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and environmental
photographic processing
operations in a safe,
environmentally sound
and cost-effective
is part of a series of
publications on health
Making employees aware of Every employee has a need and
chemical hazards is an important right to be protected from and safety issues
part of providing a safe workplace. hazards in their workplace.
While a photographic processing The OSHA Hazard Communi- affecting photographic
facility is typically considered a cation Standard was established to
low hazard workplace, there are ensure that employers and processing facilities.
certain materials and operations employees know about workplace
that can present hazards to chemical hazards and how to
employees. An understanding of
It will help you meet the
protect themselves from those
those potential hazards and hazards. This standard is different
measures to protect employees from other OSHA standards in that
requirements of the OSHA
who handle those chemicals should it broadly covers all aspects of
be a key element in the health and hazardous chemical Hazard Communication
safety program at your facility. manufacturing, movement, and use
The Occupational Safety and rather than focusing on a single Standard.
Health Administration (OSHA) has operation or chemical. The
developed a framework of federal standard includes information on
regulations that govern workplace hazard evaluation, Material Safety
safety. These regulations are based Data Sheets (MSDSs), chemical
on the principles that: lists, container labels, and
Every employee has a need and employee training to ensure that
right to be made aware of the chemical hazards are properly
hazards in their workplace. communicated to users of those
materials.
Review
025646-71-3 hazardous chemical that they chemical that you are currently
WARNING!
MAY CAUSE ALLERGIC SKIN REACTION produce or import. Each MSDS must using must be readily available to
Avoid contact with eyes, skin and clothing.
Wash thoroughly after handling.
be in English, but like the hazard employees during each workshift.
FIRST AID: In case of eye contact, immediately flush eyes with plenty of water for at least 15 minutes.
In case of skin contact, wash skin with soap and plenty of water. Get medical attention if symptoms occur.
Remove contaminated clothing and shoes. Wash contaminated clothing before reuse. Destroy or thoroughly warnings, can be produced in other You can keep MSDSs in a single
clean contaminated shoes.
Keep out of reach of children. languages as supplemental location for the entire facility or
For additional information, see Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS).
Concentrate (not dilute solution) This label is for use only information to help users better place them in the individual work
Manufactured by with the indicated KODAK product.
Eastman Kodak Company
Rochester, New York 14650
Product information: 1-800-242-2424 Emergency information: (716) 722-5151 understand the hazards associated areas where the chemicals are used.
with the chemicals in the workplace. MSDSs are typically maintained in
Some facilities may choose to use paper form, but you can keep them
Each MSDS must contain:
a hazard warning system such as the on microfilm or electronic formats as
Identity of the hazardous
Hazardous Materials Identification long as employees have ready access
chemicals in the product
System (HMIS). This system uses a to them.
numeric scale to depict the severity Physical and chemical
characteristics You may have to keep MSDSs for
of associated hazards. If you use a products that are no longer used as
system of this type, be sure to Physical and health effects, and
records of employee exposure. For
adequately train employees on how physical and health information
more information on retention of
to properly read labels. Placing a Exposure limits employee exposure records, see
poster with a definition of the Primary routes of entry KODAK Publication No. J-317,
system in the work area is a good Injury and Illness Management for
Precautionary and control
way to help employees understand Photographic Processing Facilities.
measures
and remember the numeric hazard
scales. Emergency and first aid
HMIS labels are available through information Review
safety equipment suppliers. HMIS Identification of preparer Obtain and make accessible to
codes for many Kodak products are Date of preparation employees a Material Safety Data
included on the MSDS. Sheet (MSDS) for all hazardous
Manufacturers and importers chemicals in your facility.
must provide the MSDS at the time
Review of initial shipment to distributors or
users. Kodak provides MSDSs by
Label all containers of hazardous
chemicals in your photographic
mail at the time of initial purchase of
processing facility including a product and with subsequent
replenisher tanks, processors, waste orders when changes have been
tanks/silver-recovery system. made to the MSDS. Distributors also
have requirements to provide
All employees who may be Prior to reassigning employees to Training must include:
exposed to hazardous chemicals a new work area with hazards for The requirements of the OSHA
while performing their job must be which the employee has not Hazard Communication Standard
trained. This includes not only those received training. Training must
Operations in their work areas
individuals who work with the be done before the employee
where hazardous chemicals are
works in the new area. You may
chemicals, but others who may enter present
want to incorporate hazard
the areas where the chemicals are Location and availability of the
communication into your process
used, such as delivery and of retraining reassigned written program, list of hazardous
maintenance personnel. If your employees. chemicals, and MSDSs
photographic processing area is not Methods and observations used to
Annual Hazard Communication
segregated from other work areas in detect the presence or release of a
training is not required by OSHA,
your facility, you should consider hazardous chemical in the work
but may be required by your states
training everyone who works in the area such as visual appearance, or
Worker Right-to-Know laws. You
facility. odor. Odor is usually a good
may want to routinely conduct
Training must be conducted: method for detecting the presence
retraining to be sure that all of photographic processing
Prior to initial assignment for new
employees understand the hazards chemicals. Review the MSDS for
employees. Training must be
done before the new employee of the chemicals that they are specific information on chemical
works with any hazardous working with. odors (KODAK MSDS Section 9,
chemicals. You may want to Training should be conducted for Physical and Chemical
incorporate this training into new each employee to a level that is Properties).
