Hazardous Waste

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Division 2 AO 3-2019 Oregon Administrative Rules Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division The use of vapor suppression agents for volatile hazardous substances, such as flammable liquids and those substances which present an inhalation hazard, is important for protecting workers. The rapid and uniform distribution of the agent over the surface of the spilled material can provide quick vapor knockdown. There are temporary and long-term foam-type agents which are effective on vapors and dusts, and activated carbon adsorption agents which are effective for vapor control and soaking-up of the liquid. The proper use of hose lines or handheld portable pressurized applicators provides good mobility and permits the worker to deliver the agent from a safe distance without having to step into the untreated spilled material. Some of these systems can be recharged in the field to provide coverage of larger spill areas than the design limits of a single charged applicator unit. Some of the more effective agents can solidify the liquid flammable hazardous substances and at the same time elevate the flashpoint above 140 degrees F so the resulting substance may be handled as a nonhazardous waste material if it meets the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 40 CFR Part 261 requirements (See particularly 261.21). All workers performing hazardous substance spill control work are expected to wear the proper protective clothing and equipment for the materials present and to follow the employer's established standard operating procedures for spill control. All involved workers need to be trained in the established operating procedures; in the use and care of spill control equipment; and in the associated hazards and control of such hazards of spill containment work. These new tools and agents are the things that employers will want to evaluate as part of their new technology program. The treatment of spills of hazardous substances or wastes at an emergency incident as part …

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## OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, 2020 S-15.1 REG 10 - 'hazardous waste' means a hazardous product that is: - (a) intended for disposal; or - (b) acquired or generated for recycling or recovery; ## 'health professionals' means: - (a) physicians who are licensed to practise medicine pursuant to the laws of Saskatchewan and who are practising medicine pursuant to the laws of Saskatchewan; and - (b) nurses who are registered or licensed pursuant to the laws of Saskatchewan; 'initial supplier identifier' means, with respect to a hazardous product, the name, address and telephone number of: - (a) the manufacturer; or - (b) the importer of the hazardous product who operates in Canada; 'laboratory sample' means a sample of a hazardous product that is packaged in a container that contains less than 10 kilograms of the hazardous product and that is intended solely to be tested in a laboratory, but does not include a sample that is to be used: - (a) by the laboratory for testing other products, mixtures, materials or substances; or - (b) for educational or demonstration purposes; 'manufactured article' means any article that is formed to a specific shape or design during manufacturing, the intended use of which when in that form is dependent in whole or in part on its shape or design, and that under normal conditions of use, will not release or otherwise cause a person to be exposed to a hazardous product; 'process equipment' means the equipment used in the process of creating a hazardous product; - 'product identifier' means, with respect to a hazardous product, the brand name, chemical name, common name, generic name or trade name; - 'readily available' means present in an appropriate place, accessible to a worker at all times, and in the form of: - (a) a physical copy; or - (b) an electronic copy; 'research and development' means a scientific analysis or experiment to find information that is other than or in addition to that supplied in a Disclosure …

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## OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, 2020 S-15.1 REG 10 - (3) These regulations do not apply to a hazardous product that is: - (a) wood or a product made of wood; - (b) tobacco or a product made of tobacco; - (c) a manufactured article; or - (d) being transported or handled pursuant to The Dangerous Goods Transportation Act and the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act (Canada). - (4) Subject to subsection (5), these regulations do not apply to hazardous waste. - (5) An employer shall ensure the safe storage and handling of hazardous waste through a combination of identification of the hazardous waste and worker education and training. - (6) The worker education and training mentioned in subsection (5) must include all hazard information that the employer is, or ought reasonably to be, aware of concerning the hazardous waste. 31 Dec 2020 c S-15.1 Reg 10 s22-2. ## Restriction on use of hazardous products 22-3 (1) Subject to subsection (2), an employer shall ensure that a hazardous product is not used, stored or handled in a place of employment unless all the applicable requirements in these regulations with respect to labels, identifiers, safety data sheets and worker education and training are complied with. - (2) An employer may store a hazardous product in a place of employment while actively seeking information required pursuant to these regulations. 31 Dec 2020 c S-15.1 Reg 10 s22-3. ## Worker education and training 22-4 (1) An employer shall ensure that a worker who works with a hazardous product or may be exposed to a hazardous product in the course of the worker's work activities is informed about: - (a) all hazard information received by the employer from a supplier concerning that hazardous product; and - (b) any further hazard information that the employer is, or ought reasonably to be, aware of concerning the use, storage, handling and disposal of that hazardous product. - (2) If a hazardous product is produced in a place of empl…

