Will be located near Will be located near main entrances, fire main entrances, fire alarm panels, or on alarm panels, or on outside entrance outside entrance doorsdoors
Provide at-a-glance Provide at-a-glance hazard informationhazard information
Environmental Health and Safety
Labeling and Marking Labeling and Marking SystemsSystems
NFPA DiamondsNFPA Diamonds Blue = HealthBlue = Health Red = FlammabilityRed = Flammability Yellow = InstabilityYellow = Instability White = Special White = Special
hazard informationhazard information
Environmental Health and Safety
Labeling and Marking Labeling and Marking SystemsSystems
NFPA DiamondsNFPA Diamonds 4= Deadly Hazard4= Deadly Hazard 3= Severe Hazard3= Severe Hazard 2= Moderate Hazard2= Moderate Hazard 1= Slight Hazard1= Slight Hazard 0= No Hazard0= No Hazard
Environmental Health and Safety
Labeling and Marking Labeling and Marking SystemsSystems
HMIS LabelsHMIS Labels Designed to go on Designed to go on
individual containers individual containers of products that of products that don’t have don’t have manufacturer’s manufacturer’s labelslabels
Same color Same color code/numerical code/numerical rating system as the rating system as the NFPA diamondsNFPA diamonds
Environmental Health and Safety
Labeling and Marking Labeling and Marking SystemsSystems
HMIS LabelsHMIS Labels Blue = HealthBlue = Health Red = FlammabilityRed = Flammability Yellow = InstabilityYellow = Instability White = Personal White = Personal
Protective Equipment or Protective Equipment or special protection special protection informationinformation
Numerical Rating of 0-4Numerical Rating of 0-4
Environmental Health and Safety
Labeling and Marking Labeling and Marking SystemsSystems
HMIS LabelsHMIS Labels You should never have any You should never have any
unattended, unlabeled unattended, unlabeled containers in your workplace!containers in your workplace!
Environmental Health and Safety
Labeling and Marking Labeling and Marking SystemsSystems
Uniform Laboratory SignageUniform Laboratory Signage Located on Located on
laboratory and laboratory and chemical storage chemical storage area doorsarea doors
Pictographs depict Pictographs depict worst hazards worst hazards present in lab or present in lab or areaarea
Environmental Health and Safety
Labeling and Marking Labeling and Marking SystemsSystems
Uniform Laboratory SignageUniform Laboratory Signage Always check with the Always check with the
appropriate personnel (lab appropriate personnel (lab manager, chemical hygiene manager, chemical hygiene officer, etc.) before performing officer, etc.) before performing work or maintenance in a work or maintenance in a laboratory!laboratory!
Environmental Health and Safety
Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma State UniversityHazard CommunicationsHazard Communications
Employee TrainingEmployee Training
Environmental Health and Safety
Hazard CommunicationsHazard CommunicationsEmployee TrainingEmployee Training
Training is required:Training is required: Within the first 30 days of employmentWithin the first 30 days of employment Whenever new hazards are introducedWhenever new hazards are introduced AnnuallyAnnually
Environmental Health and Safety
Hazard CommunicationsHazard CommunicationsEmployee TrainingEmployee Training
The training must cover:The training must cover: Requirements of regulationsRequirements of regulations Location and availability of MSDSsLocation and availability of MSDSs Hazardous chemicals used in the workplaceHazardous chemicals used in the workplace Method to detect releaseMethod to detect release Physical and health hazardsPhysical and health hazards Measures for personal protectionMeasures for personal protection Details and location of the written planDetails and location of the written plan
Environmental Health and Safety
Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma State University
Hazard CommunicationsHazard Communications
The Written PlanThe Written Plan
Environmental Health and Safety
Hazard CommunicationsHazard CommunicationsThe Written PlanThe Written Plan
You have a right to possess your You have a right to possess your own copy of OSU’s written own copy of OSU’s written
hazard communications plan. hazard communications plan.
Environmental Health and Safety
Hazard CommunicationsHazard CommunicationsThe Written PlanThe Written Plan
It is available from EHS (ext. 47241) It is available from EHS (ext. 47241)
or online at:or online at:
http://www.pp.okstate.edu/ehs/index.htmhttp://www.pp.okstate.edu/ehs/index.htm
Environmental Health and Safety
Hazard CommunicationsHazard CommunicationsThe Written PlanThe Written Plan
Chemical Inventory Lists (CILs) Chemical Inventory Lists (CILs) will also be required from your will also be required from your
department.department.
Environmental Health and Safety
Hazard CommunicationsHazard CommunicationsThe Written PlanThe Written Plan
If you are exposed to a hazardous If you are exposed to a hazardous substance at work, you should substance at work, you should report it to your supervisor who report it to your supervisor who
will complete an “Employee will complete an “Employee Exposure Report Form”Exposure Report Form”
Environmental Health and Safety
Oklahoma State UniversityOklahoma State University
Hazard CommunicationsHazard Communications
BE SAFE, BE SAFE,
NOT SORRY!NOT SORRY!