St. Louis Park Public Schools
QUESTIONS?
If you have questions about this training contact:
Tom Bravo, Facilities Manager
St. Louis Park Public Schools
952-928-6004
Bravo.thomas@slpschools.org
TRAINING INSTRUCTIONS
• Read the information on each slide
• Click on the link on the last slide to complete the
quiz
• Answer all of the question on the quiz
• Please note, you will NOT receive a training
certificate or other notification. If you read the
slides and finish the quiz, then you have successfully
completed this training.
• Answers to the quiz questions will be sent out at a
later date.
Questions? Contact Dan Fitch with IEA at 763-315-7900 or dan.fitch@ieasafety.com
PURPOSE OF THIS TRAINING
• Overview of OSHA’s Employee Right-to-Know (ERK) Standard and the
district’s ERK Safety Program
• Learn how to identify chemical hazards and other harmful physical
agents in your workplace.
•
Understand the safe work practices and protocols that are expected
in order to prevent injury and illness.
• Satisfy OSHA requirement for annual training
Question: Who’s responsible for your safety?
Answer: You Are!
Questions? Contact Dan Fitch with IEA at 763-315-7900 or dan.fitch@ieasafety.com
EMPLOYEE RIGHT-TO-KNOW (ERK) OVERVIEW
 ERK is a MNOSHA standard that requires
employers to make employees aware of
hazardous substances and/or harmful physical
agents that may be encountered at work
 ERK standard is also know as the Hazard
Communications standard, or HazCom
 The ERK Coordinator for St. Louis Park Public
Schools is Tom Bravo, Facilities Manager.
WHAT’S NEEDED FOR AN ERK PROGRAM?
• Written Program that includes:
• List of hazardous substances/agents
• Identification of employees exposed to those
hazards
• Safety Data Sheets (a.k.a. MSDS)
• Training
• Labeling/warnings
Questions? Contact Dan Fitch with IEA at 763-315-7900 or dan.fitch@ieasafety.com
LIST OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & AGENTS
• Must consider the following:
Hazardous Substances/Chemicals
Infectious Agents (e.g. bloodborne pathogens)
Harmful Physical Agents
Noise
Heat
Ionizing and non-ionizing radiation (not typically a hazard
in schools)
Questions? Contact Dan Fitch with IEA at 763-315-7900 or dan.fitch@ieasafety.com
CHEMICALS IN THE WORKPLACE
• District employees are NOT allowed to bring their
own cleaning chemicals into the workplace.
• Must use cleaners/chemicals purchased through
the district.
Questions? Contact Dan Fitch with IEA at 763-315-7900 or dan.fitch@ieasafety.com
LABELING
• All Chemical Containers Must be Labeled:
– Shipping Containers (from vendors/distributors)
– Secondary Containers (e.g. plastic spray bottles)
• Name of product
• Appropriate hazard warnings (e.g. flammable, toxic, corrosive)
Questions? Contact Dan Fitch with IEA at 763-315-7900 or dan.fitch@ieasafety.com
CHEMICAL LABELING SYSTEMS
• Used for labeling secondary containers and
chemical storage areas in maintenance areas,
kitchens, science labs, etc.
NFPA LABEL
• Blue = Health/Toxicity Hazard
• Red = Fire Hazard
• Yellow = Reactivity Hazard
• White = Specific Hazard
Questions? Contact Dan Fitch with IEA at 763-315-7900 or dan.fitch@ieasafety.com
HMIS LABEL
• 4 = Deadly
• 3 = Severe
• 2 = Moderate
• 1 = Slight
• 0 = No Hazard
Questions? Contact Dan Fitch with IEA at 763-315-7900 or dan.fitch@ieasafety.com
SAFETY DATA SHEETS (SDS)
• Formerly known as Material Safety
Data Sheets (MSDS)
• Created by chemical manufacturers
• Intended to provide employees and
emergency personnel with
recommendations for safe handling
and use of a chemical or substance.
• Includes information such as
hazardous ingredients, first aid,
personal protective equipment,
storage and safe handling procedures
Questions? Contact Dan Fitch with IEA at 763-315-7900 or dan.fitch@ieasafety.com
HOW CAN I ACCESS SAFETY DATA SHEETS?
• Option 1: MSDSonline for electronic access
• Option 2: Hard copy SDS binders are also
maintained in the following areas:
– Art, Food Service, Custodial/Maintenance, Grounds,
Health Services, Industrial Tech, Science
Questions? Contact Dan Fitch with IEA at 763-315-7900 or dan.fitch@ieasafety.com
MSDSonline
• SDSs can be viewed on MSDSonline:
– Web-based storage of district’s Safety Data Sheets
– Can be accessed by all employees – No username or
password required!
