1. Right-to-Know / Hazard Communication
Bloodborne Pathogens/ Exposure Control
Annual Safety
Refresher Training
Presented by: Debra B. Eichholtz, Safety Coordinator
Safety and Risk Management

2. Hazard
Communication
OSHA Standard
29 CFR 1910.1200
And NYS Right to Know Law

3. Introduction
• The federal Hazard Communication
Standard says that you have a
“Right-To-Know” what hazards you
face on the job and how to protect
yourself against those hazards.
That’s your Right-To-Know!

4. Purpose
• The standard was developed to make sure
that everyone who works with any
hazardous chemical is aware of the hazards
and the necessary precautions.

5. District Right to Know Officer is
David Crisafulli for Oswego and
Alicia Koster for Mexico

6. To ensure that employers and employees know
about work hazards and how to protect themselves
so that the incidence of illnesses and injuries due to
hazardous chemicals is reduced.
Hazard Container Material Safety
Communication Labeling Data Sheet
Program
Program MSDS
Label

7. The Standard applies to
• Chemical Manufacturers
– Determine Hazards
(Physical and Health)
• Employers
– Provide Info. to
employees
• Employees
– Awareness

8. Employees
• Must use their Right-to-Know knowledge to
stay safe and healthy on the job.

9. Chemical Hazards
• Health
• Physical

10. Health Hazards
• Acute Health Problems
– symptoms show up immediately after exposure
• Chronic Health Problems
– problems develop gradually from prolonged or
repeated exposure

11. Physical Hazards
• Sudden release of pressure (explosion)
• Flammable (catches fire easily)
• Reactive (unstable chemicals)

12. Routes of Entry
• Inhalation
• Ingestion
• Injection
• Skin Contact or Absorption

13. 4 Main Areas of Haz Com
• Labeling
• Material Safety Data Sheets
• Written Program
• Education and Training

14. • WHAT IT IS - WHY IT CAN BE
DANGEROUS
• WHAT KIND OF HAZARD
• SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
• WHAT DEGREE OF HAZARD
– CAUTION 0 to 1
– WARNING 2
– DANGER 3 to 4
• PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIP. - PPE
• BASIC FIRST AID

15. Other Labeling
• Blue - Health
• Red – Flammability
• Yellow – Reactivity
• White – Protective
Equipment and Other
• Scale 0-4
– 0 = no danger
– 4 = highest danger

16. New Labeling System Effective 2013
Phasing in completed by 2015

17. • Before you move,
handle or open a
chemical container,
READ THE LABEL
and follow the
instructions.

19. Material Safety Data Sheets
New Name Safety Data Sheets
• Detailed information sheet prepared by
manufacturer or importer
• Available for every hazardous
chemical or substance
• Contains information that:
– Enables you to prepare for safe day-to-day use
– Enables you to respond in emergencies

20. Contents of MSDS
• Chemical name •Health hazard data
• Company information • Reactivity data
• Hazardous ingredients • Special precautions
–Safe handling practices
• Physical characteristics –PPE
–What to do in case of
• Fire and explosion data
spills or leaks

21. HAZCOM 1994 HAZCOM 2012
• Requires employee • Clarifies that the labels on
information and training shipped containers and
before a worker is exposed to workplace labels
the hazardous chemicals in the must be explained, as well as
workplace, and whenever the SDS format.
hazard changes
• Workers will have to be
trained on the new label and
SDS formats before all the
provisions of the rule
are effective.

22. 1. Identification of the substance 10. Stability and reactivity
or mixture and of the supplier
11. Toxicological
2. Hazards identification
12. Ecological information
(non mandatory)
3. Composition/information on
ingredients Substance/Mixture 13. Disposal considerations
(non mandatory)
4. First aid measures
14. Transport information
(non mandatory)
5. Firefighting measures
15. Regulatory information
6. Accidental release measures (non mandatory)
7. Handling and storage 16. Other information including
information on preparation and
revision of the SDS
8. Exposure controls/personal
Protection
9. Physical and chemical properties

23. Location of MSDS
• In your work area
– Your supervisor will inform you of the specific
location
– District Office
• Online with MSDSonline.com

25. Written Program
• The School District must have a written
Hazard Communication Program
– Inform employees about standard
– Information and training on the Hazard
Communication program
– Must be available to all employees

26. Education & Training
• The regulation requires that the employer
provide employees with education and
training on hazardous chemicals in their
work area at the time of initial assignment,
and whenever a new chemical hazard is
introduced into the work area.

27. Summary
• You have a right to know about the
chemical hazards in your workplace.
• And you have a duty to use that right to
learn about and protect yourself from those
hazards.

29. Why are we here?
• OSHA Blood Borne Pathogen Standard
• The more you know, the better you will perform in
real situations!

