How to detect hazards

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usually require treatment by a medical doctor or other licensed health care professional. - A. Injuries that constitute serious physical harm include, but are not limited, to: - · Amputations (loss of all or part of a bodily appendage); - · Concussion; - · Crushing (internal, even though skin surface may be intact); - · Fractures (simple or compound); - · Burns or scalds, including electric and chemical burns; - · Cuts, lacerations, or punctures involving significant bleeding and/or requiring suturing; - · Sprains and strains; and - · Musculoskeletal disorders - B. Illnesses that constitute serious physical harm include, but are not limited, to: - · Cancer; - · Respiratory illnesses (silicosis, asbestosis, byssinosis, etc.); - · Hearing impairment; - · Central nervous system impairment; - · Visual impairment; and - · Poisoning - C. The following are examples of injuries or illnesses that could reasonably result from an accident/incident or exposure and lead to death or serious physical harm: - EXAMPLE 4-9: If an employee falls 15 feet to the ground, suffers broken bones or a concussion, and experiences substantial impairment of a part of the body requiring treatment by a medical doctor, the injury would constitute serious physical harm. EXAMPLE 4-10: If an employee trips on debris and because of the presence of sharp debris or equipment suffers a deep cut to the hand requiring suturing, the use of the hand could be substantially reduced. This injury would be classified as serious. EXAMPLE 4-11: An employee develops chronic beryllium disease after long-term exposure to beryllium at a concentration in air of 0.004 mg/m , and his or her breathing capacity is significantly 3 reduced. This illness would constitute serious physical harm. NOTE: The key determination is the likelihood that death or serious harm will result IF an accident or exposure occurs. The likelihood of an accident occurring is addressed in penalty assessments and not by the classification. - 4. K…

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## HAZARD COMMUNICATION - (3) Training. Employee training shall include at least: - (i) Methods and observations that may be used to detect the presence or release of a hazardous chemical in the work area (such as monitoring conducted by the employer, continuous monitoring devices, visual appearance or odor of hazardous chemicals when being released, etc.); - (ii) The physical, health, simple asphyxiation, combustible dust, and pyrophoric gas hazards, as well as hazards not otherwise classified, of the chemicals in the work area; - (iii) The measures employees can take to protect themselves from these hazards, including specific procedures the employer has implemented to protect employees from exposure to hazardous chemicals, such as appropriate work practices, emergency procedures, and personal protective equipment to be used; and, - (iv) The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, including an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employees can obtain and use the appropriate hazard information. ## (i) Trade secrets. - (1) The chemical manufacturer, importer, or employer may withhold the specific chemical identity, including the chemical name, other specific identification of a hazardous chemical, or the exact percentage (concentration) of the substance in a mixture, from the safety data sheet, provided that: - (i) The claim that the information withheld is a trade secret can be supported; - (ii) Information contained in the safety data sheet concerning the properties and effects of the hazardous chemical is disclosed; - (iii) The safety data sheet indicates that the specific chemical identity and/or percentage of composition is being withheld as a trade secret; and, - (iv) The specific chemical identity and percentage is made available to health professionals, employees, and designated rep…

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## HAZARD COMMUNICATION - (8) The employer is not required to label portable containers into which hazardous chemicals are transferred from labeled containers, and which are intended only for the immediate use of the employee who performs the transfer. For purposes of this section, drugs which are dispensed by a pharmacy to a health care provider for direct administration to a patient are exempted from labeling. - (9) The employer shall not remove or deface existing labels on incoming containers of hazardous chemicals, unless the container is immediately marked with the required information. - (10) The employer shall ensure that workplace labels or other forms of warning are legible, in English, and prominently displayed on the container, or readily available in the work area throughout each work shift. Employers having employees who speak other languages may add the information in their language to the material presented, as long as the information is presented in English as well. - (11) Chemical manufacturers, importers, distributors, or employers who become newly aware of any significant information regarding the hazards of a chemical shall revise the labels for the chemical within six months of becoming aware of the new information, and shall ensure that labels on containers of hazardous chemicals shipped after that time contain the new information. If the chemical is not currently produced or imported, the chemical manufacturer, importer, distributor, or employer shall add the information to the label before the chemical is shipped or introduced into the workplace again. ## (g) Safety data sheets. - (1) Chemical manufacturers and importers shall obtain or develop a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical they produce or import. Employers shall have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use. - (2) The chemical manufacturer or importer preparing the safety data sheet shall ensure that it is in English (although the …

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- · Cuts, lacerations or punctures involving significant bleeding and/or requiring suturing; - · Sprains and strains; and - · Musculoskeletal disorders. - b. Illnesses that constitute serious physical harm include, but are not limited to, illnesses that could shorten life or significantly reduce physical or mental efficiency by inhibiting the normal function of a part of the body. Some examples of such illnesses include: - · Cancer; - · Respiratory illnesses (silicosis, asbestosis, byssinosis, etc.); - · Hearing impairment; - · Central nervous system impairment; - · Visual impairment; and - · Poisoning - c. The following are examples of injuries or illnesses that could reasonably result from an accident/incident or exposure and lead to death or serious physical harm: EXAMPLE 4-9: If an employee falls 15 feet to the ground, suffers broken bones or a concussion, and experiences substantial impairment of a part of the body requiring treatment by a medical doctor, the injury would constitute serious physical harm. EXAMPLE 4-10: If an employee trips on debris and because of sharp debris or equipment suffers a deep cut to the hand requiring suturing, the use of the hand could be substantially reduced. This injury would be classified as serious. EXAMPLE 4-11: An employee develops chronic beryllium disease after long-term exposure to beryllium at a concentration in air of 0.004 mg/m 3, and his or her breathing capacity is significantly reduced. This illness would constitute serious physical harm. NOTE: The key determination is the likelihood death or serious harm will result IF an accident or exposure occurs. The likelihood (probability) of an accident occurring is addressed in penalty assessments and not by the classification. ## 4. Knowledge of Hazardous Condition The fourth step is to determine whether the employer knew or, with the exercise of reasonable diligence, could have known, of the presence of the hazardous condition. - a. The knowledge requirement is …

