Hazard communication & Fire Safety

1. Hazard communication & Fire Safety MCCS New River Jacksonville, North Carolina

2. Hazard Communication The Marine Corps Community Services Hazard Communication Program document review and handout is part of protecting employees from known hazardous material risk. Chemical Exposure Chemical Control

3. Hazard communication program • Must comply with Hazard Communication Standard - 29 CFR 1910.1200 OSHA – Occupational Safety and Health Administration 3a

4. Hazard communication program Written program must include: • a list of hazardous chemicals present in the workplace • MSDS ( Material Safety Data Sheets) • labeling system information 3b

5. Hazard communication program Written program must include: • employee training information • information regarding non-routine hazards • methods of informing employers of other workers (contractors) 3c

6. Hazard communication program • Written program does not have to be accessible to every work area and every work shift • Written program is available to workers upon request (All Supervisors will be provided the program with Standard Operating Procedures from the Safety Officer.) 3d

7. Accessing Hazcom documents • Workers must know how to obtain, and the location of: • the written Hazcom program • lists of hazardous chemicals • MSDS 4a

8. Protective measures • Work practices • Engineering controls • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 5a

9. Material safety data sheets • Primary tool for getting detailed chemical information • Must be readily available 6a

10. Material safety data sheets include • Chemical identity • Physical and chemical characteristics • Physical and health hazards • Primary routes of entry 6b

11. Material safety data sheets include • PEL (Permissible Exposure Limit, TLV (Total Liquid Volatility), other exposure limits • Whether it is a carcinogen • Precautions for safe handling/use • Recommended engineering controls 6c

12. Material safety data sheets include • Emergency first aid procedures • Date of preparation • Name, address, phone number of manufacturer, importer, responsible party 6d

13. Material safety data sheets • MSDSs may contain recommendations from ANSI (American National Standard Institute) 6e

14. Material safety data sheets • MSDS also provide information regarding: • signs and symptoms of exposure • personal protective equipment • spill and leak clean-up • labeling information 6f

15. Each chemical must have an MSDS • MSDS must be available to downstream employers from: • chemical manufacturers • importers • distributors 7a

16. Labeling requirements • Labels warn of potential dangers • Labels are not intended to be the sole source of information 7a

17. Labeling requirements • Labels serve as an immediate warning • Labels must be keyed to MSDS 7b

18. Labeling requirements • Labels must contain: • the identity of the hazardous chemical • appropriate hazard warnings • the name, address of the chemical manufacturer, importer, other responsible party 7c

19. Labeling requirements • Ensure that labels do not come off, become smudged or unreadable • For hard-to-label containers, use: • signs or placards • process sheets, or batch tickets 7d

20. Labeling requirements • Be able to quickly identify the general hazard of any material: • NFPA (National Fire Protection Association)system identifies: • Health hazards • Flammability hazards • Reactivity hazards • Special hazards 7e

21. Labeling requirements • Be able to quickly identify the general hazard of any material: • HMIS (Hazardous Material Information Sheet) system identifies • Health hazards • Flammability hazards • Physical hazards 7f

22. Hazards of non-routine tasks • Know what chemicals you work with and their hazards • Know the contents of pipes, cans and all containers 8a

23. Fire Safety • Fire and extinguisher operation • A , B, C, is the key

24. Fire triangleTo understand how fire extinguishers work, you need to understand a little about fire. Fire is a very rapid chemical reaction between oxygen and a combustible material, which results in the release of heat, light, flames, and smoke. For fire to exist, the following four elements must be present at the same time: •  Enough oxygen to sustain combustion, •  Enough heat to raise the material to its ignition temperature, •  Some sort of fuel or combustible material, and •  The chemical reaction that is fire.

25. Fire Extinguishers All portable fire extinguishers must be approved by a nationally recognized testing laboratory

26. A, B, C Fire Extinguishers and how they work The letters (A, B, and C) • represent the type(s) of firefor which the extinguisher has been approved. The number in front of the A rating indicates how much water the • extinguisher is equal to and represents 1.25 gallons of water for • every unit of one. • For example, • a 4-A rated extinguisher would be equal to five (4 x 1.25) gallons of water.  The number in front of the B rating represents the area in square feet • of a class B fire that a non-expert user should be able to extinguish. • Using the above example, a non-expert user should be able to put • out a flammable liquid fire that is as large as 10 square feet.

27. UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS MARINE CORPS COMMUNITY SERVICES Certificate of Training This is to certify that ___________________ HAS SATISFACTORILY COMPLETED Hazard Communication At MCAS New River, North Carolina _____________ Employee ID # Date