Hazardous Materials and Waste

1. Hazardous Materials and Waste Providence Health System - Oregon Environment of Care

2. Purpose Hazardous materials and waste are chemicals that can harm you. The purpose of this course is to ensure your safety while using chemicals at work. You need to: • Follow safe work practices • Use the correct personal protective equipment (PPE)

3. Course Outline This course will review: • Types of Chemicals • Hazards of Workplace Chemicals • Routes of Entry • Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) • Chemical Labeling • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) • Storage • Chemical Spills • Waste Management

4. Learning Objectives Upon completion of this course, you will be able to: • Know 3 forms of hazardous chemicals. • List 4 routes of entry into the body. • State the physical and health hazards posed by chemicals. • Locate a Materials Safety Data Sheet (MSDS). • Complete a secondary label. • List the types of personal protective equipment (PPE) needed for chemical protection. • State what chemicals you work with and what PPE you are required to wear.

5. What are Hazardous Materials? • Hazardous Materials are chemicals that pose a health risk for: • People • Our living environment • Hazardous Materials are NOT: • Infectious waste • Biological materials

6. The Three Forms of Chemicals Chemicals come in 3 forms: • Liquids • Solids • Gases Each department has a Chemical Inventory. Your Manager / Safety Coordinator will assist you in identifying: • The chemicals you may use at work • Required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

7. Hazards Not all chemicals are harmful. It depends on whether they can cause harm when in use. The two types of hazards are: • Health • Physical

8. Health Hazards Health hazards produce a direct effect on your health. • Upon entering the body, the chemicals can be absorbed into the cells and blood stream. • They may also cause damage to the cells upon actual contact to skin, eyes, or mucous membranes.

9. Routes of Entry There are four routes of entry into the human body by chemicals. These are: Ingestion (swallowing) Inhalation (breathing in) Injection (through sharp objects) Absorption (through the skin)

10. Physical Hazards: Physical Hazards have an indirect effect on your health. These chemicals cause physical reactions that result in physical damage to our bodies. • Flammables • Reactives • Explosives Examples of physical hazards are:

11. Effects of Chemical Exposure Acute exposures have an immediate effect. • Exposure usually does not last a long time because pain or other symptoms cause us to react • The effect can last a lifetime, e.g. corrosive burns • Examples: acid on skin or eye Chronic exposures have an effect over time. • May result from one large exposure or many smaller exposures • Examples: Agents causing cancer or genetic changes

12. Exposure Prevention Reduce a harmful chemical effect by: • Limiting Exposure • Limit amount of time using chemicals. • Use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). It prevents the chemical from entering the body. • Following safe work practices • Use the correct chemicals. • Follow procedures. • Learning the hazards of the chemicals • Read the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS). • Read the label.

13. What are Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)? • MSDS are written safety information on the chemical produced by the manufacturer. • They contain information on safe use including: • Proper Personal Protective Equipment or PPE • Exposure Limitations • Health and Physical Hazards • Spill response • First Aid procedures • Chemical components • Find them on Providence’s Intranet. They are listed by location (department) and chemical name.

14. MSDS on the Intranet MSDS are listed by: Name Location MSDS is one of the Key Links on the Intranet’s Homepage.

15. Labeling All chemicals are labeled by the manufacturer. If a label contains the words… • Danger • Caution • Warning ... then the container holds a hazardous chemical. • Do NOT deface or cover the original container label. • Do NOT reuse the container. • Dispose of the original container when it is empty.

16. Secondary Labels If a chemical is transferred from an original container to a new container, the new container must be correctly labeled. Use a Providence approved secondary label. • Include the chemical name • List hazards • Place a color in the in the Stop sign to indicate the degree of danger. Red is high hazard. Yellow is moderately hazardous and Green is low hazard.

17. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) puts a barrier between the human body and the hazardous chemical. • PPE is specialized to the task. • PPE includes: • Gloves • Goggles • Safety Glasses • Respirators • PPE use is NOT optional. When indicated by the procedure, it must be worn.

18. Chemical Storage Store chemicals in an appropriate location by hazard class, not by alphabetical order. • Flammables should be stored in a non-flammable storage container • Do NOT store chemicals and food in the same place

19. Chemical Spills • Small or medium spills can be cleaned up by the person using the chemical, if the employee • Has been trained on how to cleanup the type of spill • Knows the proper procedures for cleanup • In the hospital, call a Code Orangefor spills needing further assistance from outside the department. In the Satellites, a private vendor cleans-up/ disposes of large spills.

20. Chemical Waste Dispose of all waste in an appropriate manner. • Deface the label when product container is empty and ready for disposal. • Triple rinse empty containers before disposing in trash. • Do NOT reuse empty chemical containers for other uses. • Follow guidelines for any remaining waste. • Do not pour hazardous chemicals down the sink without checking with your Manager or Safety Department Coordinator. • Contact the Safety Department for proper disposal of chemical spill cleanup material.

21. Training Employees must be trained on: • Hazards and health effects of the chemicals they use • Location of these chemicals’ MSDS • Proper fit of some forms of PPE, e.g., N95 Masks • Proper use of PPE • Proper chemical waste disposal • Secondary labeling Please talk with your supervisor or Safety Coordinator if you have any questions.

22. Key Point Summary • Know what’s on the Chemical Inventory for your area. • It should be updated annually • Never bring in chemicals from home or from a retail store. MSDS may not be available. • Know how to access MSDS information (notebook or Intranet) • Always use the right PPE. Report any broken / missing PPE. • Follow all manufacturer instructions on safe use. • Do not deface manufacturer labels. Use Providence labels on secondary containers. • Store chemicals in designated locations. • Store by hazard category, not by alphabetical order. • Place flammables in flame proof containers. • Dispose of chemicals appropriately. • Participate in all department training on the hazardous materials and waste.

23. For More Information For more information, refer to your Department Emergency Manual (Flip Chart) or talk with your Department Safety Coordinator or Manager. Check Safety’s Intranet Page for links to: • Environment of Care (EOC) Manual • Contact information for your Safety Managers • MSDS Retrieval Use this Intranet link: http://phsnet.phsor.org/safety/