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MATERIALS
COMMUNICATION
Overview of Standard
Written Hazard Communication
Program
Chemical hazards
Label & information
Safety Data Sheets
Scope of HAZCOM
Assess hazards
MANUFACTURERS Label chemicals
Produce SDS
Provide information
DISTRIBUTORS
to employers
Provide information
EMPLOYERS to employees
Maintain written
program & SDS
EMPLOYEES Training &
Compliance
How HAZCOM Applies
to you
Chemical You must understand the
manufacturers hazards by reviewing the
determine the information provided on
hazards of the the SDS
chemicals
YOU HAVE THE -
RIGHT TO
KNOW
New HAZCOM
Regulations
The HAZCOM Standard is now aligned
with the Globally Harmonized
2013
System of Classification and Labeling
of Chemicals (GHS). The update to the
HAZCOM Standard will provide a
common and coherent approach to
classifying chemicals and
communicating hazard information on
labels and safety data sheets.
New HAZCOM
Regulations
The HAZCOM Standard is now aligned
with the Globally Harmonized System of
2013
Classification and Labeling of Chemicals
(GHS). The update to the HAZCOM
Standard will provide a common and
coherent approach to classifying
chemicals and communicating hazard
information on labels and safety data
sheets.
Written Program
Components
Written by employer
May not be
combustible
Will yield O2 to a
reaction
May intensify a
fire or reaction
Gas
Cylinder
Gases Under
Pressure
Exploding
Bomb
Explosives
Self-Reactives
Organic Peroxides
Environment
Aquatic Toxicity
(Not required)
Section 3, Composition/information on
Section 10, Stability and reactivity
ingredients Section 11, Toxicological
Section 4, First-aid measures information
Section 5, Fire-fighting measures Section 12, Ecological information*
Section 6, Accidental release measures
Section 13, Disposal considerations*
Section 7, Handling & Storage Section 14, Transport information*
Section 8, Exposure controls/personal Section 15, Regulatory information*
protection Section 16, Other information
SDS Section
Titles
1. Identification
2. Hazard(s) identification
3. Composition/information on ingredients
4. First-aid measures
5. Fire-fighting measures
6. Accidental release measures
7. Handling and storage
SDS Section Titles
Specific Hazard
Flammability
Reactivity
Health
NFPA: GHS:
Numbers 0-4 (Least to most Numbers 1-5 (Most to least
hazardous)
hazardous)
Safety Labeling
GHS classification ratings order of
severity differ from NFPA and HMIS:
HMIS
HMIS/NFPA
0 = Least Hazardous
4 = Most Hazardous
GHS
5 = Least Hazardous
1 = Most Hazardous
SDS
Components
First Aid Measures Accidental Release
Measures
Basic assistance & 911
911 or EH&S
Lead
Physical Properties - Vapor
Density
Relative weight of Helium <1 rises
a gas as Phosgene >1
compared to an sinks
equal volume of
HELIUM
air
Determines
whether chemical
will rise or fall
PHOSGENE
Physical Properties-Vapor
Pressure
Measurement of Examples
how much vapor Acetic Acid -
is given off by a 11mm
chemical at a
specific Iodine - 0.03 mm
temperature
More acetic acid
will vaporize into
the air
Flammability
Fuel
Fire Triangle
Spark Oxygen
Flammability - Flash Point
Properties of chemicals
Individual Susceptibility
Route of Exposure
Routes of Exposure
Excretion Storage
Metabolis
m
Measures of Toxicity