Comments on: do I have a case if I was exposed to pcb without a msds sheet or proper training? http://forklifttrainingblog.com/osha-training/do-i-have-a-case-if-i-was-exposed-to-pcb-without-a-msds-sheet-or-proper-training/ Information on Forklift Training Thu, 26 May 2011 17:17:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 By: badhabyt http://forklifttrainingblog.com/osha-training/do-i-have-a-case-if-i-was-exposed-to-pcb-without-a-msds-sheet-or-proper-training/comment-page-1/#comment-394 badhabyt Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:44:59 +0000 http://forklifttrainingblog.com/2008/12/do-i-have-a-case-if-i-was-exposed-to-pcb-without-a-msds-sheet-or-proper-training/#comment-394 Some exposures may not require a MSDS. For example the material in an old transformer would not require one, because you have no way of knowing what it is. In many cases it is just PCB contaminated oil. Now there are OSHA and TSCA rules about exposures to PCBs and the risk analysis needed. You can call your local OSHA office anonomously if you want to talk to them. You do need to tell them how you know about the exposure. What is the proof it is PCBs? If your employer knew and you showed them the rash, they should have told you to go to the doctor. PCB exposure is a chronic (long term impact) for the worst impacts, but you can get skin reactions, just like other synthetic oil. To make a complaint you must give OSHA your name, but on the form you can request that the name not be revealed. You need to give them as much info as possible, not just "they are doing it wrong". The problem comes when OSHA knows things when they investigate that only you could have told them, it can be easy for your employer to figure it out. Try to only give details that more people than you might know about (at least at first). Make sure you don't make things up, guess, or embellish anything. You can also call your OSHA regional office to discuss the situation anonymously (third reference). <br><b>References : </b><br>http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/worker/index.... http://www.osha.gov/pls/osha7/eComplaint... http://www.osha.gov/html/RAmap.html Some exposures may not require a MSDS. For example the material in an old transformer would not require one, because you have no way of knowing what it is. In many cases it is just PCB contaminated oil. Now there are OSHA and TSCA rules about exposures to PCBs and the risk analysis needed. You can call your local OSHA office anonomously if you want to talk to them. You do need to tell them how you know about the exposure. What is the proof it is PCBs? If your employer knew and you showed them the rash, they should have told you to go to the doctor. PCB exposure is a chronic (long term impact) for the worst impacts, but you can get skin reactions, just like other synthetic oil.

To make a complaint you must give OSHA your name, but on the form you can request that the name not be revealed. You need to give them as much info as possible, not just “they are doing it wrong”. The problem comes when OSHA knows things when they investigate that only you could have told them, it can be easy for your employer to figure it out. Try to only give details that more people than you might know about (at least at first). Make sure you don’t make things up, guess, or embellish anything. You can also call your OSHA regional office to discuss the situation anonymously (third reference).

References :
http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/worker/index….

http://www.osha.gov/pls/osha7/eComplaint...

http://www.osha.gov/html/RAmap.html

]]> By: Charles Hussein Veidt http://forklifttrainingblog.com/osha-training/do-i-have-a-case-if-i-was-exposed-to-pcb-without-a-msds-sheet-or-proper-training/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Charles Hussein Veidt Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:55:59 +0000 http://forklifttrainingblog.com/2008/12/do-i-have-a-case-if-i-was-exposed-to-pcb-without-a-msds-sheet-or-proper-training/#comment-393 Yes. Get the results from your doctor, and ask his/her opinion about PCB. If the doctor believes the condition is related to exposure, then it would be best to consult a lawyer before doing anything else.<br><b>References : </b><br> Yes.

Get the results from your doctor, and ask his/her opinion about PCB.

If the doctor believes the condition is related to exposure, then it would be best to consult a lawyer before doing anything else.
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