Administration Hazard Communication Standard

U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200, www.osha.gov... 

Code of Federal Regulations, Tide 29, part 1910.1200, OSHA Hazard Communication Standard, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Washington, D.C. 

Material Safety Data Sheet May be used to comply with OSHA s Hazard Communication Standard. 25 CFR 1910.1200. Standard must be consulted for specific requirements. U.S. Department of Labor A Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Non-Mandatory Form) Form Approved 0MB No. 1218-0072... 

Employees should be fully informed of the potential hazards associated with their jobs. Regulations, such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard, require that hazard information be communicated not only to employees, but also to users of manufactured products (OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910.1200 Hazard Communication). Information is communicated partly through material safety data sheets and labels. Education and training of employees about health hazards they may encounter on the job, along with appropriate protective measures, should be conducted by a multidisciplinary health team of relevant specialists and trained health educators. 

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration s (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200) of 1986 requires that employers at manufacturing facilities, and any other work place where toxic chemicals are handled or processed, be provided Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for aU hazardous substances used in their facility, and to make these MSDSs available to all employees potentially exposed to these hazards. 

The GHS applies to pure chemical substances, their dilute solutions and to mixtures of chemical substances. Articles as defined in the Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200) of the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or by similar definition, are outside the scope of the system. 

In the United States, MSDSs originated in the shipbuilding industry using a format designated as the US Department of Labor, Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA) Form 20. Chemical manufacturers expanded the original 2-page OSHA Form 20 in order to more adequately provide health and safety data on chemical products. Under the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910.1200) issued in 1983, MSDS requirements are performance oriented and do not require a specific format. However, there is a nonmandatory OSHA Form 174. 

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulates chlorambucil under the Hazard Communication Standard and as a chemical hazard in laboratories, although there is no specific occupational exposure standard for the chemical. The Food and Drug Administration regulates clinical use of the drug and labeling requirements under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. 

The labelingprovisionsoftheOccupationalHealthandSafety Administration s Hazard Communication Standard do not apply to any chemical substance or mixture that is subject to a specific labeling requirement under TSCA. ... 

If a SNUR cross-references a subsection of 40 C.F.R. 721.72 then it will be a significant new use to manufacture, import, or process the SNUR substance unless the manufacturers, importers, processors, and users have a hazard communication program to warn about the risks that the substance poses. This group of significant new uses builds on a system of hazard communication established by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA). OSHA has promulgated Hazard Communication Standards that require employers to assess hazards posed by the chemicals they make or import and provide hazard information on labels and in MSDSs. Employers and processors of chemicals that pose hazards must make the labels and MSDSs available in the work place and train their employees in safe handling procedures. 

The main purpose of the MSDS is to make employees fuUy aware of any hazards associated with materials they use or handle, as requested by the Hazard Communication Standard, in compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration s (OSHA) regulations. 

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulation 29 CFR 1910.1200 et seq.. Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). It requires the development and dissemination of such information. Chemical manufacturers and importers are required to evaluate the hazards of the chemicals they produce or import, and prepare labels and Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) to convey the hazard information to their downstream customers. All employers with hazardous chemicals in their workplaces must have labels and MSDSs for their exposed workers, and train them to handle the chemicals appropriately. See also Hazardous Communication (HAZCOM). 

Adhesives, as with other chemicals, must meet the standards of personal safety estabUshed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The need to protect employees from the hazards of such chemicals led OSHA to issue the first Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) in 1983. The central idea of the HCS is the belief that workers who may be exposed to hazardous chemicals have a right to know about the hazards and how to work safely with the materials. As a result, the standard requires that chemical manufacturers and importers evaluate all chemicals for hazards, and that the information concerning those hazards be communicated downstream from tbe manufacturer to tbe employer and then to the employee. 

There are 50 titles in the CFR and to get a sense of the range of the CFR it is best to simply examine the 50 titles at http //www.access.gpo.gOv/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html pagel. Title 29 deals with Labor (see Figure 1.3.3.1). There are nine volumes in 29 CFR and Volume 5 contains Part 1910, which is where the laws and regulations associated with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are listed. Within 29 CFR 1910, there are 26 subparts labeled with the letters A-Z. Subpart Z has the title Toxic and Hazardous Substances and is the location of the Hazard Communication standard (29 CFR 1910.1200) and the Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories standard (29 CFR 1910.1450—commonly called the Lab Standard ). (See Figure 1.3.3.1.)... 

If you want to know about the hazards of a chemical, one source is its Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS). MSDSs, prepared by chemical suppliers, describe properties and information pertinent to the safety of specific chemicals. In 1980 the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) wrote a regulation called the Hazard Communication Standard that required all chemical suppliers provide MSDSs to chemical users." Some of the information found in MSDSs was recorded more than 4000 years ago in hieroglyphs by the Egyptians in their tombs and papyrus records. In today s world you can find MSDSs at many sites on the Internet. When any company or individual purchases a chemical for the first time, many suppliers provide a paper copy of the MSDS with the shipment of that chemical. Alternatively, some may only provide you with access to their electronic database of MSDSs. 

For air contaminants for which the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has not determined a dose or permissible exposure limit, other sources of information, such as Material Safety Data Sheets that comply with the Hazard Communication Standard, 1926.59, published information, and internal documents can provide guidance in establishing acceptable atmospheric conditions. 

There are many hazards that exist in a school environment that can result in harm to faculty, staff, and students. These hazards can include falls, cumulative trauma, and natural disasters. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has created a regulation that is commonly referred to as its hazard communication standard (Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 1996), but it focuses only on the use of hazardous chemicals in the workplace. OSHA addresses the general need for employers to communicate to employees the hazards of various chemicals that are used at work. These chemicals can include products used by maintenance staff, janitorial staff, contractors, visitors, and teachers. Hazardous chemicals must be identified and included within the scope of a school hazard communication program. This chapter will explore the primary components of the hazard communication standard that apply to the use of hazardous chemicals in a school. The regulation will need to be read in its full text to identify all issues, details, and exemptions that might apply. 

In 1980 the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) wrote a regulation called the Hazard Communication Standard ( HazCom ) that required all chemical suppliers to provide MSDSs to chemical users. These MSDSs, described more below, provide an organized document that lists a wide variety of safety information about a chemical. For the past three decades, academic chemistry departments like yours and all other organizations that purchase and use chemicals have been required to have on hand, either in hard copy or electronic format, MSDSs so that employees have access to safety information about chemicals they would be using in their job. So, it is very likely that you will encounter MSDSs as a science smdent and a scientist and it is important to know how to read them intelligently. (More about this below.)... 

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