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Topic 3 Safety Issues

Topic 3 Safety Issues. Chapters 12 - 13. Information Sources. Where do you find information about the hazards of specific materials?. Hazard Labeling Systems. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 704 Standard

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Topic 3 Safety Issues

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  1. Topic 3Safety Issues Chapters 12 - 13

  2. Information Sources Where do you find information about the hazards of specific materials?

  3. Hazard Labeling Systems • National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 704 Standard • National Paints and Coating Association Hazardous Materials Information Systems (NPCA HMIS) • Uniform Fire Code (UFC) • American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standard Z129.1

  4. NFPA Examples

  5. NPCA Label Older Style 2002 Style

  6. Safety Issues: Monitoring Chapter 5

  7. Exposure • Routes • Types

  8. Monitoring Methods • Area & perimeter monitoring • Personal monitoring

  9. What about using odor for detecting exposure?

  10. What do we have to consider when sampling?

  11. Medical Surveillance

  12. Exposure Limits • OSHA: TWA PELs or TLVs • EL or STEL • C • P • AL • EPA: NCELs and AEGLs • NIOSH: RELs and IDLHs • AIHA: WEELs and ERPGs

  13. Practice Problems

  14. How can we limit exposures (i.e., protect workers)?

  15. Safety Issues: Engineered Controls

  16. Storage What are the issues?

  17. Deficiency At Audited Facilities (%) Inadequate containment/drum/tank storage areas 68 No tank integrity testing 65 No or inadequate inspection program 48 Improper labeling 44 Inadequate training program 40 No or inadequate SPCC plan 34 Incomplete wastewater analysis 24 No or inadequate haz waste contingency plan 18 Inadequate handling of PCB materials 18 Storm drains in liquid storage & transfer areas 18 Inadequate handling of empty drums 17 Common Storage Deficiencies

  18. Ventilation Methods What are they?

  19. Examples

  20. Safety Issues: Safety Equipment

  21. PPE Levels of Protection • NPCA • HAZMAT

  22. PPE Selection • Clothing - failure mechanisms • Respiratory cartridge - contaminant and concentration • Eye and face protection - source and type of hazard

  23. Fire Protection Equipment • Industrial systems • Portable extinguishers

  24. Examples

  25. Safety Issues: Radiation

  26. Types of Radiation • Nonionizing • Ionizing

  27. Protection

  28. Protection

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