Note To ManagementNote To Management• This training program is designed to inform This training program is designed to inform

management of the requirements of the Hazard management of the requirements of the Hazard Communication Program. Communication Program.

• This training is not designed to satisfy the This training is not designed to satisfy the Requirements of the Hazard Communication Requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard.Standard.

• An On-Site evaluation and a customized program An On-Site evaluation and a customized program must be written specific to your work environment must be written specific to your work environment in order to satisfy the requirements of the in order to satisfy the requirements of the Standard. This program merely informs Standard. This program merely informs management of what customization needs to take management of what customization needs to take place.place.

• FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE MANAGEMENT HOTLINE.MANAGEMENT HOTLINE.

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• Hazard Communication is a term used to Hazard Communication is a term used to identify OSHA regulations regarding the safe identify OSHA regulations regarding the safe use of chemicals and hazardous materials or use of chemicals and hazardous materials or products in the work place.products in the work place.– Employers must develop Employers must develop and implementand implement a a

Hazard Communication Program in writing Hazard Communication Program in writing when employees use or are exposed to when employees use or are exposed to chemicals and hazardous materials or chemicals and hazardous materials or products in the work place. products in the work place.

– The written program will identify The written program will identify responsible individuals for each of the responsible individuals for each of the following elements along with procedures following elements along with procedures describing how the elements are describing how the elements are accomplished or carried out work place. accomplished or carried out work place.

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• Assignment of ResponsibilityAssignment of Responsibility– Prior to developing a Hazard Prior to developing a Hazard

Communication Program, responsibility for Communication Program, responsibility for each element for the program must be each element for the program must be assigned or designated. Often, a single assigned or designated. Often, a single individual is responsible for the overall individual is responsible for the overall program while others are responsible for program while others are responsible for different elements of the program.different elements of the program.

Hazard Communication ProgramHazard Communication Program• Chemical InventoryChemical Inventory

– The employer must compile a list of The employer must compile a list of allall chemicals and hazardous materials or products chemicals and hazardous materials or products in the work place.in the work place.

• Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)– A Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) must be A Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) must be

acquired for each chemical and hazardous acquired for each chemical and hazardous material or product on the chemical inventory material or product on the chemical inventory list.list.

•Exception: Household chemicals and products purchased through retail outlets in household quantities to be used for the intended purpose of the chemical or product.

                  

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– Material Safety Material Safety Data Sheets Data Sheets (MSDS) must be (MSDS) must be reviewed and a reviewed and a hazard hazard assessment and assessment and determination determination made each time a made each time a new chemical or new chemical or product is product is introduced into introduced into the work place.the work place.

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– Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) must be Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) must be made available to employees working with made available to employees working with or exposed to chemicals or hazardous or exposed to chemicals or hazardous materials or products at all times and materials or products at all times and maintained in a manner that makes them maintained in a manner that makes them easily accessible.easily accessible.

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– Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) must be Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) must be kept and maintained for at least 30 years kept and maintained for at least 30 years beyond the last known use or exposure to a beyond the last known use or exposure to a chemical or hazardous material or product.chemical or hazardous material or product.

•Note: Discontinued MSDS should be kept Note: Discontinued MSDS should be kept separate from active MSDSseparate from active MSDS

Hazard Communication ProgramHazard Communication Program• Hazard Assessment Hazard Assessment

and Determinationand Determination– Employers must Employers must

develop develop procedures to procedures to ensure and require ensure and require that hazard that hazard assessments and assessments and determinations for determinations for each chemical and each chemical and hazardous material hazardous material or product in the or product in the work place are work place are conductedconducted..

