Chemical Safety

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Safety Section - · Avoid brushing, grinding, or cutting materials suspected of containing hexavalent chromium. - · Obey environmental regulations for the disposal of all materials that may contain or have come into contact with hexavalent chromium. - · Stay away from areas that might have hexavalent chromium particles in the air. ## Dispose of Waste Properly <!-- image --> Improperly disposing of waste can threaten the environment. Potentially harmful fluids should be disposed of according to local regulations. Always use leakproof containers when you drain fluids. Do not pour waste onto the ground, down a drain, or into any source of water. i01359664 ## Crushing Prevention and Cutting Prevention SMCS Code: 7000 Support the equipment properly before you perform any work or maintenance beneath that equipment. Do not depend on the hydraulic cylinders to hold up the equipment. Equipment can fall if a control is moved, or if a hydraulic line breaks. Do not work beneath the cab of the machine unless the cab is properly supported. Unless you are instructed otherwise, never attempt adjustments while the machine is moving or while the engine is running. Never jump across the starter solenoid terminals in order to start the engine. Unexpected machine movement could result. Whenever there are equipment control linkages the clearance in the linkage area will change with the movement of the equipment or the machine. Stay clear of areas that may have a sudden change in clearance with machine movement or equipment movement. Stay clear of all rotating and moving parts. If it is necessary to remove guards in order to perform maintenance, always install the guards after the maintenance is performed. Keep objects away from moving fan blades. The fan blade will throw objects or cut objects. Do not use a kinked wire cable or a frayed wire cable. Wear gloves when you handle wire cable. When you strike a retainer pin with force, the retainer pin can fly out. The loose r…

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## Sections ## Subpart H -Hazardous Materials §1910.119 Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals. APPENDIX A TO §1910.119-LIST OF HIGHLY HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS, TOXICS AND REACTIVES (MANDATORY) APPENDIX B TO §1910.119-BLOCK FLOW DIAGRAM AND SIMPLIFIED PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM (NONMANDATORY) APPENDIX C TO §1910.119-COMPLIANCE GUIDELINES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROCESS SAFETY MANAGEMENT (NONMANDATORY) APPENDIX D TO §1910.119-SOURCES OF FURTHER INFORMATION (NONMANDATORY) ## Subpart I -Personal Protective Equipment §1910.132 General requirements. §1910.133 Eye and face protection. §1910.134 Respiratory protection. APPENDIX A TO §1910.134-FIT TESTING PROCEDURES (MANDATORY) APPENDIX B-1 TO §1910.134: USER SEAL CHECK PROCEDURES (MANDATORY) APPENDIX B-2 TO §1910.134: RESPIRATOR CLEANING PROCEDURES (MANDATORY) APPENDIX C TO §1910.134: OSHA RESPIRATOR MEDICAL EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE (MANDATORY) APPENDIX D TO §1910.134 (MANDATORY) INFORMATION FOR EMPLOYEES USING RESPIRATORS WHEN NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE STANDARD §1910.135 Head protection. §1910.136 Foot protection. §1910.137 Electrical protective equipment. §1910.138 Hand protection. ## Subpart J -General Environmental Controls §1910.145 Specifications for accident prevention signs and tags. §1910.146 Permit-required confined spaces. §1910.147 The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout). ## Subpart N -Materials Handling and Storage §1910.184 Slings.

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## 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA) If the employer wants specific employees in the release area to control or stop the minor emergency or incidental release, these actions must be planned for in advance and procedures developed and implemented. Preplanning for handling incidental releases for minor emergencies in the process area needs to be done, appropriate equipment for the hazards must be provided, and training conducted for those employees who will perform the emergency work before they respond to handle an actual release. The employer's training program, including the Hazard Communication standard training is to address the training needs for employees who are expected to handle incidental or minor releases. Preplanning for releases that are more serious than incidental releases is another important line of defense to be used by the employer. When a serious release of a highly hazardous chemical occurs, the employer through preplanning will have determined in advance what actions employees are to take. The evacuation of the immediate release area and other areas as necessary would be accomplished under the emergency action plan. If the employer wishes to use plant personnel such as a fire brigade, spill control team, a hazardous materials team, or use employees to render aid to those in the immediate release area and control or mitigate the incident, these actions are covered by §1910.120, the Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) standard. If outside assistance is necessary, such as through mutual aid agreements between employers or local government emergency response organizations, these emergency responders are also covered by HAZWOPER. The safety and health protections required for emergency responders are the responsibility of their employers and of the onscene incident commander. Responders may be working under very hazardous conditions and therefore the objective is to have them competently led by an on-scene incident commander and the comm…

