Hazard Communication

Retraining

Types of chemicals

• Different states that chemicals can be in:• Solids• Liquids• Gases

1a

Types of chemicals

• Major hazards associated with chemicals• Physical

hazards• Health hazards

1b

Terminology

• Chemical terminology pertinent to the operations

• Toxicity standards

2a

Material safety data sheets

• Purpose of MSDSs

• Locations of MSDSs

• How MSDSs can be accessed

3a

Personal protective equipment

• Major categories• Head protection• Eye and face protection• Respiratory protection• Hand protection• Foot protection

4a

Personal protective equipment

• Know where safety equipment supplies are kept

• Understand how to use PPE

• Understand the benefits and limitations of PPE

4b

First aid and emergency procedures• Activate during contamination, spills,

overexposure events

• Contents of first aid kits

• Proper use and location of first aid kits

5a

First aid and emergency procedures• Written procedures for sudden and

unusual incidents:• Chemical spills onto clothing or skin• Work area contamination• Air contamination

5b

Labeling

• Know what information can be found on labels, placards, posters

6a

Labeling

• Understand warning systems for chemical containers• NFPA• HMIS

6b