Kodak J-98A instruction sheet Introduction, Be Informed, Labeling, Environment

Environment

I N F O R M A T I O N F R O M K O D A K

Safe Handling of Photographic

Processing Chemicals

J-98A

INTRODUCTION

Every substance we come in to contact with is composed of chemicals— the food we eat, the air we breathe, the clothing we wear, the medicine we take. Although most of these chemicals are not hazardous, you may need to take precautions to limit the exposure to some chemicals that could be harmful. For example, direct skin or eye contact with or inhalation of vapors or mists from some household cleaning products can be irritating.

When handled properly, photographic processing chemicals are safe to use. Follow the guidelines below to minimize the potential hazardous effects of these chemicals.

BE INFORMED

Safe handling of chemicals requires that you recognize and avoid the potential hazards. Learning more about photographic processing chemicals reduces the possibility of illness or injury.

LABELING

Kodak provides warning and precautionary statements on

product labels, instruction sheets, and packaged products. Kodak also provides labels for processor and replenishment tanks. Kodak evaluates photographic processing chemicals for potential health and physical hazards. When a photographic processing chemical has little, if any, potential hazard, the statement “LOW HAZARD FOR RECOMMENDED HANDLING” is included on the label.

Photographic processing

chemicals that are potentially hazardous have appropriate precautionary statements, such as:

•A Signal Word—such as “CAUTION,” “WARNING,” or “DANGER!”

•A Statement of Hazard—such as

“CAUSES SKIN AND EYE BURNS,” “HARMFUL IF ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN,” or “FLAMMABLE,” that tells what the potential hazard is.

•Precautionary Wording—such as “Do not get in eyes, on skin, or on clothing,” or “Keep away from heat, sparks, and flame,” that describes how hazards can be avoided.

•First-Aid Statements are also included on labels and signs that describe immediate measures you must take in case of contact with or overexposure to a photographic processing chemical.

Kodak’s health, safety, and environmental publications are available to help you manage your photographic processing operations in a safe, environmentally sound and cost-effective manner. This publication is part of a series of publications on health and safety issues affecting photographic processing facilities. It will help you meet the requirements of the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard.

This publication is meant to assist others with their compliance programs. However, this is not a comprehensive treatment of the issues. We cannot identify all possible situations and ultimately it is the reader’s obligation to decide on the appropriateness of this information to his/her operation.

©Eastman Kodak Company, 1997