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Hazard Communication Program HAZARD COMMUNICATION PROGRAM Company Polity Secondary Containers Les Schwab Tire Centers ( " Les Schwab- ) is committed to Containers of hazardous chemicals transferred from preventing chemical exposures that may result in: injury labeled containers and not intended for immediate and/or illness ; and to comply with all state and federal use by employees performing the transfer shall be environmental health and safety rules . les Schwab's labeled using the Globally Harmonized System ( "GHS" ) . written Hazard Communication Program and. Hazardous The appropriate hazard warning shall be provided as Communication training was created so that all affected referenced on the chemicals SDS or from other reliable employees : a ) have access to the proper information sources of information . regarding the physical and health effects of each it is recommended that all secondary containers be hazardous substance in the workplace; b ) understand labeled regardless of whether immediate or one time where this information can be obtained; c ) understand use is intended . which hazardous chemicals require personal protective Forms of Hazardous Chemicals and Materials equipment ; and d ) understand first aid measures in the event of an exposure . • Dusts • Mists • Vapors Introduction • Fumes • Smoke • Gases Our Hazard Communication ( Haz-Com ) Contains : Methods of Exposure • Container Labeling Requirements The form a hazardous material takes on will affect how • original/ Primary Containers it enters the body. There are three primary routes of • Secondary Containers entry into the body : ingestion , skin or eye absorption • Forms of Hazardous Chemicals and Materials and inhalation . • Methods of Exposure Ingestion • A List of Hazardous Chemicals Known to be Present This means taking a material into the body by mouth at Each Les Schwab Tire Center (swallowing) . Ingestion of toxic or hazardous materials • Effects of Hazardous Materials may occur as a result of eating or smoking with • Classifications of Hazardous Materials contaminated hands . • Safety Data Sheets (SDS) Absorption How to Read and Understand an SDS Substances that contact the eyes and/or the skin may • Vendors/Sub-Contractors be either absorbed into the body or cause local effects . • Bringing Hazardous Chemicals into the Tire Inhalation Center This means the substance enters the body by breathing • Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals while in the it in . In the lungs, very tiny blood vessels are in Tire Center constant contact with the air we breathe in . As a result, • Employee Training ( the written Hazard contaminants can be easily absorbed through this Communication Program and Quiz acts as the tissue . training program . ) Container Labeling Requirements Original /Primary Containers Labeling is a major source of information for advising employees of the safety and health hazards of chemicals . All labels or other forms of warning shall , at a minimum, identify the hazardous chemical , provide appropriate hazard warnings, be legible and prominently displayed on the containers or readily available in the work area throughout each work shift . Revised 11/2018 Page 1 of 9 rr � ; r�;i'lESSCAWAB Revised 112020 Les Schwab Safety Binder Page 51