GHS & HAZCOM 2012 Compliance Deadlines: Are You Ready?

1. GHS & HAZCOM 2012 Compliance Deadlines: Are You Ready?

2. Glenn Trout President & CEO, MSDSonline

3. Goals for this Presentation • Avoid This…. • Brief Review of OSHA’s HCS • Discuss OSHA’s Alignment with the GHS • Understand reasons for adoption • Learn how to comply

4. What is HCS? • An OSHA Regulation

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6. HCS HazCom Standard Hazard Communication Right-to-Know 1910.1200 HazCom 1994 The HazComReg RTK The Reg 29 CFR 1910.1200 HazCom

7. What is HCS? • Hazard Communication Standard • An OSHA Regulation – protect workers from hazardous chemicals • Adopted in 1983 • Covers 43+ Million U.S. Workers • 5 Million Workplaces • Over 880,000 Chemicals

8. Purpose of HCS “…to ensure hazardsof all chemicals produced or imported are evaluated and detailsregarding their hazards are transmittedto employers and employees” “Ensure requirements are consistentnationwide”

9. HCS Main Requirements Written Plan Chemical Inventory Labels & Warnings Training MSDS Documents 1 2 3 4 5

10. What Chemicals Are Covered “If you can't eat it, drink it, or breathe it, you need an MSDS.”

11. Chemicals Covered – HazCom 1994 • Physical Hazards • Combustible Liquids • Compressed Gases • Explosives • Flammables • Organic Peroxides • Oxidizers • Pyrophorics • Unstable (Reactive) Materials • Water-Reactives

12. Chemicals Covered – HazCom 1994 • Health HazardsChemicals that may produce acute or chronic health effects in exposed employees. • Carcinogens • Toxic agents • Reproductive toxins • Irritants • Corrosives • Sensitizers • Hepatotoxins • Nephrotoxins • Neurotoxins • Agents which act on the hematopoietic system • Agents which damage the lungs, skin, eyes or mucous membranes

13. Who has Responsibilities • Chemical Manufacturers • Evaluate and now also classify hazards of chemicals • Provide labels & MSDSs to employers to which they ship chemicals • Importers & Distributors • Provide labels & MSDSs to employers to which they ship chemicals • Employers Who “Use” Chemicals Are responsible for the following as part of a compliant HazCom program: • Written Hazard Communication Plan / Program • Written Chemical Inventory • Ensuring proper use of Labels and Warnings • Maintaining MSDSs and providing Right-to-Know access to employees • Providing Employee Training

14. The Problem When it comes to Hazard Communication… • Regulations vary widely internationally • E.g., U.S. has HazCom Standard, Canada has WHMIS, Europe has CLP • Different agencies within the same country may have jurisdiction over hazardous chemical use and safety • E.g., in the U.S.: EPA, DOT, OSHA, Consumer Product Safety Commission • Multiple labels & MSDSs required for same product to satisfy different country & agency requirements • Resulting in confusion for end-users • Creating trade issues/hassles multinational companies • Costly & time consuming to manage

15. Enter GHS • GHS = Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals • 1st edition approved in 2002 and published by UN in 2003 • Result of international mandate (Chapter 19 of Agenda 21) from 1992 Rio Earth Summit (i.e.,UNCED) • Deemed to be single most important driving force behind the creation of GHS • Aimed to be completed GHS by 2000 • A coordinating group chaired by OSHA was established to manage the work • Common & coherent global approach • To Classifying and Defining& Communicating Hazards • Provides Consistency/Harmonization to Labels and Safety Data Sheets

16. GHS At-A-Glance • GHS is Not… • A Regulation, Standard or Mandate • GHS is… • A Best Practices Approach. It contains criteria, provisions, and explanatory text for harmonizing hazard communication • Adaptable by Country (and Agency) • Referred to as the “Building Block Approach” • Select parts of system that apply to existing regulations • Implementation consistent with requirements in place, or can use to create new requirements

