Med Center Health’s Hazard Communication Program

Med Center Health's Hazard Communication Program

? MED CENTER HEALTH IS COMMITTED TO PREVENTING ACCIDENTS AND ENSUR ING THE SAFETY & HEALTH OF OUR EMPLOYEES. AS PART OF THE OVERALL SAF ETY PROGRAM WE EDUCATE EMPLOYEES ON THE OSHA HAZARD COMMUNICATION PROGRAM WHICH ENSURES ARE EMPLOYEES SAFETY.

? THE MED CENTER HEALTH'S HAZARD COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM INCLUDES: ? Definitions/education on health & physical hazards related to chemicals ? How to identify hazardous chemicals ? Information about the inventory of hazardous chemicals at the facility ? How to identify containers containing hazardous chemicals (labeling) ? Location of Safety Data Sheets (SDS) to provide information about each hazardous chemical ? Details on training of employees on hazards and hazardous chemicals ? Training on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and how to use it. ? Emergency procedures to follow if a leak or spill of a hazardous chemical occurs ? Where to get additional information or to ask questions

? EMPLOYEES CAN CONTACT THEIR SUPERVISOR OR MED CENTER HEALTH'S CORPORATE SAFETY OFFICER (DENNIS STROM, EXT. 1654) IF THEY HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS PROGRAM OR CHEMICALS THEY ENCOUNTER

? ALL EMPLOYEES WILL RECEIVE ADDITIONAL HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL TRAININ G FROM THEIR DEPARTMENT SUPERVISOR

Med Center Health monitors and implements processes to protect our employees from hazardous chemicals including the following:

Risk Assessments

Incident Tracking

Safety Management

Employee Training

Work Site Inspections

Hazard Surveillance Inspections Product Safety Evaluations by the Value Analysis Team Annual Hazardous Chemical Inventory MSDSOnline Safety Data Sheets (SDS) Providing Eyewash and Emergency Showers as Required Safety Committee Meetings Annual Safety Computer Based Learning Modules (CBLs)

Hazardous Materials

Health Hazards are materials that cause acute or chronic health effects.

Physical Hazards are chemicals that may pose a scientifically validated threat to the safety of persons or property when subjected to specific physical conditions.

Physical hazards are identified by chemical labels and hazard stamps

See the next slide for examples of OSHA hazard stamps

Chemical Labels

All chemical containers within a department must have a label identifying (naming) the chemical it contains and they must have the appropriate hazardwarning information.

The container must have the following information on the label, regardless of the chemical: The product identifier(name) A signal word (warning or danger) hazard statement (tells the physical and health hazards of the chemical

precautions to be taken when working with the chemical Pictograms (GHS Stamps) Precautionary statements name, address, and phone number of manufacturer

GHS Stamps

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