employee orientation. appropriate for the hazards that The physical and health hazards
Prior to introducing new hazards they are likely to encounter while of chemicals in the work area. The
into a work area. This may include performing their job. An employee physical and health hazards of
any new processes or chemicals who mixes chemicals or works each chemical are described on
that had not been included in around processors may require the product label and in the MSDS
previous employee training. If a more extensive training on chemical (KODAK MSDS Section 3,
new process uses similar hazards than an employee who has Hazard Identification, and
chemicals to those already Section 11, Toxicological
infrequent contact with chemicals or
covered in existing employee Information).
works in an area adjacent to where
training, new training would not
chemicals are used.
be required.
Yes No
The facility has a process for informing other companies with employees working at the
facility of hazard communication requirements
REGULATORY REFERENCES
If your facility or a portion of your facility is used for the Wholesale distributors are distributors that provide
distribution of photographic processing chemicals, hazardous chemicals to either another distributor or to
there are specific Hazard Communication requirements an employer, such as a photographic stock house
that apply to those operations. The type of distribution dealer. MSDSs for all hazardous chemicals that are
(wholesale vs. retail) will determine these distributed must be maintained and obtained if not
requirements. The following review of requirements is received from the manufacturer or importer. Wholesale
based on the distribution of sealed containers that are distributors need to provide MSDSs with the initial
not opened by employees under normal conditions, shipment and the first shipment after a MSDS update.
such as retail sales. Additional requirements for The MSDS can be provided with the shipment or sent
repackaging and bulk mixing photographic processing prior to or at the time of the shipment. Wholesale
chemicals for distribution are also provided. distributors who sell to employers over-the-counter
must also post a sign to inform those employers of the
availability of the MSDS. MSDSs must be provided
CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS upon request.
Distributors must ensure that labels on incoming
containers of hazardous chemicals are not removed or RETAIL DISTRIBUTORS
defaced. Distributors must maintain all MSDSs
received with incoming shipments and obtain any Retail distributors are distributors that sell hazardous
MSDS requested by an employee. MSDSs must be chemicals in a retail store, such as a photo or camera
readily accessible in the workplace. Employees must store. If a retail distributor sells to a commercial account
receive hazard communication training to the extent (generally in large quantities over time and at a
necessary to protect them from hazards in the event ofdiscount from regular retail price), MSDSs must be
a leak or spill. A written hazard communication maintained and obtained for all hazardous chemicals
program is not required for these operations, but may provided to the commercial accounts. The distributor
be a good idea to be sure that your program is must post a sign to inform the commercial account of
implemented and documented. the availability of the MSDS and must provide the
Distributors of hazardous chemicals are responsibleMSDS upon request. The MSDS is not required to be
for transmitting hazard information to users of the provided unless requested by the commercial account.
chemicals. This is accomplished primarily through the A retail distributor who does not have commercial
MSDS and the container labels. Distributors can be accounts is not required to provide MSDSs. Upon
request of a purchaser who has employees, the
classified as either wholesale or retail and have specific
requirements around the management and distribution distributor must provide the name, address, and
of MSDSs. telephone number of the manufacturer/importer/
distributor where the MSDS can be obtained.
MSDSs for Kodak products can be obtained directly
from Kodak by calling the Kodak Information Center at
(800) 242-2424, ext. 25.
Summary of Distributor Hazard Communication Requirements
If you are repackaging a product, you can rely on the MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS
manufacturer to make the hazard determination. If the (MSDSs)
material is a hazardous chemical, the label and the
You will also be required to provide a MSDS for each
MSDS on the material you received will indicate the
hazardous chemical to your customers. Repackaged
hazards. If you are bulk mixing to a formula or
chemicals or mixed working strength solutions can use
producing working strength photographic processing
the MSDS provided by our supplier as long as the
solutions for distribution, you should check with your
name of the product is not changed. For renamed
supplier for assistance with this determination.
products or products that do not have an available
MSDS from your supplier, you are responsible for
generating and providing a MSDS.