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– To make a hazard To make a hazard assessment and assessment and determination, the employer determination, the employer must review each Material must review each Material Safety Data Sheet to identify Safety Data Sheet to identify the following:the following:• Physical and health Physical and health

hazardshazards• Personal protective Personal protective

equipment requirementsequipment requirements• Ventilation requirementsVentilation requirements• Spill, clean up, and Spill, clean up, and

disposal informationdisposal information• Special instructions, work Special instructions, work

practices, or precautionspractices, or precautions

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– Upon reviewing the Material Safety Data Upon reviewing the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), the employer must take into Sheets (MSDS), the employer must take into consideration how, where, or in what consideration how, where, or in what processes the product or chemical will be processes the product or chemical will be used in the work place. Consideration must used in the work place. Consideration must be given to the following:be given to the following:

•Heating the chemical or productHeating the chemical or product

•Spraying the chemical or productSpraying the chemical or product

•Splashing of the chemical or productSplashing of the chemical or product

•Creating airborne dust from the chemical Creating airborne dust from the chemical or productor product

•Using the chemical or product in small Using the chemical or product in small enclosed areas or without proper enclosed areas or without proper ventilationventilation

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• Container LabelingContainer Labeling– Employers must develop procedures to Employers must develop procedures to

ensure and require all original containers of ensure and require all original containers of chemicals and hazardous materials or chemicals and hazardous materials or products be labeled with the original label if products be labeled with the original label if possible.possible.

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– When chemicals or hazardous materials or When chemicals or hazardous materials or products are transferred from the original products are transferred from the original container to smaller or secondary containers, container to smaller or secondary containers, employers must develop a procedure to employers must develop a procedure to ensure and require that all secondary ensure and require that all secondary containers are labeled with at least the containers are labeled with at least the following information:following information:

•Product NameProduct Name

•Hazard WarningsHazard Warnings

Two labels for same container

Note: Labels on secondary containers can be in handwriting as long as legible

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– Common hazard warnings include:Common hazard warnings include:

•FlammableFlammable

•CombustibleCombustible

•ToxicToxic

•PoisonPoison

•CorrosiveCorrosive

• IrritantIrritant

No Hazard Warning

Wrong Label

Wrong Label

No Labels

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• Employee Training and InformationEmployee Training and Information– Employers must develop procedures to ensure and Employers must develop procedures to ensure and

require that employees are trained prior to initial require that employees are trained prior to initial assignment (upon hiring) and periodically thereafter assignment (upon hiring) and periodically thereafter (at least annually) on the the following:(at least annually) on the the following:

• Contents of the Hazard Communication ProgramContents of the Hazard Communication Program

• Location and content of Material Safety Data Location and content of Material Safety Data SheetsSheets

• Hazards associated with chemicals in the work Hazards associated with chemicals in the work placeplace

• Effects of exposure to chemicals in the work placeEffects of exposure to chemicals in the work place

• Safe work practices required with chemicalsSafe work practices required with chemicals

• Personal protective equipment requirementsPersonal protective equipment requirements

•Spill, clean up, and disposal informationSpill, clean up, and disposal information

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• Non Routine TasksNon Routine Tasks– Employers must develop procedures to Employers must develop procedures to

ensure and require that employees assigned ensure and require that employees assigned to non routine jobs or tasks where new or to non routine jobs or tasks where new or unfamiliar chemicals or hazardous material unfamiliar chemicals or hazardous material or products are used receive training about or products are used receive training about the hazards, precautions, safe work the hazards, precautions, safe work practices, and personal protective practices, and personal protective equipment requirements of the unfamiliar equipment requirements of the unfamiliar chemicals or hazardous materials or chemicals or hazardous materials or products.products.

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• Contractor InformationContractor Information– Employers must develop procedures to ensure and Employers must develop procedures to ensure and

require that information is exchanged and made require that information is exchanged and made available to and from contractors that perform work available to and from contractors that perform work or in the work place.or in the work place.

– Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) must be Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) must be acquired from contractors for chemicals or acquired from contractors for chemicals or hazardous materials or products they bring into the hazardous materials or products they bring into the work place.work place.

– Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) must be made Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) must be made available to contractors with regard to chemicals or available to contractors with regard to chemicals or hazardous materials or products in the work place hazardous materials or products in the work place that they may encounter or be exposed to while that they may encounter or be exposed to while performing the contract operations.performing the contract operations.