HAZCOM & Spill Prevention Training

Training Instructor: George Bunker - george@im-inc.com - 970-632-4917

Course Duration: 00:32:48

An inventory/list of hazardous chemicals is maintained at the company online safety solution center located at www.im-safety.com in the “Right To Know” tab or by going to the following link: https://im-safety.com/right-to-know.

The Hazardous Chemical List is updated by the Safety Director as new chemicals are introduced to the workplace. The Hazardous Chemical List is available for access and/or download 27/7/365. 

• Safety Data Sheets (SDS) are obtained for all hazardous chemicals.  Chemical manufacturers are responsible for developing SDSs. The company shall have a SDS for each chemical used.
• The purchasing of any potentially hazardous chemical products from any supplier that does not provide an appropriate Safety Data Sheet in a timely fashion is prohibited.
• The Safety Data Sheet must be kept in the SDS library for as long as the chemical is used by the facility. 
• Electronic access (telephone, fax, internet, etc.) may be used to acquire and maintain SDS libraries and archives.
• The Manager is responsible for seeing that the Chemical Inventory List inventory is maintained, is current, and is complete.  He/she will review the Chemical Inventory List at least annually.  When a hazardous material has been permanently removed from the workplace, its SDS is to be removed from the Chemical Inventory List. Chemicals that are temporarily removed from the workplace may be maintained in the Chemical Inventory List.
• SDS' for hazardous materials to which Company employees have been exposed must be maintained after the employee leaves the employment of the Company for a period of no less than 5 years from the date of exposure.  

The methods that the Company will use to inform employees of the hazards of non-routine tasks (i.e., the painting of floors or walls, etc.) and the hazards associated with the non-routine task include:

• Conducting a Job plan that considers the following information:
  
  • Tasks associated with the job
  • Hazards associated with the tasks
  • Controls to manage the hazards to the lowest risk level practical
  • The obligation to stop the job if something is not right
  • Change the plan id the job changes in scope or nature of work
• Employees will seek methods of use, special precautions, PPE, and the hazards associated with chemicals and the hazards associated with chemicals they will use in their work areas via the SDS for the product being used.   

• Containers of hazardous chemicals are labeled.  Container labels should contain the following information:
  • Product identifier
  • Signal word
  • Hazard statement
  • Pictogram(s)
  • Precautionary statement(s), and
  • Name, address and telephone number of the chemical manufacturer, importer, or other responsible party.
• The Manager will ensure that all hazardous chemicals used or stored in the facility are properly labeled. 
• Damaged labels or labels with incomplete information shall be reported immediately. 
• Workplace labels or other forms of warning will be legible, in English and prominently displayed on the container or readily available in the work area throughout each work shift. 
• If employees speak languages other than English, the information in the other language(s) may be added to the material presented as long as the information is presented in English as well. 
• The Company will use the GHS labeling system for secondary containers.
• Portable containers into which hazardous chemicals are transferred from labeled containers and that are intended for the immediate use of the employee who performs the transfer do not require a label. 
• If the portable container will be used by more than one employee or used over the course of more than one shift, the container must be labeled.
• Chemical containers received from vendors that are not properly labeled must be rejected.  

Employees are provided with information and training on the hazardous chemicals they may be exposed to.  Employees shall be provided with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

Additional training will be provided whenever a new chemical hazard is introduced into the work area.  To reinforce the importance of handling chemicals properly when performing new or non-routine tasks supervisors will conduct supplementary training as needed. 

Formal training will be conducted by facility employees or individuals who are knowledgeable in the Hazard Communication program.

The Hazard Communication Program documented training shall, at a minimum, include: 

• Requirements of the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard 29 CFR 1910.1200 (General Industry) or 29 CFR 1926.59 (Construction Industry).
• Operations in the work area where hazardous chemicals are present.
• Location and availability of the hazard communication program, chemical inventory list and SDSs.
• Methods and observations used to detect the presence or release of a hazardous chemical in the work area, such as monitoring devices, visual appearance or odor of hazardous chemicals when being released.
• Explanation of the labels received on shipped containers.
• Explanation of the workplace labeling system.
• Explanation of the SDS, including order of information and how employees can obtain and use the appropriate hazard information.

The records of employee training are maintained in the Company online safety solution center document management system. Training records are readily available for whomever may have a legitimate reason and business related purpose for accessing such records.