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Workshop:
Hazard Communication
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June 30, 2009
Thomaston, CT
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM, Registration begins at 8:30 AM
This seminar is open to CIRMA members only
"Hazard Communication is one of the most
widely violated OSHA standards in municipalities.
Learn the appropriate protective measures in
this free workshop."
| Employee Safety Series
Hazard Communication is one of many informative
workshops in CIRMA’s Employee Safety series. For more
information about this and other CIRMA Risk Management
Workshops, please email
CIRMA at cirmaworkshop@ccm-ct.org.
"CIRMA’s workshops provide the
knowledge and skills public employees need
to improve safety perform their jobs."
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
The Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200,
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.
This program consists of the following topics:
- 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 MSDS’s are kept.
- Identify rights and responsibilities of employees.
- Discuss methods of controlling physical and health
hazards.
AUDIENCE
- Risk Managers/Safety Directors
- Police Chiefs/Training Officers
- Fire Chiefs/Fire Safety Officers
- Public Works Directors/Supervisors
- Maintenance Personnel
- School Custodians
- School Nurses
SPEAKERS
Mark Wantroba
Senior Risk Management Consultant
CIRMA Risk Management Services
Mark serves as a Senior Risk Management
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
THOMASTON TOWN HALL - MEETING ROOM 1
158 Main Street
Thomaston CT 06787
860-283-4421
COST per attendee
This seminar is open to CIRMA members only and is free of charge.
DIRECTIONS
From the Southwest via Route 8:
Take Route 8 North toward Trumbull/Waterbury.
Follow Route 8, take the US-6 East exit, Exit 39, toward CT-222/Thomaston/Bristol.
Turn Left onto East Main Street/US-6.
Town Hall is at 158 Main Street.
From the East via 84:
Take I-84 West/US-6 West to Exit 2 West toward I-91 North.
Merge onto US-6 West via Exit 38 toward Bristol.
Turn slight right onto Main Street/US-6.
Town Hall is at 158 Main Street.
From the Southeast:
Take I-95 South to Exit 69, merge onto CT-9 North toward Essex/Hartford.
Merge onto I-91 S via Exit 20 South on the left toward New Haven.
Merge onto I-691 West via Exit 18 toward Meriden/Waterbury.
Merge onto I-84 West via Exit 1 on the left toward Waterbury/Danbury.
Merge onto CT-8 North via Exit 20 toward Torrington.
Take the US-6 East exit, Exit 39, toward CT-222/Thomaston/Bristol.
Turn left onto East Main Street/US-6.
Town Hall is at 158 Main Street.
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