Form approved omb no.
Marble safety hazards.
May be used to comply with osha s hazard communication standard 29 cfr 1910 1200.
Alert employers and employees who handle and transport granite and marble rock slabs to the hazards associated with handling and transporting of slabs.
The purpose of this safety and health information bulletin is to.
Remind employers that transportation devices need to be properly designed and maintained.
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Marble is a metamorphic form of calcium carbonate odorless white powder.
When the storage racks are filled with heavy material such as granite and marble the risks become even greater.
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Occupational safety and health administration non mandatory form standard must be consulted for specific requirements.
Natural marble for purposes of this sds the term marble encompasses all types of marble products manufactured sourced by ms international inc natural marble ms international inc.
Marble industry its related occupational health and safety hazards and suggestsohs measures that need to be imple mented.
3 h azard profile related to marble industry an entire analysis of the marble industry including all the po tential hazards associated with the main elements helps to create a safe and healthy environment in the organization.
In addition to the choking hazards that come from marbles that are in marble run sets there are other safety considerations.
Workers have been injured and even killed attempting to load and unload granite and marble slabs from storage racks according to the washington department of labor and industries.
Because some marble run sets have lots of small pieces that can easily break off and become a choking hazard.
Hazards associated with transporting granite and marble slabs occupational safety and health administration safety and health information bulletin.
The marble institute of america s publication how to prepare material safety data sheets provides instructions on preparing msds for stone hazard communication information should be posted in the workplace indicating where the msds are located and must be accessible to all employees.
Overloaded storage racks can be a major safety hazard.