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395 (2) An employer must ensure that a hazardous product is used, stored, handled or manufactured at a work site in accordance with this Part. - 395 (3) This Part does not apply if the hazardous product is - (a) wood or a product made of wood, - (b) tobacco or a tobacco product governed by the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act (Canada), - (c) a hazardous waste, or - (d) a manufactured article. 395 (4) Except for section 407, this Part does not apply if the hazardous product is a dangerous good under the Dangerous Goods Transportation and Handling Act , to the extent that its handling, offering for transport or transport is subject to that Act. 395 (5) Sections 398, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407 and 408 do not apply if the hazardous product is - (a) an explosive governed by the Explosives Act (Canada), - (b) a cosmetic, device, drug or food governed by the Food and Drugs Act (Canada), - (c) a product governed by the Pest Control Products Act (Canada), - (d) a nuclear substance that is radioactive governed by the Nuclear Safety and Control Act (Canada), or - (e) a product, material or substance packaged as a consumer product as defined in section 2 of the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (Canada). ## Hazardous waste 396 If a hazardous product is a hazardous waste generated at the work site, an employer must ensure that it is stored and handled safely using a combination of - (a) an appropriate means of identification, and - (b) instruction of workers on the safe handling of the hazardous waste. ## Training 397 (1) An employer must ensure that a worker who works with or near a hazardous product or performs work involving the manufacture of a hazardous product is trained in - (a) the content required to be on a supplier label and a work site label and the purpose and significance of the information on the label, - (b) the content required to be on a safety data sheet and the purpose and significance of the information on the safety data sheet, - (c) procedures for s…

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## S-15.1 REG 10 ## OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, 2020 - 'significant new data' means new data regarding the hazard presented by a hazardous product that: - (a) changes the product's classification in a category or subcategory of a hazard class; - (b) changes the product's hazard class; or - (c) changes the ways to protect against the hazard presented by the hazardous product; - 'supplier' means a supplier as defined in the Hazardous Products Act ; - 'supplier label' means a label provided by a supplier that contains the information elements required by Part 3 of the Hazardous Products Regulations ; - 'supplier safety data sheet' means a safety data sheet provided by a supplier that contains the information required by Part 4 of the Hazardous Products Regulations ; - 'training' means the delivery of worksite and job-specific information to workers; - 'workplace label' means a legible label that discloses: - (a) a product identifier that is identical to that found on the safety data sheet of the corresponding hazardous product; - (b) all necessary information for the safe handling of the hazardous product, including signal words and hazard statements; and - (c) whether a safety data sheet is readily available. 31 Dec 2020 c S-15.1 Reg 10 s22-1. ## Certain products exempted - 22-2 (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (6), these regulations apply to employers and workers with respect to hazardous products used, stored and handled at a workplace. - (2) A supplier label and a supplier safety data sheet are not required for the following hazardous products: - (a) an explosive as defined in section 2 of the Explosives Act (Canada); - (b) a cosmetic, device, drug or food, as defined in section 2 of the Food and Drugs Act (Canada); - (c) a pest control product as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Pest Control Products Act (Canada); - (d) a nuclear substance as defined in section 2 of the Nuclear Safety and Control Act (Canada) that …

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## OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, 2020 ## Respiratory protective devices - 21-8 If it is not reasonably practicable to reduce a worker's personal exposure to a chemical substance or biological substance to the contamination limit set out in Table 18 of the Appendix, an employer shall provide an approved respiratory protective device that meets the requirements of Part 7 and require the worker to use it. 31 Dec 2020 c S-15.1 Reg 10 s21-8. ## Accumulations, spills and leaks - 21-9 If there is a possibility of an accumulation, spill or leak of a chemical substance or biological substance that may be hazardous to the health or safety of a worker at a place of employment, an employer: - (a) in consultation with the committee, shall develop written emergency procedures to be implemented in the event of an accumulation, spill or leak; - (b) shall make readily available for reference by workers a copy of the emergency procedures developed pursuant to clause (a); - (c) shall ensure that each worker is trained in and implements any of the emergency procedures developed pursuant to clause (a) that: - (i) require the involvement of the worker; or - (ii) are necessary to protect the health or safety of the worker; - (d) shall ensure that competent persons, equipment, supplies and personal protective equipment are available for the prompt, safe and effective containment, neutralizing and decontamination of any accumulation, spill or leak; and - (e) shall ensure that the emergency procedures developed pursuant to clause (a) are implemented in the event of an accumulation, spill or leak. 31 Dec 2020 c S-15.1 Reg 10 s21-9. ## Report of worker's exposure - 21-10 (1) If an accumulation, spill or leak of a chemical substance or biological substance listed in Table 16 or 17 of the Appendix occurs and results in the exposure of a worker to the chemical substance or biological substance to an extent that may affect the health or safety of…