– Search by product name or manufacturer
– Employees can request a SDS for new products
– Link is located on the district’s website under:
Departments/Buildings and Grounds/Safety Data Sheets
Questions? Contact Dan Fitch with IEA at 763-315-7900 or dan.fitch@ieasafety.com
Questions? Contact Dan Fitch with IEA at 763-315-7900 or dan.fitch@ieasafety.com
Questions? Contact Dan Fitch with IEA at 763-315-7900 or dan.fitch@ieasafety.com
Questions? Contact Dan Fitch with IEA at 763-315-7900 or dan.fitch@ieasafety.com
INFECTIOUS AGENTS
• Infectious agents are organisms capable of producing infection
or infectious disease (e.g. virus, bacteria, pathogens) including
influenza and MRSA, and colds.
• Infectious diseases account for millions of school days lost each
year for K-12 students and staff.
• Schools inherently foster transmission of infections from
person to person because they are a group setting in which
people are in close contact and share supplies and equipment.
Questions? Contact Dan Fitch with IEA at 763-315-7900 or dan.fitch@ieasafety.com
INFECTIOUS AGENTS
• According to the CDC, schools can be instrumental in
keeping their communities healthy by:
– Encouraging sick students and staff to stay home and seek
medical attention for severe illness.
– Facilitating hand hygiene by supplying soap and paper
towels and teaching good hand washing practices.
– Being vigilant about cleaning and disinfecting classroom
materials and surfaces.
– Providing messages in daily announcements about
preventing spread of infectious disease.
– Adopting healthy practices such as safe handling of food
and use of standard precautions when handling body fluids.
– Encouraging students and staff to get annual influenza
vaccinations.
Questions? Contact Dan Fitch with IEA at 763-315-7900 or dan.fitch@ieasafety.com
BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS
• Bloodborne pathogens (BBPs) are a type of infectious
agent. Examples include HIV, Hepatitis B, and
Hepatitis C.
• BBPs can be present in human blood and other
potentially infectious materials (OPIMs).
• Modes of transmission include exposure to another
person’s blood through:
– Blood contact with non-intact skin
– Blood contact with mucous membranes
(i.e. eyes, nose, mouth)
– Skin pierced by used sharp or needle
Questions? Contact Dan Fitch with IEA at 763-315-7900 or dan.fitch@ieasafety.com
UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS FOR BBPS
• Most effective means for preventing spread of BBPs:
– Treat all blood and bodily fluids as potentially infectious
– Avoid skin exposure to blood and bodily fluids
– Use gloves or other impervious barrier to prevent
contact with skin
– Wash hands with soap and water after handling blood or
bodily fluids, even when gloves are used.
– Dispose of needles and other contaminated sharps in
Sharps Container located in school health offices.
– Contact your building custodian for any blood/bodily fluid
cleanup.
Questions? Contact Dan Fitch with IEA at 763-315-7900 or dan.fitch@ieasafety.com
HARMFUL PHYSICAL AGENTS - HEAT
• Working in a hot environment can alter the body's natural
defenses against heat.
• Heat stress is rarely a hazard within a school district; however
staff with outside duties (e.g. grounds and maintenance) are
informed of the potential for heat stress during summer months
and are instructed to take frequent breaks in a cooler
environment and increase liquid intake to help guard against
heat stress and heat stroke.
• If you suspect you or a coworker are suffering from heat stress,
make sure to get cooled off immediately and call for help if
needed.
Questions? Contact Dan Fitch with IEA at 763-315-7900 or dan.fitch@ieasafety.com
HARMFUL PHYSICAL AGENTS - NOISE
• Federal OSHA sets specific standards for noise exposure.
• Hearing protection is provided by the district when employee
noise exposure exceeds OSHA’s Action Level of 85 decibels (dB)
based on an eight-hour time-weighted average. Employees
exposed to this level of noise would be covered in the district's
Hearing Conservation Program.
• Grounds employees, and band teachers are currently on the
district’s Hearing Conservation Program.
Questions? Contact Dan Fitch with IEA at 763-315-7900 or dan.fitch@ieasafety.com
SYMPTOMS OF OVEREXPOSURE TO NOISE
• Temporary Hearing Loss
– Everything sounds muffled after exposure to loud
noise (e.g. going to concert)
– Repeated exposure could result in permanent
hearing loss
• Chronic Hearing Loss
– Higher pitches are not discernible
– Human speech sounds garbled
– Tinnitus (constant ringing in your ears)
Questions? Contact Dan Fitch with IEA at 763-315-7900 or dan.fitch@ieasafety.com
PERMISSIBLE NOISE EXPOSURES
Duration Per Day
(Hours)
Sound Level Ave.