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## gravitational energy in definition of hazardous energy, 1 See also hazardous energy control green tags, scaffolds, 326(1)(a) greenhouses and nurseries application of Code, 1.1 grills in powered mobile equipment, 269 grinders, 375 defined grinder accessory, 1 hand held grinders, 375(1)(c), 375(2) manufacturer's specifications, 375(1), 375(3) tool rests, 375(3)-(4) grinding See hot work ground falls in mines dangerous occurrences reports, 544 ## guardrails bridges for crossing conveyor belts, 373(1)-(2) in definition of safeguard, 1 fork-mounted work platforms, fall protection systems, 349(2)(b) openings and holes, 314 securing of, 315(3) specifications guardrails, 315(1) temporary guardrails, 315(2) toe boards, 321(1) toe boards, 321 for walkways, runways and ramps, 121(1)(d) when required, 139 See also safeguards and warnings guards See safeguards and warnings gun, perforating See perforating gun GVW (manufacturer's rated gross vehicle weight) defined, 1 See also vehicles ## hair clean shaven for facial seals, 250(2) contact with tools, equipment and machinery, 362 ## half-horse scaffolds design and specifications, 335, Schedule 6, Tables 5-6 See also scaffolds and temporary work platforms hand cleaning facilities See toilets and washing facilities ## hand expose zone defined, 1 exposing buried facilities, 448(1), 448(3) See also buried or concrete-embedded facilities ## hand protection contact with tools, equipment and machinery, 362 duty to use, 228 use of, 242-243 hand shields See eye protection hand signals See designated signallers Hand Tools for Live Working up to 1000 V a.c. and 1500 V d.c. (ULC), 799(1) hand-held equipment and hand tools defined hand tool, 1 electrical drills in mines, 572 grinders, 375 signal lights, 194(6) handling explosives See explosives, handling and storage; explosives, misfires and destruction handling hazardous products See Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) h…

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Division 2 AO 3-2019 Oregon Administrative Rules Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division - (iii) Visually observing for signs of actual or potential IDLH or other dangerous conditions. - (iv) An ongoing air monitoring program in accordance with paragraph (h) of this section shall be implemented after site characterization has determined the site is safe for the start-up of operations. - (7) Risk identification. Once the presence and concentrations of specific hazardous substances and health hazards have been established, the risks associated with these substances shall be identified. Employees who will be working on the site shall be informed of any risks that have been identified. In situations covered by the Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200, training required by that standard need not be duplicated. Note to (c)(7) . Risks to consider include, but are not limited to: - (a) Exposures exceeding the permissible exposure limits and published exposure levels. - (b) IDLH concentrations. - (c) Potential skin absorption and irritation sources. - (d) Potential eye irritation sources. - (e) Explosion sensitivity and flammability ranges. - (f) Oxygen deficiency. - (8) Employee notification. Any information concerning the chemical, physical, and toxicologic properties of each substance known or expected to be present on site that is available to the employer and relevant to the duties an employee is expected to perform shall be made available to the affected employees prior to the commencement of their work activities. The employer may utilize information developed for the hazard communication standard for this purpose. - (d) Site control. - (1) General. Appropriate site control procedures shall be implemented to control employee exposure to hazardous substances before clean-up work begins. - (2) Site control program. A site control program for protecting employees which is part of the employer's site safety and health program required in paragraph …

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Division 2 AO 2-2023 Oregon Administrative Rules Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division - (e) Sources of light radiation, i.e., welding, brazing, cutting, furnaces, heat treating, high intensity lights, etc; - (f) Sources of falling objects or potential for dropping objects; - (g) Sources of sharp objects which might pierce the feet or cut the hands; - (h) Sources of rolling or pinching objects which could crush the feet; - (i) Layout of workplace and location of co-workers; and - (j) Any electrical hazards. In addition, injury/accident data should be reviewed to help identify problem areas. - c. Organize data. Following the walk-through survey, it is necessary to organize the data and information for use in the assessment of hazards. The objective is to prepare for an analysis of the hazards in the environment to enable proper selection of protective equipment. - d. Analyze data. Having gathered and organized data on a workplace, an estimate of the potential for injuries should be made. Each of the basic hazards (paragraph 3.a) should be reviewed and a determination made as to the type, level of risk, and seriousness of potential injury from each of the hazards found in the area. The possibility of exposure to several hazards simultaneously should be considered. - 4. Selection guidelines. After completion of the procedures in paragraph 3, the general procedure for selection of protective equipment is to: a) Become familiar with the potential hazards and the type of protective equipment that is available, and what it can do; i.e., splash protection, impact protection, etc.; b) compare the hazards associated with the environment; i.e., impact velocities, masses, projectile shape, radiation intensities, with the capabilities of the available protective equipment; c) select the protective equipment which ensures a level of protection greater than the minimum required to protect employees from the hazards; and d) fit the user with the protective device and…