Marini

bt Abdul Ghafar

Chemical Safety Consultant

Registered Chemical Health Risk Assessor

NRG SHE Seminar, HUKM

21 Dec 2014

CHEMICAL SAFETY
Overview of Chemical Safety aspect in SHOs duty
LAW COMPLIANCE
MANAGEMENT
Safety & Health Ocers role

Safety issues

Flammable

Splash /
Injury

Environment issues

Pollution

Scheduled
waste

Health issues

Monitoring

Occ
disease

What is CHRA?
Chemical Health Risk Assessment
An assessment program in the scope of employees

health due to chemical exposure

A standard method is used under DOSH Gudelines

Assessment
The assessment is divided into 3 phases:
Preliminary Visit and Document Review

Exposure report, training record, chemical SOP, chemical

accident record, equipment inspection record

Review of chemical inventories and CSDS

On Site Assessment

Field observation of the work areas and job tasks

Employee interviews

CHRA Report Making

CHRA Result Presentation

Report presenta;on-recommenda;on

CHRA awareness and implementa;on

according to industrial sectors
Oil and gas industries
2000 Chemical plants
Manufacturing
2005 Agriculture, Utilities
Hotels/Banks/Hospitals
2010 Building owners/Utility industries
Education centres
2015 Public services

What law says about pes;cide risk

Occupational Safety & Health Act 1994, USECHH
Regulations 2000

An employer shall not carry out any work which
may expose or is likely to expose any employee to
any chemical hazardous to health unless he has
made a written statement of the risks created by the
chemical to the health of the employee,

What law says about pes;cide risk

Pesticide Act 1974

28. (2) Whenever an accident that occasions loss of human life or
personal injury is suered by an employee as a result of the handling,
use, or presence of or contact with or exposure to a pesticide in the
course of his employment, his employer shall forthwith send or cause
to be sent to the Minister notice of the accident and of the loss of
human life or personal injury.

(3) Whenever a registered medical practitioner nds or has reason to
believe that a person has died or suered personal injury as a result
of the handling, use, or presence of or contact with or exposure to a
pesticide, the registered medical practitioner shall forthwith send or
cause to be sent to the Minister notice of the death or personal
injury.

Why do CHRA?
To let the management aware of current condition

of chemical risk.

To verify the status of the current practice in terms

of suitability, eectiveness and maintenance.
Enable management to make decisions on appropriate :
Control measures
Training requirement
Exposure monitoring and health surveillance

Underes;mated percep;on of
common retail products
Maintenance
chemicals

Pesticide
chemicals

Housekeeping
chemicals

Paints
Thinners
Antirust
aerosols

Plantation spray
Pest control

Degreasers
Common
cleaning
products

A pes;cide risk assessment

addresses ques;ons such as:
What type of health problems may be caused by exposure

to pesticides?
What is the chance that people will experience health
problems from exposure?
Is there an exposure level below which any risk to health is
negligible?
What pesticides are people exposed to, at what levels and
for how long?
Are some people more likely to be susceptible to harm
because of age, genetics, pre-existing health conditions,
gender or other factors?

Pes;cide chemicals

Why should I worry about pes;cides?

Pes*cides: Specic Characteris*cs

1. Classica*on by Usage

Insect repellents-pes;cides used to destroy insects.

Examples: mala;on poison and Dichloro-diphenyl-
trichloroethane (DDT)
Weed Killers- pes;cides use to destry weeds.
Examples: paraquat, gramaxone and round-up
Rat poison- poison to kill rats. Examples: ma;ku,
;kumin.
Other pes;cides: fungus poison, snail poison, worm
poison, etc.

Pes*cides: Specic Characteris*cs

2. Classica*on By Toxicity
(numbers and leBers)
Class 1a Very highly toxic and dangerous
Class 1b High level of toxicity
Class 2 Medium level of toxicity
Class 3 Low level of toxicity
Class 4 Very low level of toxicity

Toxic

Harmful

Corrosive

Irritant

Pes*cides: Specic Characteris*cs

2. Classica*on By Toxicity (Colour)

Class 1a
Class 1b
Class 2
Class 3
Class 4

Black
Red
Yellow
Blue
White

Pes*cides: Modes of Exposure

1. Inges;on
2. Inhala;on
3. Skin Absorp;on

Pes*cides: Health Eects

Symptoms Of Poisoning-Short term eects

General symptoms
Skin and nails
Eyes
Mouth, stomach and colon
Respiratory system
Central nervous system

Pes*cides: Health Eects

Symptoms Of Poisoning-Long term eects

Allergies to skin and nails

Cancer
Impotency

Pes*cides: Control Measures

Before using pes;cides
While using pes;cides
A^er using pes;cides

Pes*cides: Control Measures

Before Using Pes;cides
Suitable PPE

Read and follow instruc;ons on

label
Mix the pes;cide as
recommended
Use a sprayer suitable to the
pes;cide being used
PPE and spraying equipment in
good condi;on

Pes*cides: Control Measures

While Using Pes;cides
Refrain from smoking, ea;ng and drinking

Do not spray against the wind

Ensure to warn passers-by

Refrain from blowing the sprayer if there

is a blockage

Pes*cides: Control Measures

A^er Using Pes;cides
Equipment, clothing and PPE used should be properly
cleaned and stored in good condi;on

Shower using ample water and soap immediately a^er use

Record the usage in the specied log book

Equipment used must be stored or disposed in the proper

places

Know the rst aid measures and procedures

HAZARD MANAGEMENT

CHEMICAL REGISTER
It is a duty of SHO to ensure :
availability of updated chemical register
Correct format used by users
Accurate information

Example : daftar kimia

CHEMICAL
TRAINING

It is a duty of SHO to ensure :
Chemical handlers being trained on chemicals every 2

years
Train on how to handle chemical safely from purchasing,
receiving, storage, usage until disposal
Train on chemical spill and potential emergency

CHEMICAL PPE
Selection, issuance, correct use, care, maintenance

Reqyuirement of
monitoring

How to know how much it aects me?

How to measure the chemical exposed?
How to measure the chemicals absorbed?
How to measure the chemical eects?

Get the status of current prac;ce

Medical
surveillance
Biological
monitoring
Chemical
exposure
monitoring

For further information:

MARINI BT ABDUL GHAFAR
Email : marini_ghafar@yahoo.co.uk