8
6
4
3
90
92
95
97
2
1½
1
½
¼ or less
100
102
105
110
115
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(decibels)
RECOGNIZING OCCUPATIONAL
HAZARDOUS NOISE
Task
Avg. Noise Level
(dBA)
Tools
Avg. Noise Level
(dBA)
Operating
forklift
87
Lathe
81
Cutting Wood
93
Welding
Equipment
94.9
Cutting lawn
94
97.2
Installing trench
conduit
95.8
Hand Power
Saw
Screw Gun, Drill
97.7
Welding
98.4
Rotohammer
97.8
Grinding
99.7
Chop saw
98.4
Chipping
Concrete
102.9
Stationary
Power tool
101.8
Working near
Generator
116
Chipping Gun
103.0
Questions? Contact Dan Fitch with IEA at 763-315-7900 or dan.fitch@ieasafety.com
NON-OCCUPATIONAL NOISE SOURCES
Sound Source
Sporting Events
Lawn Mower
Motorcycle Riding
Concerts
Shooting Range
Fireworks
Chain Saw
Snow Blower
Snowmobile
Sound Level (dBA)
100-125
90-100
95-120
95-125
130-165
130-190
105-125
100-105
85-100
Questions? Contact Dan Fitch with IEA at 763-315-7900 or dan.fitch@ieasafety.com
TYPES OF HEARING PROTECTION
Earplugs
Hearing Bands
Questions? Contact Dan Fitch with IEA at 763-315-7900 or dan.fitch@ieasafety.com
Earmuffs
PROPER USE
To be effective, hearing protectors must:
 Fit properly
 Be used per manufacturer instructions
 Have the appropriate Noise Reduction
Rating (NRR)
 Be kept clean to prevent ear infection
 Be visually inspected prior to use
 Be replaced as needed
Questions? Contact Dan Fitch with IEA at 763-315-7900 or dan.fitch@ieasafety.com
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
• Protective clothing, helmets, goggles, or other garments or
equipment designed to protect the wearer's body from injury
• Provided to employees who are exposed to hazards in the
workplace at NO COST
• Required in certain areas within schools:
– Art rooms (e.g. gloves, safety glasses, dust mask)
– Band rooms (e.g. hearing protection)
– Custodial and maintenance areas (e.g. gloves, goggles, face shield,
hearing protection, respirator)
– Health offices (e.g. gloves)
– Industrial technology shops (e.g. gloves, safety glasses, hearing
protection)
– Kitchens (e.g. gloves, goggles)
– Science labs (e.g. gloves, goggles, aprons/lab coats)
Questions? Contact Dan Fitch with IEA at 763-315-7900 or dan.fitch@ieasafety.com
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
• Chemical Splash Goggles
– Provides eye protection from chemicals.
– Tighter fit than safety glasses for max protection
– Required in the work place when handling corrosive
chemicals (e.g. bleach)
– Make sure to purchase Indirect vent or non-vented
goggles. Never purchase vented goggles for protection
from chemical splash hazard
Questions? Contact Dan Fitch with IEA at 763-315-7900 or dan.fitch@ieasafety.com
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
• Safety Glasses
– Provides eye protection from impact of flying particles
and objects (e.g. sawing, grinding, sanding)
– Should NOT be used for protection against chemical
splash or vapor hazards. Use tight fitting goggles
instead.
Questions? Contact Dan Fitch with IEA at 763-315-7900 or dan.fitch@ieasafety.com
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
• Cut Resistant Gloves
– For using knives, graters, slicers, other
sharp objects
• Thermal Gloves
– For handling hot items in kitchens/science
labs
• Chemical Gloves
– For mixing/diluting/handling chemicals
– Nitrile, vinyl, rubber
Questions? Contact Dan Fitch with IEA at 763-315-7900 or dan.fitch@ieasafety.com
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
• First Aid Gloves (Disposable)
– For use when providing first aid or
cleaning up blood/OPIM
– Kept in first aid kit - make sure to check
supply annually
• Serving Gloves (Disposable)
– For serving food to prevent spread of
germs
– Typically polyethylene or vinyl
Questions? Contact Dan Fitch with IEA at 763-315-7900 or dan.fitch@ieasafety.com
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
Air Purifying Respirator N95 Respirator
– You must be on the district’s Respirator Program before you are
authorized to wear an air purifying respirator at work.
– If using N95 Dust Mask (two strap dust mask), you must review
and sign “OSHA Appendix D - Voluntary User” Form
– Contact Tom Bravo, Facilities Manager, if you’d like to wear aN95
mask at work.
Questions? Contact Dan Fitch with IEA at 763-315-7900 or dan.fitch@ieasafety.com
CHANGES TO THE OSHA
EMPLOYEE RIGHT-TO-KNOW STANDARD
WHAT IS GHS?
• United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling
of Chemicals (GHS)
1.
Document created by United Nations;
2.