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## Subpart H-Hazardous Materials AUTHORITY: Sections 4, 6, and 8 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 653, 655, 657); Secretary of Labor's Order No. 12-71 (36 FR 8754), 8-76 (41 FR [redacted postal code]), 9-83 (48 FR [redacted postal code]), 1-90 (55 FR 9033), 6-96 (62 FR 111), 3-2000 (65 FR [redacted postal code]), or 5-2007 (72 FR [redacted postal code]), 4-2010 (75 FR [redacted postal code]) or 1-2012 (77 FR 3912), as applicable; and 29 CFR part 1911. Sections 1910.103, 1910.106 through 1910.111, and 1910.119, 1910.120, and 1910.122 through 1910.126 also issued under 29 CFR part 1911. Section 1910.119 also issued under Section 304, Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (Pub. L. 101549), reprinted at 29 U.S.C.A. 655 Note. Section 1910.120 also issued under Section 126, Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 as amended (29 U.S.C.A. 655 Note), and 5 U.S.C. 553. ## §1910.119 Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals. Purpose. This section contains requirements for preventing or minimizing the consequences of catastrophic releases of toxic, reactive, flammable, or explosive chemicals. These releases may result in toxic, fire or explosion hazards. - (a) Application. (1) This section applies to the following: - (i) A process which involves a chemical at or above the specified threshold quantities listed in appendix A to this section; - (ii) A process which involves a Category 1 flammable gas (as defined in 1910.1200(c)) or a flammable liquid with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C) on site in one location, in a quantity of 10,000 pounds (4535.9 kg) or more except for: - (A) Hydrocarbon fuels used solely for workplace consumption as a fuel (e.g., propane used for comfort heating, gasoline for vehicle refueling), if such fuels are not a part of a process containing another highly hazardous chemical covered by this standard; - (B) Flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C) stored in atmospheric tanks …

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## 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA) - (d) Process safety information. In accordance with the schedule set forth in paragraph (e)(1) of this section, the employer shall complete a compilation of written process safety information before conducting any process hazard analysis required by the standard. The compilation of written process safety information is to enable the employer and the employees involved in operating the process to identify and understand the hazards posed by those processes involving highly hazardous chemicals. This process safety information shall include information pertaining to the hazards of the highly hazardous chemicals used or produced by the process, information pertaining to the technology of the process, and information pertaining to the equipment in the process. - (1) Information pertaining to the hazards of the highly hazardous chemicals in the process. This information shall consist of at least the following: - (i) Toxicity information; - (ii) Permissible exposure limits; - (iii) Physical data; - (iv) Reactivity data: - (v) Corrosivity data; - (vi) Thermal and chemical stability data; and - (vii) Hazardous effects of inadvertent mixing of different materials that could foreseeably occur. - NOTE: Safety data sheets meeting the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1200(g) may be used to comply with this requirement to the extent they contain the information required by this subparagraph. - (2) Information pertaining to the technology of the process. (i) Information concerning the technology of the process shall include at least the following: - (A) A block flow diagram or simplified process flow diagram (see appendix B to this section); - (B) Process chemistry; - (C) Maximum intended inventory; - (D) Safe upper and lower limits for such items as temperatures, pressures, flows or compositions; and, - (E) An evaluation of the consequences of deviations, including those affecting the safety and health of employees. - (ii) Where the original technical informatio…

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## 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA) The process safety management standard targets highly hazardous chemicals that have the potential to cause a catastrophic incident. This standard as a whole is to aid employers in their efforts to prevent or mitigate episodic chemical releases that could lead to a catastrophe in the workplace and possibly to the surrounding community. To control these types of hazards, employers need to develop the necessary expertise, experiences, judgement and proactive initiative within their workforce to properly implement and maintain an effective process safety management program as envisioned in the OSHA standard. This OSHA standard is required by the Clean Air Act Amendments as is the Environmental Protection Agency's Risk Management Plan. Employers, who merge the two sets of requirements into their process safety management program, will better assure full compliance with each as well as enhancing their relationship with the local community. While OSHA believes process safety management will have a positive effect on the safety of employees in workplaces and also offers other potential benefits to employers (increased productivity), smaller businesses which may have limited resources available to them at this time, might consider alternative avenues of decreasing the risks associated with highly hazardous chemicals at their workplaces. One method which might be considered is the reduction in the inventory of the highly hazardous chemical. This reduction in inventory will result in a reduction of the risk or potential for a catastrophic incident. Also, employers including small employers may be able to establish more efficient inventory control by reducing the quantities of highly hazardous chemicals on site below the established threshold quantities. This reduction can be accomplished by ordering smaller shipments and maintaining the minimum inventory necessary for efficient and safe operation. When reduced inventory is not feasible, then the employe…