Hazard Communication

Question 1

How many deaths per year does the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) save?

Answer 1

43 deaths averted

Question 2

How many injuries per year does the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) save?

Answer 2

585 injuries averted

Question 3

How many major elements are in the GHS-aligned HCS standard?

Answer 3

7

Question 4

What did the OSH act of 1970 also create (beside OSHA)?

Answer 4

National Institute on Occupational Safety and Health

Question 5

What did the OSH act of 1970 also create (beside OSHA)?

Answer 5

National Institute on Occupational Safety and Health – determines how to protect workers from hazard exposure

Question 6

What is the Permissible Exposure Limit?

Answer 6

the legally allowed exposure to a hazardous material during a work shift

Question 7

What is the General Duty Clause?

Answer 7

Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act of 1970, even if there is no specific standard for a hazard THE EMPLOYER MUST PROTECT THE WORKERS FROM THE HAZARD

(ergonomic hazards, temp hazards, workplace violence)

Question 8

What is the Hazard Communication Standard sometimes referred to?

Answer 8

the Right to Know Law

Question 9

What are some worker rights under OSHA?

Answer 9

right to file a complaint with OSHA, right to get information, right to have an OSHA inspection, right to know about hazards

Question 10

What can mercury cause?

Answer 10

permanent damage to the kidneys or the CNS

Question 11

What is Subpart Z?

Answer 11

also known as the Hazard Communication Standard or the right to know law, ensures that hazards of chemicals are CLASSIFIED and hazards are given to EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES

Question 12

When should employers provide hazard communication information and training to employees?

Answer 12

when the worker is first hired

Question 13

When should employers provide hazard communication information and training to employees?

Answer 13

when the worker is first hired and when new chemicals (untrained) are introduced

Question 14

How should chemical safety information be made available?

Answer 14

labels or safety data sheets

Question 15

What should be put on the label?

___ identifier
____ word
_____ statements
______ statements

____grams

Answer 15

product identifier, signal word, hazard statements, precautionary statements, pictograms

Question 16

Where are the pictograms for the labels (little ! symbol, etc) classified and defined?

Answer 16

Appendix C of the Hazard Communication Standard

Question 17

What containers are employers NOT REQUIRED TO LABEL?

Answer 17

temporary, portable containers to transfer chemical (from labelled containers) and are IMMEDIATELY USED BY THE EMPLOYEE

Question 18

Is a medication considered a chemical under the Hazard Communication Standard?

Answer 18

No

Question 19

What language must be displayed on the container label?

Answer 19

English

Question 20

Can additional languages be added by employers?

Answer 20

Yes

Question 21

If there is any new significant information regarding a chemical, within what time frame should a chemical label be revised? By who?

Answer 21

within three months, manufacturers/employers

Question 22

HazCom training should at least include…

monitoring and observation to ____ hazardous chemicals
specific ____ learning
explanations of the ______ and _____

Answer 22

monitoring and observation to detect hazardous chemicals, specific hazard learning, measures workers can take to protect themselves, explanations of the labels and safety data sheets

Question 23

What hazards must worker training include?

___ & ____
simple _____
______ dust
______ gas hazards

Answer 23

physical, health, simple asphyxiation, combustible dust, pyrophoric gas hazards

Question 24

What is the format of a SDS?

Answer 24

16-section format

Question 25

What are the sixteen sections of the SDS? What sections does OSHA not regulate?

Answer 25

12-15 identification hazard identification composition/ingredient info first-aid measures fire-fighting measures accidental release measures handling and storage exposure control physical & chemical properties stability and reactivity toxicological info ecological information disposal consideration transport information regulatory information other

Question 26

What should be put on the label?

Answer 26

product identifier, signal word, hazard statements, precautionary statements, pictogram, name/address/phone number

Question 27

What are the types of labels? there are four (two start with H, one starts with D, the other starts with N)

Answer 27

HCS shipping, HCS workplace, NFPA 704 (not OSHA regulated), HMIS, DOT shipping

Question 28

Is the environment hazard regulated by OSHA?

Answer 28

No.

Question 29

What is the NFPA 704 label?

Answer 29

diamond (red top, blue left, yellow right, white bottom)

Question 30

What does the red mean? Talk about flashpoint

Answer 30

flammability hazards (0 = will not burn, 1 = flashpoint > 140 F, 4 = flashpoint < 73.4F)

Question 31

What does the yellow mean?

Answer 31

instability hazard (0 = no hazard, 4 = deadly)

Question 32

What does the blue mean?

Answer 32

health hazards (0 = normal, no health, 4 = very big problem)

Question 33

What does the white mean?

Answer 33

other special hazard, W = reactivity to water, OX = oxidizer, SA = simple asphyxiant

Question 34

How does a HMIS label work? What are the four parts?

Answer 34

Health (blue) Flammability (red) Physical Hazard (orange) PPE Protection (white)

Question 35

How does a HMIS label work?

Answer 35

Health (blue) Flammability (red) Physical Hazard (orange) PPE Protection (white, A to X going from safety glasses to full on stuff and X is ask supervisor or specialist)

Question 36

What does a hazard communication program include?

Answer 36

written program, SDS/labelling, training

Question 37

What are the pictograms on HCS labels?

Answer 37

required and standardized red diamonds with black hazard symbols and white backgrounds

Question 38

Stationary containers at a workplace should be labeled...

Answer 38

in the same way that all chemical containers in the workplace are labeled

Question 39

Does the HAZCOM standard require chemical manufacturers to create chemical that are hazard-free?

Answer 39

No

Question 40

What three chemical hazards must be addressed in the GHS label and SDS EVENTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE GHS GUIDELINES?

Answer 40

pyrophoric gases, simple asphyxiants, combustible dusts

Question 41

Why was the OSHA HAZCOM revised in 2012?

Answer 41

to align with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS)

Question 42

What are the acute toxicity classes?

Answer 42

category 1 and 2 - FATAL inhaled, swallowed, skin contact category 3 - TOXIC inhaled, swallowed, skin contact category 4 - HARMFUL inhaled, swallowed, skin contact category 5 - MAY BE HARMFUL inhaled, swallowed, skin contact

Question 43

For a successful HAZCOM program, it is essential to assign duties for....

Answer 43

INITIAL ACTIVITIES AND OUTGOING ACTIVITIES

Question 44

What are some possible effects of hazardous chemicals?3

Answer 44

acute toxicity, carcinogenicity, respiratory sensitization

Question 45

All container of hazardous chemicals leaving the workplace must be labeled, tagged, or marked with the following information except?

Answer 45

Name, address, and telephone number of employees using chemical at worksite

Question 46

Sections _______________ of the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) contains general information about the chemical, identification, hazards, composition, safe handling practices, and emergency control measures.

Answer 46

1-8

Question 47

What is the pyrophoric liquid class?

Answer 47

liquids which, even in small quantities, are liable to ignite within five minutes after coming into contact with air.

Question 48

What three things does the severity of an electrical shock depend on?

Answer 48

amperage, duration of exposure, pathway through body