Chemicals
Materials that can attack and chemically destroy exposed body tissues
What are corrosives?
An employee who directly affects the safe transportation and handling of hazardous materials
Who is a hazmat employee?
Hazmat employees must be trained and certified
What is required for hazmat employees within 90 days of employment?
Well-ventilated and avoidance of long exposures
What are important when handling solvents, toxic gases, or noxious hazmats?
Listed on a separate hazmat shipping paper
Listed in a sharply contrasting color or highlighted
Have an "X" or an "HM" (or hazmat) column
What are the three ways that hazmat materials may be listed on shipping papers?
A system for standardizing and harmonizing the classification and labeling of chemicals
What is the Global Harmonized Standard?
Every employee has the right to know the dangers of the materials they are exposed to at work
What is hazardous communication or right to know
Refresher training in Hazmat
What is required every three years for hazmat employees?
No smoking or open flames in the loading and unloading areas
What is important when working with flammable substances?
Be in English
Be legible: printed by hand or mechanically
No abbreviations (except those specifically allowed by the regulations)
What are some of the requirements for hazmats shipping papers required by the government?
Department of Transportation
Who is one of the government agencies focused on hazardous materials?
Provides in depth information about the chemicals and products workers work with
What is a Safety Data Sheet (SDS)?
General awareness
Function-specific
Safety
Driver
What are the four elements of training required by the USDOT?
What materials are being handled, their potential dangers, and general emergency response information
What should a hazmat worker know?
The proper shipping name (PSN)
The hazard class
The identification number
The packaging group (1, 2, 3)
What must the description of the hazmat include?
What notes that water should not be used with this chemical?
Solids, liquids, gases, powders
What are different types of hazardous materials?
Familiarizes employees with hazmat classification, packaging, marking, labeling, documentation, and placarding
What is general awareness training for hazmat employees required by the DOT?
Good for one year and must be on all vehicles used to transport hazmats
What is a Certificate of Registration required for shippers or transporters of hazmats requiring placarding?
The basic description
Immediate health hazards
Fire or explosion risks
Immediate precautions to be taken in the event of an incident
What some of the emergency information required on shipping papers?
HM means
What notes Hazardous Materials?
Read all labels and directions
What should a hazmat worker do before handling hazardous materials?
Training for all employees who actually handle hazmats and includes emergency response, protective measures, and accident avoidance
What is the safety training required by the DOT?
Determination whether a material meets the definition of "hazardous material"
Proper shipping name
Class/division
What are the responsibilities of the shippers of hazardous material?
Two-year retention requirement
How long should shippers providing carriers with shipping papers retain copies?