January 2023
DO YOU KNOW?
Rules and Regulations When Dealing with Hazardous Chemicals
Where Are the Regulations?
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a regulation to help you learn about the hazards of the chemicals you use on the job. The regulation is called the hazard communication standard but is more commonly called "HazCom" or the "Right to Know Law." It can be found at 29 CFR 1910.1200. A 2012 revision aligns the regulation with the United Nations' Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). The standard says you have a right to know what chemicals you are working with or around. You also have a right to understand the hazards. The HazCom standard requires that all chemicals in your workplace be classified for potential hazards. And it mandates that information relating to these hazards be made available to you. The areas specifically covered in the standard include:
• Classifying the hazards of chemicals.
• Safety data sheets (SDSs).
• Labels and labeling.
• A written hazard communication program.
• Employee information and training.
• Trade secrets.
The HazCom standard doesn't apply to hazardous waste/ substances regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency, biological hazards, tobacco products, many wood or wood products, or to food, cosmetics, or certain drugs.
What Are Hazardous Chemicals?
A hazardous chemical is any substance classified as:
• A physical hazard
• A health hazard
• A simple asphyxiant
• Combustible dust
• Pyrophoric gas
• Another hazard not otherwise classified
What Are Physical Hazards?
Physical hazards are chemicals that are classified as posing one or more of the following hazardous effects:
• Explosive
• Flammable gases, aerosols, liquids, or solids
• Oxidizer (liquid, solid, or gas)
• Self-reactive
• Pyrophoric (liquid or solid)
• Self-heating
• Organic peroxide
• Corrosive to metal
• Gas under pressure
• Emits flammable gas when In contact with water
In addition, a pyrophoric gas is a chemical in a gaseous state that will ignite spontaneously in air at a temperature of 130 degrees F (54.4 degrees C) or below.
Labels and Labeling Requirements
The eight hazard symbol pictograms used for HazCom labels are:
• Flame
• Flame over circle
• Exclamation mark
• Exploding bomb
• Corrosion
• Gas cylinder
• Health hazard
• Skull and crossbones
Flame is used for:
• Flammables
• Pyrophorics
• Self-heating
• Emits flammable gas
• Self-re-actives
• Organic peroxides
Flame over circle is used for:
• Oxidizers
Exploding bomb is used for:
• Explosives
• Self-re-actives
• Organic peroxides
Gas cylinder is used for:
• Gases under pressure
Corrosion is used for:
• Skin corrosion; burns
• Eye damage
• Corrosive to metals
Exclamation mark is used for:
• Irritant (skin and eye)
• Skin sensitizer
• Acute toxicity (harmful)
• Narcotic effects
• Respiratory tract irritant
Health hazard is used for:
• Carcinogenicity
• Respiratory sensitizer
• Reproductive toxicity
• Target organ toxicity
• Mutagenicity
• Aspiration toxicity
Skull and crossbones is used for:
• Acute toxicity (fatal or toxic; severe)
It’s Important To Be Safe At Home Too!
You probably use cleaning supplies, paints, adhesives, pesticides, or other chemicals off the job, too.
It's always a good practice to know the hazards of any product that contains chemicals. Read the label when you buy a chemical product. Check the labels on similar products to see if they might be safer to use.
You'll have fewer hazardous chemicals at home if you try to buy safer chemical products as you shop.
• Follow all precautions listed on the label
• Keep hazardous chemicals away from children
• Be sure to follow the recommendations for safe storage
• Keep chemical in its original container so the label information is always available.
• Consider wearing protective gear such as goggles and rubber gloves (PPE)
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