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California Freight Safety Manual and IIPP Hazard Communication Employee Training Handbook It is important that all of our employees understand the information given about hazardous materials. If you have any questions regarding this, please ask your Supervisor or contact Paul Hamilton at (209) 599-5024. This material has been prepared to assist our employees in better understanding the hazardous materials with which they commonly work. Chemicals can enter the body in a number of ways, including inhalation, skin contact or ingestion. The hazard of any substance is dependent on other variables such as age, sex and health of the employee as well as the concentration and duration of exposure. In other words, the same amount of a chemical may produce very different effects on two different people. Chemicals are controlled in the workplace in such a manner so as to keep exposures below a level that may produce a reaction in very sensitive people. These levels are set by the government in the interest of minimizing harmful health effects of chemicals in the workplace. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has established specific legally enforced permissible exposure limits (PEL) for hazardous substances in the workplace. The PEL indicates the concentration of airborne contaminants to which nearly all workers may be exposed to for eight hours a day, forty hours a week, over a working lifetime of 30 years, without adverse health effects. This handbook briefly outlines the hazardous materials you may encounter in your work area. To simplify this task, we have broken down the chemicals used into special categories including: 1. Solvents 2. Adhesives 3. Paints & Dyes 4. Lubricants 5. Compressed Gases In each category, the general characteristics of the material are presented along with the potential health effects of both short-term and long-term over-exposure. The use of personal protective equipment and material handling procedures under normal conditions are also included. Additional information on the materials you may be exposed to can be found in the product's Safety Data Sheets (SDS). A complete folder of SDS is available to you at all times in the office. Your Supervisor also has copies of data sheets on commonly used items. At any time, an employee has the right to: • Access the SDS folder, and the Hazard Communication Program. • Receive a copy of any chemical sampling data collected in the workplace. • See their employment medical records upon request. Revised January 1,2019 Page 74