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Your “Right to Know”Your “Right to Know”


Five Stages of the ProgramFive Stages of the Program

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs)Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) Labeling and Marking SystemsLabeling and Marking Systems Employee TrainingEmployee Training Written PlanWritten Plan Chemical Inventory List (CIL)Chemical Inventory List (CIL)


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Material Safety Data Material Safety Data SheetsSheets



Material Safety Data SheetsMaterial Safety Data Sheets• Company Company

InformationInformation• Hazardous Hazardous

IngredientsIngredients• Physical DataPhysical Data• Fire and Explosion Fire and Explosion

DataData• Health Hazard DataHealth Hazard Data

• Reactivity DataReactivity Data• Spill & Leak Spill & Leak

ProceduresProcedures• Special Protection Special Protection

InformationInformation• Special PrecautionsSpecial Precautions


Material Safety Data Sheets:Material Safety Data Sheets:Your RightsYour Rights

1. Your employer must have 1. Your employer must have an MSDS for every an MSDS for every hazardous substance you hazardous substance you use as part of your job.use as part of your job.



2. These MSDSs must be 2. These MSDSs must be available to you the entire available to you the entire time you are in the time you are in the workplace.workplace.



3. If you request to see a 3. If you request to see a copy of an MSDS for a copy of an MSDS for a product you use, and your product you use, and your employer cannot provide it employer cannot provide it after one working day, you after one working day, you may refuse to use that may refuse to use that product or work in an area product or work in an area where it is being used.where it is being used.



4. If you request your own 4. If you request your own personal copy of an MSDS, personal copy of an MSDS, your employer has 15 days your employer has 15 days to provide it.to provide it.




Labeling and Marking Labeling and Marking SystemsSystems


Labeling and Marking Labeling and Marking SystemsSystems

NFPA DiamondsNFPA Diamonds HMIS LabelsHMIS Labels Uniform Laboratory Hazard Signage Uniform Laboratory Hazard Signage

SystemSystem


Labeling and Marking SystemsLabeling and Marking SystemsNFPA DiamondsNFPA Diamonds

Color coded, Color coded, numerical rating numerical rating systemsystem

Will be located near Will be located near main entrances, fire main entrances, fire alarm panels, or on alarm panels, or on outside entrance outside entrance doorsdoors

Provide at-a-glance Provide at-a-glance hazard informationhazard information



Blue = HealthBlue = Health Red = FlammabilityRed = Flammability Yellow = InstabilityYellow = Instability White = Special White = Special

hazard informationhazard information



4= Deadly Hazard4= Deadly Hazard 3= Severe Hazard3= Severe Hazard 2= Moderate Hazard2= Moderate Hazard 1= Slight Hazard1= Slight Hazard 0= No Hazard0= No Hazard


Labeling and Marking SystemsLabeling and Marking SystemsHMIS LabelsHMIS Labels

Designed to go on Designed to go on individual containers of individual containers of products that don’t have products that don’t have the manufacturer’s the manufacturer’s labelslabels

Same color Same color code/numerical rating code/numerical rating system as the NFPA system as the NFPA diamondsdiamonds



Blue = HealthBlue = Health Red = FlammabilityRed = Flammability Yellow = InstabilityYellow = Instability White = Personal White = Personal

Protective Equipment or Protective Equipment or special protection special protection informationinformation

Numerical Rating of 0-4Numerical Rating of 0-4



You should never have any You should never have any unattended, unlabeled unattended, unlabeled

containers in your workplace!containers in your workplace!


Labeling and Marking SystemsLabeling and Marking SystemsUniform Laboratory SignageUniform Laboratory Signage

Located on Located on laboratory and laboratory and chemical storage chemical storage area doorsarea doors

Pictographs depict Pictographs depict worst hazards worst hazards present in lab or present in lab or areaarea


Labeling and Marking SystemsLabeling and Marking SystemsUniform Laboratory SignageUniform Laboratory Signage

Always check with the Always check with the appropriate personnel (lab appropriate personnel (lab manager, chemical hygiene manager, chemical hygiene officer, etc.) before performing officer, etc.) before performing work or maintenance in a work or maintenance in a laboratory!laboratory!


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Employee TrainingEmployee Training


Hazard CommunicationHazard CommunicationEmployee TrainingEmployee Training

Training is required:Training is required:

Within the first 30 days of employmentWithin the first 30 days of employment Whenever new hazards are introducedWhenever new hazards are introduced AnnuallyAnnually


Hazard CommunicationHazard CommunicationEmployee TrainingEmployee Training

The training must cover:The training must cover: Requirements of regulationsRequirements of regulations Location and availability of MSDSsLocation and availability of MSDSs Hazardous chemicals used in the workplaceHazardous chemicals used in the workplace Method to detect releaseMethod to detect release Physical and health hazardsPhysical and health hazards Measures for personal protectionMeasures for personal protection Details and location of the written planDetails and location of the written plan




The Written PlanThe Written Plan


Hazard CommunicationHazard CommunicationThe Written PlanThe Written Plan

You have a right to possess your You have a right to possess your own copy of OSU’s written own copy of OSU’s written

hazard communications plan. hazard communications plan.



It is available from EHS (ext. 47241) It is available from EHS (ext. 47241)

or online at:or online at:

http://www.pp.okstate.edu/ehs/index.htmhttp://www.pp.okstate.edu/ehs/index.htm



If you are exposed to a hazardous If you are exposed to a hazardous substance at work, you should substance at work, you should report it to your supervisor who report it to your supervisor who

will complete an “Employee will complete an “Employee Exposure Report Form”Exposure Report Form”




Chemical Inventory ListChemical Inventory List


Hazard CommunicationHazard CommunicationChemical Inventory ListChemical Inventory List

Federal law requires an inventory of all Federal law requires an inventory of all chemicals on the OSU campus, and chemicals on the OSU campus, and that it be updated annually. that it be updated annually.



This list is used to determine correct This list is used to determine correct signage for rooms and buildings, and is signage for rooms and buildings, and is made available to the fire department made available to the fire department for their use during emergencies. for their use during emergencies.



The CIL must have the following The CIL must have the following information: information:


Hazard CommunicationHazard CommunicationChemical Inventory ListChemical Inventory ListDepartment Name and Phone NumberDepartment Name and Phone NumberInventory SupervisorInventory SupervisorCampus mailing address of the Inventory SupervisorCampus mailing address of the Inventory SupervisorOfficial Building Name & numberOfficial Building Name & numberDate of InventoryDate of InventoryPage ( ) of ( )Page ( ) of ( )Chemical NameChemical NameCommon NameCommon NameLocation (room number) of the chemicalLocation (room number) of the chemicalActual count of a chemicalActual count of a chemicalMaximum amount anticipatedMaximum amount anticipatedContainer type and sizeContainer type and sizePhysical State and CAS NumberPhysical State and CAS NumberManufacturer, NFPA RatingManufacturer, NFPA RatingDoes the department have an MSDS for it?Does the department have an MSDS for it?


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