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| HMIS helps satisfy the hazard communication standard, (HCS) of OSHA, requirements by providing a format for hazard determinations, offering a basic written hazard communication program, and simplifying the employee training and information process. HMIS provides clear, recognizable information to employees by standardizing the presentation of chemical information. This is accomplished by the use of color codes corresponding to the hazards of a product, assigned numeric ratings indicating the degree of hazard, and alphabetical codes designation appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) employees should wear while handling the material.
The lettering system indicates the level of PPE to be worn to work safely with a material. The original system traditionally provided letters of the alphabet corresponding to a specific grouping of PPE. However, this did not allow employers to customize their PPE recommendations. Now employers can develop individual PPE’s and assign them with letters from L-Z. The use of an ”*” next to the numerical ranking designates the material as a carcinogen or for materials know to have an adverse effect given chronic exposure. This information is of great benefit to laboratory workers, since this is an indication of how the material will affect them over the long run. |
| The HMIS system was developed by the National Paints and Coatings Association, Copyrighted and Trademarked by them. The text used in this HMIS section was developed and Copyrighted by College of Science, Texas A&M University. It was the simplest and most complete we found. So Ecology decided to use it and are recognizing Texas A&M University for their contribution. The DOT label section is a product of My Own Business of Auburn, Washington. The How to Properly Label Lab Containers and the Container Chemical Label sections were developed by Ecology. |
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