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HAZARD COMMUNICATION (HAZCOM) in Agriculture (437-004-9800)

HAZARD COMMUNICATION (HAZCOM) in Agriculture (437-004-9800). WHAT?. Informing Employees About Hazardous Substances They Work with Directly--Or Indirectly. ● GOAL  Protect Employees. WHY???. An Unlabeled Pesticide Container Spills From A Shelf onto a Handler Wearing No PPE…

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HAZARD COMMUNICATION (HAZCOM) in Agriculture (437-004-9800)

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  1. HAZARD COMMUNICATION (HAZCOM)in Agriculture(437-004-9800)

  2. WHAT? • Informing Employees About Hazardous Substances They Work with Directly--Or Indirectly ●GOAL Protect Employees

  3. WHY??? • An Unlabeled Pesticide Container Spills From A Shelf onto a Handler Wearing No PPE… • A Seed Worker Drinks Several Beers the Night Before and Works with Thiram the Next Day… • A Newly-Confirmed Pregnant Worker Is Assigned to Spray an Area with Atrazine…

  4. WHY? • Employees Have The (Legal) Right and The Need to Know--> • Chemical Identities • Chemical Hazards • Protective Measures

  5. APPLIES • Normal Conditions of Use • Foreseeable Emergency

  6. EXEMPTIONS • Hazardous Waste • Biological Hazards • Consumer Products • Tobacco or Tobacco Products • Wood or Wood Products

  7. EXEMPTIONS • Articles • Food or Alcoholic Beverages • Drugs • Products Deemed Non-hazardous • Radiation

  8. STATS! • OR-OSHA Citations For Ag • HAZCOM written program, MSDS, List, Labels • “Safe Practices”

  9. HOW? • Develop a Written Program to Be Implemented • Labels • MSDSs • Employee Info and Training • Non-Routine Procedures

  10. HOW? • Develop a Written *and* Implemented Program About • Pipe and Piping Systems • Hazardous Chemicals List

  11. INFORM! • Employees Through Labels, MSDSs, and Training By • Chemical Manufacturers • Distributors • Employers

  12. INFORM! • Of Course, Some Employees Don’t Pay Attention…

  13. LABELS • Original Container --> Identification, Hazard, Manufacturer’s Address • Secondary Container --> Identification, Hazard

  14. LABELS • For Pesticides • The Label is The Law • Yet…

  15. MSDSs • For “Material Safety Data Sheets” • For Hazardous Chemicals • Immediately Accessible • Can Be on Paper or Via Computer

  16. MSDSs • Required Info Such As • Name and Hazardous Ingredients • Physical/Chemical Characteristics, e.g., pH (Corrosive?) • Physical Hazards,e.g., Reactivity (Storage?)

  17. MSDSs • Health Hazards: Signs/Symptoms • Entry into Body • Permissible Exposure Limit, etc. • Carcinogen? • Precautions for Safe Handling, e.g., Spills

  18. MSDSs • Protective Measures, e.g., PPE • Emergency/First Aid • Date of MSDS • Name/Address/Phone Number

  19. TRAINING • Initial • New Hazard

  20. TRAINING • HAZCOM Rule • Chemicals Where Employees Work • HAZCOM Program • Physical & Health Effects • How Company is Aware of Hazard

  21. TRAINING • Protecting Yourself • How Company is Protecting Employees • Emergencies • Reading Labels and MSDSs

  22. TRAINING • Effective Training--> When English is (or Is Not Even) a Second Language

  23. TRAINING • Also In Agricultural HAZCOM • “Safe Practices When Working Around Hazardous Agricultural Chemicals”

  24. Any Questions??

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