30. Who is covered by the standard?
• All employees who could be “reasonably
anticipated”, as the result of performing
their job duties, to face contact with blood
and other potentially infectious materials
• “Good Samaritan” acts such as assisting a
co-worker with a nosebleed would not be
considered occupational exposure

31. At Risk Staff:
• Nursing Staff
• Athletic Trainer
• Cleaners
• Custodial Workers,
• Maintenance Worker I
• Bus Drivers, Bus Attendants, Bus Aides
• Special Education Teacher, Assistant and Aide as
dependent on tasks or procedures performed

32. How does exposure occur?
• Most common: needlesticks
• Cuts from other contaminated sharps
(scalpels, broken glass, etc.)
• Contact of mucous membranes (for
example; the eyes, nose, mouth) or broken
(cut or abraded) skin with contaminated
blood

33. Exposure Control Plan
• Identifies jobs and tasks where occupational
exposure to blood or other potentially infectious
material occurs
• Describes how the employer will:
– Use engineering and work practice controls
– Ensure use of Personal Protective Equipment
– Provide training
– Provide medical surveillance
– Provide Hepatitis B (HBV) vaccinations
– Use signs and labels

34. Exposure Control Plan
• Written plan required
• Plan must be reviewed at least annually to reflect changes in:
– Tasks, procedures, or assignments which affect exposure
– Technology that will eliminate or reduce exposure
• Annual review must document employer’s consideration and
implementation of safer medical devices
• Must solicit input from potentially exposed employees in the
identification, evaluation, and selection of engineering and
work practice controls
• Plan must be accessible to employees

35. What is a
Blood Borne
Pathogen?
Microorganisms that are present
in the blood that can cause
disease in humans

36. Common Blood Borne Pathogens
• Hepatitis B (HBV)
• Hepatitis C (HCV)
• Human
Immunodeficiency
Virus (HIV)

37. Potentially Infectious Bodily
Fluids
• Blood
• Saliva
• Vomit
• Skin Tissue, Cell
• Urine Cultures
• Semen or Vaginal • Any other bodily
Secretions fluid
• Chewing Tobacco
Juice

38. Transmission Potential
• Contact with another
person’s blood or
bodily fluid that may
contain blood
• Mucous membranes:
eyes, mouth, nose
• Non-intact skin
• Contaminated
sharps/needles

39. Your Exposure Potential
• Accidental Release
• Post-Accident Cleanup
• Administering First-Aid
• Handling of Returned
Product
• Custodial or Maintenance
Work
• Handling of any Waste
Products

40. Universal Precautions
• Use of proper PPE
• Treat all blood and bodily
fluids as if
they are contaminated
• Proper cleanup and
decontamination
• Disposal of all
contaminated material in
the proper manner

41. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Anything that is used to
protect a person from
exposure
• Latex or Nitrile gloves,
goggles, CPR mouth barriers,
aprons, respirators, among
other things

42. PPE Rules to Remember
• Always check PPE for defects or tears
before using
• If PPE becomes torn or defective remove
and get new
• Remove PPE before leaving a contaminated
area
• Do not reuse disposable equipment

43. Decontamination
• When cleaning up surfaces use
suitable commercial disinfectant
• Do an initial wipe up
• Spray and allow it to stand for
appropriate dwell time (usually ten
minutes, then wipe up)
• Dispose of all wipes in biohazard
containers
• PPE should be removed and
disposed of in biohazard bags

44. Hand Washing
• Wash hands
immediately after
removing PPE
• Use a soft antibacterial
soap
• A hand sanitizer can
be used, but wash with
soap and water as soon
as possible afterward

45. Regulated Medical Waste
• Liquid or semi-liquid
blood or other potentially
infectious material
(OPIM)
• Contaminated items that
would release blood or
OPIM when compressed
• Contaminated sharps
• Pathological and
microbiological waste
containing blood or OPIM

46. Signs and Labels
• Labels must include the
universal biohazard symbol,
and the term “Biohazard” must
be attached to:
– Containers of regulated
biohazard waste
– Refrigerators or freezers
containing blood or OPIM
– Containers used to store,
transport, or ship blood or OPIM

47. Exposure Incident
• A specific incident of contact with potentially
infectious bodily fluid
• If there are no infiltrations of mucous
membranes or open skin surfaces, it is not
considered an occupational exposure
• Report all accidents involving blood or
bodily fluids
• Post-exposure medical evaluations are
offered

48. Post-Exposure Evaluation
• Confidential medical
evaluation
• Document route of
exposure
• Protect identity of staff or
student
• Identify source individual
• Provide results to exposed
employee
• Hep B vaccine may be
offered post exposure

49. Hepatitis B Vaccination
• Offered to all potentially
exposed employees
preexposure
• Provided at no cost to
employees
• Must give written consent
or declination

50. Recordkeeping
Medical records include:
• Hepatitis B vaccination status
• Post-exposure evaluation and follow-up results
Training records include:
• Training dates
• Contents of the training
• Signature of trainer and trainee

51. In Conclusion:
The previous Safety Practices are
in place for your protection, use
these tools to protect yourself and
your classroom.