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Workshop:
Hazard Communication & Personal Protective Equipment
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May 6, 2009
North Haven, CT
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM, Registration 8:30 AM
This seminar is open to CIRMA members only
| Employee Safety Series
Hazard Communication & Personal Protective
Equipment is one of many informative workshops in CIRMA’s
Employee Safety Series. This workshop is free to
CIRMA members.
For more information about CIRMA
workshops, please email CIRMA at cirmaworkshop@ccmct.
org.
"CIRMA’s workshops provide the
knowledge and skills public employees need
to improve safety perform their jobs."
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
This workshop combines two related topics into one. The first
session is about the Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR
1910.1200. This standard provides workers who are exposed to
hazardous chemicals with the right-to-know about the identity of
the chemicals in their workshap and their hazards. The OSHA
standard also requires employers to provide training on
appropriate protective measures.
Topics include:
- Explanation of the OSHA HAZCOM Standard,
29 CFR 1910.1200
- Explanation of toxic substances in the workplace and
identifying what appears on a product label
- Discussion of the information presented in the 8 sections of
the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
- Explanation of the purpose of a MSDS
- Definition of the words and terms found on a MSDS
- Explanation of where MSDSs are kept
- Identify rights and responsibilities of employees
- Discuss methods of controlling physical and health hazards
The second half of this workshop explores the types of
personal protective equipment (PPE) available with an emphasis
on assessing the hazards that exist in the workplace. When it is
not feasible to eliminate hazards or engineering and
administrative controls not effective, CONN-OSHA requires the
use of PPE to safeguard employees. PPE is equipment, such as
respirators, gloves, and head, eye, and foot protection, worn by
workers to minimize exposure to occupational hazards and
prevent injury. Employees often need to wear PPE to protect
themselves from workplace hazards that could cause injury,
illness, and death.
Employers are required to determine if PPE should be used
to protect their workers on the job. Wearing PPE does not reduce
the hazard itself, nor does it guarantee permanent or total
protection for workers. If PPE is to be used, a PPE program
should be implemented to ensure protective equipment is worn
properly and its limitations understood.
AUDIENCE
Public Works Directors,
Supervisors & Employees
Risk Managers
Fire Chiefs and Fire Safety
Officers
Police Chiefs/Training
Officers
Parks & Recreation
Directors, Supervisors &
Employees
School Custodians
School Nurses
Maintenance Personnel
SPEAKERS
Mark Wantroba
Senior Risk Control Consultant
CIRMA Risk Management Services
Mark serves as a Senior Risk Control
Consultant for CIRMA’s Risk Management
Services. He has over twenty years experience
working in the commercial insurance industry providing risk
management and safety and health services. Mark holds a B.S. in
Biology with a minor in Chemistry from Southern Connecticut
State University. He also completed his M.S. in Exercise
Physiology (Biomechanics) from the same institution. Mark is a
Certified Safety Professional and holds the Associate in Risk
Management and Associate in Loss Control Management
designations. He has been a member of the American Society of
Safety Engineers since 1989.
WHERE
NORTH HAVEN MEMORIAL LIBRARY - COMMUNITY ROOM
17 Elm Street
North Haven, CT 06473
(203) 239-5803
COST per attendee
This seminar is open to CIRMA members only and is free of charge.
DIRECTIONS
From I-91 Southbound:
Take Exit 12. Turn left (South) onto Washington Avenue. Go approximately
1 mile to traffic light at Broadway. Turn right on Broadway. At next traffic
light turn left onto Elm Street. Library parking lot is the first left.
From I-91 Northbound:
Take Exit 11. Bear right off the exit ramp. At first traffic light turn right onto
Washington Avenue. At next traffic light turn right onto Broadway. At next
traffic light turn left onto Elm Street. Library parking lot is the first left.
From Rt. 15 (Wilbur Cross Parkway) Southbound:
Take Exit 63. Turn left onto Hartford Turnpike. At traffic light, turn left onto
Bishop Street (Rt. 22). At 2nd traffic light, turn right onto State Street. Go
one block to stop signs. Turn left onto Broadway. At the first traffic light, turn
right onto Elm Street. Library parking lot is the first left.
From Rt. 15 (Wilbur Cross Parkway) Northbound:
Take Exit 63. Turn right at end of exit onto Bishop Street (Rt. 22). At next
intersection, turn right onto State Street. At next intersection (stop signs) turn
left onto Broadway. At the first traffic light, turn right onto Elm Street. Library
parking lot is the first left.
From Rt. 22 (Northford):
Turn left onto Washington Avenue. At next traffic light turn right onto
Broadway. At the first traffic light, turn right onto Elm Street. Library parking
lot is the first left.
From Rt. 40 (Hamden):
Take the Bailey Road exit. Turn left at traffic light onto Elm Street. The
Library is near the end of Elm Street on the right. (Across from the cemetery)
Parking lot is the last driveway on the right.
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