Axcet’s Hazard Communications Program

Training

Dealing with Hazardous Products thru theHazard Communications Program

The OSHA standards include regulations on how employers communicate the hazards of chemicals in the workplace to their employees. In this training we will refer to the Hazard Communications Program as “HazCom”

As OSHA requires, Axcet has a written HazCom Plan. It is designed to help you protect yourselves when working with products that have hazardous properties.

What is a Safety Data Sheet (SDS)

Safety Date Sheets (SDS) are created by the manufacturer to communicate to the users of their products:• Any known hazards• How to identify the hazards• How to use them safely• Safe exposure levels• First Aid measures • Fire fighting measures• Environmental and transportation requirements• And any other associated governmental

regulations

Where and How to access a Safety Data Sheet (SDS)

SDS’s are required to be in the work area for employee access. Every employee must know how and where to access an SDS. There must not be any barrier to an employee to obtain a Safety Data Sheet immediately.

Axcet’s SDS’s are in a yellow binder as seen in the picture to the right and is located on the Safety Island right outside Steve Donovan’s office

Maintaining Inventory Integrity

At Axcet Donna Patnode is the HazCom gatekeeper. She is responsible to maintain an accurate list of hazardous products and their SDS’s. It is VERY IMPORTANT that if any hazardous products are brought into the facility, a SDS must be provided to her so that the integrity of the HazCom program intact.

GHS Compliant Pictograms

In 2013 OSHA adopted language in their HazCom standard to help more easily and consistently communicate the hazards of these products to the users. This new language is called the “The Globalized Harmonization of Classifying and Labeling of Chemicals”. We refer to this as GHS. All hazardous products marketed after June of 2016 must have GHS compliant labels and SDS

One of the ways that GHS has helped the manufacturer communicate the hazards of chemicals is to create “Pictograms”.

GHS Compliant Pictograms

These nine pictograms communicate certain hazards without having the barrier of different languages that are spoken across the planet, much like international pictograms such as these

that communicate information that is understood in any country

Each Pictogram has a name as shown on the right.

During our safety training contest this year you will be shown different pictograms and the only acceptable answer to identify the pictogram is by it’s proper name, so please study hard to remember them.

On the following slides the name of the pictogram will be written in red and underlined.

Hazards of Chemicals

Exploding Bomb•Explosive•Self Reactive•Organic Peroxides

Hazards of Chemicals

Flame•Flammable•Self Reactive Pyrophorics•Self Heating•Emits Flammable Gas

Hazards of Chemicals

Corrosion•Corrosives

Hazards of Chemicals

Flame over Circle•Oxidizers

Hazards of Chemicals

Gas Cylinder•Gases Under Pressure

Hazards of Chemicals

Health Hazard•Carcinogen•Mutagenicity•Reproductive Toxicity•Respiratory Sensitizer•Target Organ Toxicity•Aspiration Toxicity

Hazards of Chemicals

Exclamation Mark•Irritant (skin and eye)•Skin Sensitizer•Acute Toxicity•Narcotic Effects•Respiratory Tract Irritant•Hazardous to Ozone Layer

Hazards of Chemicals

Skull & Crossbones•Acute Toxicity (fatal or toxic)

Hazards of Chemicals

Environment(Non-Mandatory)

•Aquatic Toxicity

Non-Mandatory means that OSHA does not regulate or enforce this

Hazards of Chemicals

Summary• HazCom is mandated by OSHA• List of Hazardous Products and Safety Data

Sheets are required• Donna Patnode is Axcet’s HazCom Gatekeeper• GHS• Pictograms