17. Why is GHS Needed? Better Trade • Compliance with multiple regulations is costly and time-consuming • Regulatory burdens make it difficult for companies to compete internationally

18. OSHA Alignment with GHS • Revise HCS to Align with GHS • Maintain HCS framework • Enhance protection • Based on GHS Rev 3 (2009) • Major Changes • Chemical Classification • Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) • Labels • Compliance Enforcement – Phased In • Employees Trained on How to Read SDS/Label by Dec. 1, 2013 • Manufacturers and Distributors Complete Reclassification and Produce Updated SDSs and Labels by June 1, 2015 • Distributors may ship inventory with old SDS/Labels until Dec. 1, 2015 • Full Employer Compliance Expected by June 1, 2016 • Transitional Period can comply with old or new HCS/HazCom 2012

19. GHS Alignment Timeline

20. 1st Deadline - Employee Training December 1st 2013 - Train Employees on: • New label elements • New safety data sheet format Why the Rush?

21. Why Train on GHS? Try to think like your employees as you look at these next slides.

22. Why Train on GHS? Do your employees know what these pictograms mean?

23. Why Train on GHS?

24. Why Train on GHS? Oxidizers

25. Why Train on GHS?

26. Why Train on GHS? Environmental Toxicity

27. Why Train on GHS?

28. Why Train on GHS? Carcinogenicity Respiratory Sensitizer Reproductive Toxicity Target Organ Toxicity Mutagenicity Aspiration Toxicity

29. Why Train on GHS? Are you familiar with updated SDS format?

30. Why Train on GHS? How Many Sections in a GHS Formatted SDS?

31. SDS • - • - • - • - • - • - • - • - • - • - • - • - • - • - • - • -

32. Why Train on GHS? What Sections Are Outside OSHA’s Jurisdiction?

33. SDS • - • - • - • - • - • - • - • - • - • - • - • Ecological Information • Disposal Considerations • Transport Information • Regulatory Information • -

34. Why Train on GHS? In what section of an SDS do you find Hazard(s) Identification info?

35. SDS • - • Hazard(s) Identification • - • - • - • - • - • - • - • - • - • - • - • - • - • -

36. Why Train on GHS? How would your employees do answering those same questions?

37. Minimum Required Training Topics • Training on label elements: • How employees might use labels in the workplace • Understanding of how elements work together on a label • Bottom Line: Understand pictograms, signal words, hazard statements, precautionary statements, etc… • Training on SDS format: • 16 Sections (type of info found in each section) • How the information on label is related to SDS • The Dec. 1, 2013 training deadline is not meant to address the specific hazards of chemicals in the workplace or the related protective measures

38. Principle’s of OSHA’s Alignment • HCS requirements will not be reduced • Modifications made to support GHS • Not a total rewrite of the regulation • Bulk of tech requirements in Appendices • Versus regulatory text • Largely apply to chemical producers vs. users • OSHA estimates net savings for employers to be over $500 million/year

39. HCS / HazCom 2012 Appendicies • Appendix A: Health Hazard Criteria • Appendix B: Physical Hazard Criteria • Appendix C: Allocation of Label Elements • Appendix D: Safety Data Sheets • Appendix E: Definition of "Trade Secret” • Appendix F: Guidance for Hazard Classification Regarding Carcinogenicity

40. Two Most Prevalent Changes • Hazard Classification Criteria • Health & Environmental Hazards • Physical Hazards • Mixtures • Hazard ‘Communication’ • Labels • Safety Data Sheets • Training OSHA is referring to revisedstandard as “HazCom 2012”

41. Two Most Prevalent Changes OSHA added the definition of Classification to the revised standard: “"Classification" means to identify the relevant data regarding the hazards of a chemical; review those data to ascertain the hazards associated with the chemical; and decide whether the chemical will be classified as hazardous according to the definition of hazardous chemical in this section.” 

