CHEMICAL

SAFETY

Barrameda, John Marvel

Cadiente, Jerome
Tamayo, Karina Beatriz
Vargas, Korina

Chemical

- a compound or substance that has been purified or

prepared, especially artificially.

Workplace Hazardous Material

Information System
WHMIS applies to "controlled products"
that meet the government's criteria for
a hazardous material.
WHMIS applies only in the workplace
and does not apply to chemical products
that you buy for your personal use from
a grocery or hardware store.

Chemical Hygiene
- it is the collection of best practices used to minimize chemical exposure

General Safety Guidelines

Maintain an organized and orderly facility.
Work area:
Keep the work area clean and uncluttered.
Never play practical jokes or engage in horseplay.
Always use adequate safety measures and never leave the following
unattended:
Ongoing chemical reactions in laboratories
Exposed sharps(needles, razor blades, etc.)
Energized electrical, mechanical, or heating equipment

 Chemical storage and inventory:

Followchemical storageandcompatibilityguidelines.
Maintain lean, well managed chemical inventories to avoid fire
code violations and subsequent inventory reduction measures.
Corridors:
Keep corridors free of hazardous materials at all times,
without exception.
Note:There are provisions to allow specific non-hazardous
materials to be stored in exit corridors. Such items must be
seismically secured and pre-approved by Environment,
Health & Safety (EH&S).
Contact one of the following for more information:
EH&S Chemical Hygiene Officer, (858) 822-1579
Labs:Research Assistance Program
Shop or studio:EH&S General Safety, (858) 534-7513

Chemical Safety

- is the application of the best practices for handling chemicals and chemistry

processes to minimize risk, whether to a person, facility, or community. It involves

understanding the physical, chemical and biological hazards of chemicals.

Hazard Communication Standard

In order to ensure chemical safety in the workplace, information about
the identities and hazards of the chemicals must be available and
understandable to workers. OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard
(HCS) requires the development and dissemination of such information:

Major changes to the Hazard Communication

Standard
Hazard classification: Provides specific criteria for classification of
health and physical hazards, as well as classification of mixtures.
Labels: Chemical manufacturers and importers will be required to
provide a label that includes a harmonized signal word, pictogram,
and hazard statement for each hazard class and category.
Precautionary statements must also be provided.
Safety Data Sheets:Will now have a specified 16-section format.
Information and training:Employers are required to train workers
by December 1, 2013 on the new labels elements and safety data
sheets format to facilitate recognition and understanding.

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

- used to search the database of the current chemicals used in the
company.

CLASS A - Compressed Gas

There are three major groups of compressed gases stored in cylinders:
Liquefied Gases are gases which can become liquids at normal
temperatures when they are inside cylinders under pressure.
o Anhydrous ammonia
o Chlorin
o Carbon dioxide
Non-Liquefied Gases are also known as compressed, pressurized or
permanent gases. These gases do not become liquid when they are
compressed at normal temperatures, even at very high pressures.
o Oxygen
o Nitrogen
o Helium
Dissolved Gases Acetylene is the only common dissolved gas.

CLASS B Flammable and Combustible

materials
Flammable means that the material will burn or catch on fire
easily at normal temperatures (below 37.8 degrees C or 100 deg F).
Combustible materials must usually be heated before they will
catch on fire at temperatures above normal (between 37.8 and 93.3
deg C or 100 and 200 deg F).
Reactive flammable materials are those which may suddenly start
burning when it touches air or water, or may react with air or
water to make a flammable gas.
Common
examples
include:propane,
butane,
acetylene,
ethanol,acetone, turpentine,toluene, kerosene, Stoddard solvent,
spray paints and varnish.

CLASS C Oxidizing Materials

Oxygen is necessary for a fire to occur. Some chemicals can cause other
materials to burn by supplying oxygen. Oxidizers do not usually burn
themselves but they will either help the fire by providing more oxygen or
they may cause materials that normally do not burn to suddenly catch on
fire (spontaneous combustion).

CLASS D Poisonous and Infectious Materials

Division 1: Materials Causing Immediate and Serious Toxic Effects
1. Carbon monoxide
2. Sodium cyanide
3. Sulphuric acid
Division 2: Materials Causing Other Toxic Effect
1. Mercury
2. Lead
3. Benzene
Division 3: Biohazardous Infectious Materials
1. AIDS/HIV virus
2. Hepatitis B
3. Salmonella

CLASS E Corrosive Materials

Corrosive is the name given to materials that can cause severe burns to
skin and other human tissues such as the eye or lung, and can attack
clothes and other materials including metal.
Common Corrosives:
1. Ammonia
2. Chlorine
3. Nitrogen Dioxide

CLASS F Dangerously Reactive Materials

A material is considered to be dangerously reactive if it shows three
different properties or abilities
Common Examples:
1. Ethyl Acrylate
2. Vinyl Chloride
3. Ethylene Oxide

Common Chemical Hazards

Skin irritation, disfiguring burns, eye injury or blindness caused by
corrosive chemical products
Toxic by-products, such as vapours and fumes, caused by mixing
incompatible chemicals
Serious burns from flammable solvents that catch on fire
Injury from exploding containers, such as spray cans
Poisoning from accidental swallowing, especially with young children

OIL SPILL
KIT

Common Chemical Labels

SECONDARY LABEL

PRIMARY LABELS

Chemical Safety PPE