HazCom: Step Back for Safety

As part of the Stepback for Safety Training series, Hazard Communication discusses the chemical hazards workers are likely to face, and then follows with an explanation of the Hazard Communication, or HAZCOM process.

Chemicals and other materials present hazards that can threaten the safety, health and lives of workers and members of the public. So how do workers get the information they need to handle materials in ways that protect us all? With 4 short modules, this course shows workers how to use information found on warning labels and Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), how to safely handle and store chemicals using PPE, and how to properly respond to any leaks, spills or other accidents that may occur.

Anyone working around hazardous materials.

• Chemical Hazards
  • Chemical hazards
  • How Chemicals enter the body
• Information Sources
  • Product warning labels
  • Transferring chemicals
  • Lower explosive limit
• It is Your Responsibility
  • Chemical safety

0.1

• Recall what you need to know about Hazard Communications.
  • Restate what HazCom or Right to Know Standard requires.
  • Explain that your employer should have a current accurate MSDS.
• Recall the various chemical hazards and how to prevent them.
  • Recognize the different chemical hazards.
• Know all your information sources and how to use them.
  • List the information found on product labels.
  • Explain transferring chems in unmarked containers isn't permitted.
  • Explain what the LEL and UEL are.
• Understand it's your responsibility to learn & follow all safe work practices.
  • Understand all safe work practices.