42. Two Most Prevalent Changes “In addition, classification for health and physical hazards includes the determination of the degree of hazard, where appropriate, by comparing the data with the criteria for health and physical hazards.” 2nd Key Component of the New Definition:

43. GHS Hazard Classifications • Health & Environmental • Acute Toxicity • Aspiration Toxicity • Skin Corrosion/Irritation • Serious Eye Damage/Eye Irritation • Respiratory or Skin Sensitization • Germ Cell Mutagenicity • Carcinogenicity • Reproductive Toxicity • Target Organ Systemic Toxicity – Single and Repeated Dose • Hazardous to the Aquatic Environment/Aquatic Toxicity • Hazardous to the Ozone Layer • Physical • Explosives • Flammable – Gases, Aerosols Liquids, Solids • Oxidizers– liquids, solids, gases • Self-Reactive Substances • Self-Heating Substances • Pyrophoric – liquids, solids • Organic Peroxides • Corrosive to Metals • Gases Under Pressure • Water-Activated Flammable Gases New with GHS is the concept of severity: Most of these hazard classes are also subdivided into “hazard categories” to reflect the degree of severity of the effect

44. HazCom 1994 vs HazCom 2012 HCS/HazCom 1994 • Gases Under Pressure • Carcinogenicity GHS Alignment/ HazCom 2012 • Compressed Gases • Refrigerated Gases • Liquefied Gases • Dissolved Gases • Carcinogenicity • Category 1 • 1A = Known • 1B = Probable • Category 2 • Suspected Note the numbering scheme: Lowerthe #, the more severe the hazard

45. GHS Hazard Classifications • Health & Environmental • Acute Toxicity • Aspiration Toxicity • Skin Corrosion/Irritation • Serious Eye Damage/Eye Irritation • Respiratory or Skin Sensitization • Germ Cell Mutagenicity • Carcinogenicity • Reproductive Toxicity • Target Organ Systemic Toxicity – Single and Repeated Dose • Hazardous to the Aquatic Environment/Aquatic Toxicity • Hazardous to the Ozone Layer • Physical • Explosives • Flammable – Gases, Aerosols Liquids, Solids • Oxidizers– liquids, solids, gases • Self-Reactive Substances • Self-Heating Substances • Pyrophoric – liquids, solids • Organic Peroxides • Corrosive to Metals • Gases Under Pressure • Water-Activated Flammable Gases

46. Under New OSHA Definition… • OSHA incorporated new elements into its revised definition of Hazardous Chemical • To include 3 classes of chemicals defined in its HCS that weren’t in GHS, Rev. 3 • “Hazardous Chemical” means any chemical which is classified as a • Physical hazard; or • Health hazard; or • Simple asphyxiant; or • Combustible dust; or • Pyrophoric gas; or • Hazard Not Otherwise Classified(HNOC)

47. Labels Six Main Elements • Product/Chemical Identifier

48. Labels Six Main Elements • Product/Chemical Identifier • Supplier Identifier

49. Labels Six Main Elements • Product/Chemical Identifier • Supplier Identifier • Hazard Pictogram(s)* * Standardized under GHS

50. Label Pictograms Flame Exploding Bomb Flame Over Circle Flammable Self Reactive Pyrophoric Self-Heating Emits Flammable Gas Organic Peroxides Explosives Self Reactive Organic Peroxide Oxidizers Gas Cylinder Skull and Crossbones Corrosion Skin Corrosion Corrosive to Metals Serious Damage to Eye Gases Under Pressure Acute Toxicity (Fatal or toxic) Health Hazard Exclamation Mark Environment (Not mandatory) Carcinogenicity Respiratory Sensitizer Reproductive Toxicity Target Organ Toxicity Mutagenicity Aspiration Toxicity Skin & Eye Irritant Dermal Sensitizer Acute Toxicity (harmful) Transient Target Organ Effects Harmful to Ozone Layer (Not mandatory) Environmental Toxicity