Trying ChemHAT On BlueGreen Alliance Webinar September 25,
2012
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Agenda Welcome and Logistics of the Webinar Charlotte Brody,
BlueGreen Alliance The History of ChemHAT Anna Fendley, United
Steelworkers How does ChemHAT work? Ann Blake, Environmental &
Public Health Consulting Training with ChemHAT Michael Mignano,
BlueGreen Alliance Ernesto Pacheco, Communications Workers of
America, District 9 Mark McDonald, United Steelworkers & Tony
Mazzocchi Center Worker-Trainer ChemHATs Future Charlotte Brody How
You Can Help and Questions and Answers
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Anna Fendley United Steelworkers Health, Safety &
Environment Department
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4 The BlueGreen Alliance is a national, strategic partnership
between labor unions and environmental organizations dedicated to
expanding the number and quality of jobs in the green economy.
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Workers and Chemicals 1. How can we build a conversation among
workers about the problems with chemicals and using safer chemicals
? 2. Where do workers learn about chemicals and what resources do
they use?
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Three Problems With MSDS Dont really answer our questions
Between 30 and 100% of the studied products contained undeclared
chemicals Of 150 MSDS sheets only 37% had accurate data on health
effects of the listed chemicals Accuracy, Comprehensibility, and
Use of MaterialSafety Data Sheets: A Review, Nicol, A.M. et al;
AJIM, 51;861-876 (2008)
Your health and safety committee has decided to convince your
company to switch from using a dangerous chemical to a safer
alternative. What information would you need to help you get your
employer switch to a safer chemical?
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How did we build ChemHAT? Workers provided user requirements
Simple, searchable, clear Impacts, common uses, exposure pathways
Worst hazards; alternatives information Existing Tools and
Resources for Hazard Data PLUM: UC Berkeley Center for Green
Chemistry Chemical Hazards Database:
http://plm.berkeley.edu/http://plm.berkeley.edu/ Pharos: Healthy
Building Network http://pharosproject.net/http://pharosproject.net/
Green Screen for Safer Chemicals:
http://www.cleanproduction.org/Greenscreen.php
http://www.cleanproduction.org/Greenscreen.php Other examples for
presenting chemical data to consumers: GoodGuide:
www.goodguide.comwww.goodguide.com EWGs Skin Deep Cosmetics
Database: www.cosmeticsdatabase.org www.cosmeticsdatabase.org
Ecology Center, Ann Arbor MI,
www.healthystuff.orgwww.healthystuff.org
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ChemHAT vs. GHS Icons
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Michael Mignano BlueGreen Alliance, Research Assistant
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Training with ChemHAT
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Ernest Pacheco Communications Workers of America, District
Energy/ Environmental Programs Director CWA District 9
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Mark McDonald United Steelworks Local 135, Tony Mazzocchi
Center Worker-Trainer
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Charlotte Brody BlueGreen Alliance, Associate Director, Health
Initiatives
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W ChemHATs Future
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Questions, comments, recommendations for other resources and
any other advice?
