OSHA Hazards Communications Standard

A written hazard communication program is a blueprint which describes how a company will achieve the goals set by the Hazard Communication standard. The program must address six critical items  

Material safety data sheets Container labeling Hazards in unlabeled pipes Non-routine tasks 

Information exchange with other employers Employee training and information 

OSHA requires a written plan that contains information related to worker training, warning labels, and access to SDSs. Employees must understand the requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard, including operations or procedures with hazard exposures. The Hazard Communication Standard applies to drugs and pharmaceuticals that the manufacturer has determined to be hazardous. It could also apply to hazardous substances known to be present in the workplace that employees may be exposed to under normal conditions or in a foreseeable emergency. The exemptions to the standard include 

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The hazards associated with handling pigments is contained ia the MSDS mandated by an OSHA Hazards Communication Standard (28) which also requires labeling and employee information and training. 

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

The flash point of PPS, as measured by ASTM D1929, is greater than 500°C. Combustion products of PPS include carbon, sulfur oxides, and carbonyl sulfide. Specific hazards are defined by the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (158). Based on information in 1995, PPS does not meet any of the hazard definitions of this standard. 

The toller needs to be familiar with all raw materials, intermediate materials, products and wastes, used, produced or generated, respectively, while operating the process. Tollers in the U.S. should comply with the Federal OSHA Hazard Communication Standard, codified as 29 CFR. 1910.1200 and any similar state right-to-know laws that are currently in force or may be enacted during the term of the contract. This is often stated in the contract. The contract may require the toller to inform its employees of the chemical hazards associated with products or chemicals and may also be responsible for training its employees in the proper handling methods. The toller has an obligation when in doubt about a product or chemical, to seek further information from the product s manufacturer. 

Eederal OSHA Hazard Communication Standard, codified as 29 CER 1910.1200 and any similar state right-to-know laws... 

The required notification must be provided at ieast annually In writing. Acceptable forms of notice are, for example, a letter, product labeling, and product literature distributed to customers. If you are required to prepare and distribute a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for the mixture under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard, your section 313 notification may be attached to the MSDS or the MSDS may be modified to include the required information. (A sample letter and recommended text for inclusion in an MSDS appear on pages E-4 and E-5 of this appendix.)... 

Any product which you keep a material safety data sheet (MSDS) for, in accordance with the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard, must be reported, if it was present at your facility in the preceding year, at 10.000 pounds or more at any on time. 

Probably one of the most important safety and healtli standards ever adopted is tlie OSHA hazard communication standard, more properly known as tlie right to know laws. The liazard communication standard requires employers to communicate information to tlie employees on liazardous chemicals tliat e.vist witliiii the workplace. The program requires employers to craft a written luizard communication program, keep material safety data sheets (MSDSs) for all haztirdous chemicals at the workplace and provide employees with training on tliose hazardous chemicals, and assure tliat proper warning labels are in place. 

Probably one of the most important safety and healtii standards ever adopted is the OSHA hazard communication standard, more properly known as tiic right to know laws. 

OSHA Hazard Communication Standard. Subpart Z, Toxic and Hazardous Substances 29 CFR 1910.1200 section g. Material Safety Data Sheets. 

Clamsky KB, ed. 1986. Chemical guide to the OSHA hazard communication standard. Burlingame, CA Roytech Publications, Inc., 68-E-3. 

Physical hazard" is defined by the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (OSHA1994) as an element, chem-... 

The objective of the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard is to inform workers of potentially dangerous substances in the workplace and to train them on how to protect themselves against potential dangers. 

Biphenyl is defined as a toxic chemical under, and subject to, reporting requirements of Section 313 of Tide III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986 and 40 CFR, Part 372 under the name biphenyl. It is identified as a hazardous chemical under criteria of the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200). 

The small amount of mixed terphenyls that are sold as such, are shipped in the form of flaked solids in 22.7 kg multiwall bags. The U.S. freight classification is Plastics, synthetic other than liquid, NOIBN. Like biphenyl, mixed terphenyls fall under the hazardous chemical criteria of the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200). 

The terphenyl—quaterphenyl heat-transfer medium (Table 4), sold as Therminol 75 heat-transfer fluid, is shipped in drums, tank car, or tank truck lots. Its U.S. freight classification is Heat-Transfer Media, NOIBN. The material does not require a DOT hazardous material label, but does fall under the hazardous chemical criteria of the OSHA Hazards Communications Standard (19 CFR 1910.1200). 

Although biphenyl and the terphenyls fall under the hazardous chemical criteria of the OSHA Hazard Communications Standard, the products themselves are fairly low in toxicity and do not constitute a serious industrial hazard. Some relevant exposure and toxicity data are summarized in Tables 5 and 6. 

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. 

An estimate of the toxicity or intrinsic hazard is needed for each material identified in the inventory. Such information for many chemicals in the form of a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) are required by the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard. (Other countries have similar requirements.) Standard hazard-data sources may need to be consulted for those chemical compounds for which no MSDSs are presently available. Adequate hazard data may be lacking for various mixtures that are unique to the plant. For such mixtures, it may be necessary to analyze the contents and then estimate the overall hazard based on the individual components. 

All containers of hazardous chemicals should be labeled in accordance with OSHA hazard communication standards. Each container of and/or apparatus with hazardous chemical contents in the lab should be labeled with the following information ... 

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