It is NOT a global law or regulation – it is a SYSTEM for ensuring the safe production, transport,
handling, use and disposal of hazardous materials.
3.
Establishes objective criteria for classifying & ID chemical hazards;
4.
Defines health, physical and environmental hazards;
5.
Standardized system for classifying, & communicating hazards that has been adopted by over
65 countries
6.
Adopted by the USA on March 26, 2012 and enforced by OSHA
CHANGES:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hazard Classifications
Hazard Categories
Pictograms
Labels
Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
GHS CHANGE #1 - CLASSIFICATIONS
• Health Hazards
– Acute Toxicity
– Skin Corrosion/Irritation
– Serious Eye Damage/Eye Irritation
– Respiratory or Skin Sensitization
– Germ Cell Mutagenicity
– Carcinogenicity
– Reproductive Toxicity
– Target Organ Systemic Toxicity – Single and Repeated Dose
Chemical manufacturers must reclassify their chemicals
using criteria established by the GHS
Questions? Contact Dan Fitch with IEA at 763-315-7900 or dan.fitch@ieasafety.com
GHS CHANGE #1 - CLASSIFICATIONS
• Physical Hazards
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–
–
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Explosives
Flammability – gases, aerosols, liquids, solids
Oxidizers – liquid, solid, gases
Self-Reactive
Pyrophoric – liquids, solids
Self-Heating
Organic Peroxides
Corrosive to Metals
Gases Under Pressure
Water activated flammable gases
Chemical manufacturers must reclassify their chemicals using
criteria established by the GHS
Questions? Contact Dan Fitch with IEA at 763-315-7900 or dan.fitch@ieasafety.com
CHANGE #2 – HAZARD CATEGORIES
• Hazard category will tell you how severe the hazard is.
• GHS System
– 1 to 4 scale with 1 indicating most significant hazard and 4 as
least significant
• HMIS and NFPA Labeling System (opposite of GHS)
– NFPA Diamond: 0-4 scale with 4 indicating most significant
hazard and 0 least significant
– HMIS Label: same as NFPA diamond
GHS Change #3 - Pictograms
• Will be located on all GHS labels and safety data sheets
• Tells you what the chemical classifications are
Questions? Contact Dan Fitch with IEA at 763-315-7900 or dan.fitch@ieasafety.com
EXPLODING BOMB
• Explosives
• Self-Reactives
• Organic Peroxides
FLAME
• Flammables
• Pyrophorics
• Self-Heating
• Emits Flammable Gas
• Self-Reactives
• Organic Peroxides
FLAME OVER CIRCLE
• Oxidizers
GAS CYLINDER
• Gases Under
Pressure
SKULL & CROSSBONES
• Acute Toxicity (fatal or
toxic if swallowed)
EXCLAMATION POINT
• Irritant
• Dermal Sensitizer
• Acute Toxicity
(harmful or maybe
harmful if swallowed)
• Narcotic effects
• Respiratory Sensitizer
• Irritation
CORROSION
• Corrosive
HEALTH HAZARD
• Carcinogen
• Respiratory Sensitizer
• Reproductive Toxicity
• Target Organ Toxicity
• Mutagenicity
• Aspiration Toxicity
GHS CHANGE #4 – LABELING
• GHS container labels will provide the following
six sections of information:
1. Name of Hazardous Substance
2. Manufacturers Information
3. Signal Words (i.e. “Danger” and “Warning”)
4. Hazard Statement (e.g. “fatal if swallowed”)
5. Precautionary Statement (e.g. “wear splash protection
for face”)
6. Pictogram
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GHS SAMPLE LABEL
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GHS CHANGE #5 – SAFETY DATA SHEETS
• Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) are now
referred to as Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
– 16 section, standardized format
Questions? Contact Dan Fitch with IEA at 763-315-7900 or dan.fitch@ieasafety.com
SAFETY DATA SHEET
STANDARDIZED FORMAT
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Identification of the substance or
mixture and of the supplier
Hazards identification
Composition/information on
ingredients
First-aid measures
Fire-fighting measures
Accidental release measures
Handling and storage
Exposure controls/personal
protection
9.
Physical and chemical properties
10. Stability and reactivity
11. Toxicological information
12. Ecological information
13. Disposal considerations
14. Transport information
15. Regulatory information
16. Other information, including date of
preparation or last revision
Questions? Contact Dan Fitch with IEA at 763-315-7900 or dan.fitch@ieasafety.com
QUIZ AND QUESTIONS
• Please click on the link below for the ERK Quiz or copy
and paste this address into your browser. That will be
your documentation of training for this year.
• https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XKWS3QF
• If you have any questions throughout the quiz, please
contact Tom Bravo, Facilities Manager at 952-9286004 or email bravo.thomas@slpschools.org