Train Employees on SDS

Discuss your thoughts on the use of NFPA and Hazardous Materials
Identification System (HMIS) labels in the workplace after OSHA implemented
the new GHS label requirement. As the safety manager of an industrial
facility, how would you train employees on the differences in rating for fire
hazards between the new safety data sheets (SDSs) and the NFPA and HMIS
labels?

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words in length. No references or
citations are necessary.

Your assignment for this unit is to complete a case study of the incidents at
the Hoeganaes Corporation in 2011. Review the pages 124 of the summary report
from the Chemical Safety Board (CSB) concerning the Hoeganaes Corporation by
clicking here. Include the components listed below in your case
study.

Perform a risk assessment of fire hazards at this type of manufacturing
facility. Describe the major variables that you believe were
responsible for causing the fires and explosions that occurred at
the facility.
List the OSHA standards that you believe would apply to the fire hazards
at the facility.
If you were hired as the safety officer at the facility immediately
following the third incident in the report, recommend the approach you
would take to mitigate the risks associated with the fire hazards
and combustible dust, including any standards published by agencies
other than OSHA that would be helpful in establishing your
program.
How would the NFPA Life Safety Code apply to this facility?

Your case study should be a minimum of two pages in length, not counting the
title and reference pages. You are required to use at least three outside
sources, one of which may be your textbook. You must also cite the CSB report.
All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and
quoted material must have accompanying APA citations.