The procedure outlined below explains how to comply with the following law using Hazox EMS.
New Jersey Administrative Code Title 8. Department of Health
Chapter 59
Worker and community Right to Know Act.
Subchapter 5. Labeling Containers
8:59-5.1 General Provisions
(c) Every container at an employer’s facility shall bear a label indicating the chemical name and Chemical Abstracts Service number of all hazardous substances in the container, and all other substances which are among the five most predominant substances in the container, or the trade secret registry number assigned to the substance. This is commonly referred to as “universal labeling.”
Note: There is no requirement that these ingredients be included on the MSDS.
To comply with this law:
1. Create a new formulation field: 15NJRTK_NAME
· Define field as follows:
· Description: NJRTK chemical name(s)
· Type: Alphanumeric
· Validation Function: SELECT COMPONENTS
· Entry: Lookup (TOP X COMP User Function). Enter to edit ONLY.
· Source level: Component only
· Inclusion %: Percentage (0.01) (option, set to “All” rather than “Percentage.”
Setting to “Percentage” will filter out any components that may be entered in trace amounts therefore are not relevant for NJRTK.)
· Display rule: All
· USER FUNCTION: TOP X COMP
· Reference Field: 02CNM or 01CHEMNAME (Whichever chemical name field has an inclusion % of “ALL.”)
2. Create a System Table entry
· Go to “Setup”
· Go to “Table Maintenance”
· Go to “System Tables”
· Click the “new” icon
· Enter a new table name. This name MUST match the field ID you just created:
· Table Code: 15NJRTK_NAME
· Long Description: TopX function for NJRTK Components
· Short Description: 15NJRTK_NAME
· Value: Blank
· Click the green check mark icon to return one screen.
· Double click on the new 15NJRTK_NAME system table
· Enter the following by clicking on the “new” icon:
· Table Code: APPEND_FIELD
· Value: 02CAS (or whatever your CAS number field is. 02CASCOMP may be another possibility.)
· Important! Make sure there is NO SPACE before the value entered!
· Enter the following by clicking on the “new” icon:
· Table Code: EXCLUDE_FIELD
· Value: 02COMPNAME (or COMPNAME or 02MSDS_NAME, whichever field is used to present hazardous ingredients in Section 2 of the MSDS template.)
· Important! Make sure there is NO SPACE before the value entered!
· Enter the following by clicking on the “new” icon:
· Table Code: MAXCOMPS
· Value: 5
· Important! Make sure there is NO SPACE before the value entered!
3. Add the new field to appropriate field set(s).
· Go to Setup
· Go to Table Maintenance
· Go to Field Sets
· Open appropriate field sets (Section 16 or Label for example)
· Click the “new” icon
· Find / Add the 15NJRTK_NAME field.
4. Add the new field to appropriate templates.
· Go to MSDS Author
· Search for appropriate template
· Double click on appropriate template row to open.
· Scroll to area of template to add field.
· Click “Insert” “Formulation Field”
· Exit and save changes.
How this field works: Read the technical description in the table below; the following gives a short summary:
1. The Reference Field causes any components in that “hazard” field to be published in this new field.
2. The TOPX COMP function finds the top X (5) most prevalent components.
3. The EXCLUDE_FIELD eliminates duplicates but ensures that the hazardous components are included.
4. The APPEND_FIELD concatenates an additional field, in this case CAS # to comply with NJ law.
5. VALIDATE COMPONENTS allows the user to manually change the values the system returns. Use this function by:
· Go to the 15NJRTK_NAME field
· Double click to enter the “chemical entry” area.
· Click OK. A table is presented that displays the components that will/not be printed. Include and/or exclude as appropriate.
Create a System Table where the table is named the same as the field containing the User Function. The following codes may be entered:
APPEND_FIELD (Optional) – The Value entry contains the Field ID for the value to append, enclosed in parenthesis, to the component name. The value returned is either the value associated with the Reference Field in the field definition, or if no Reference Field is entered, the component Chemical Master name. Appended to each entry may be an additional value specified by the "APPEND_FIELD” entry.
EXCLUDE_FIELD (Optional) – The Value entry contains the Field ID to use to determine if a component entry should be excluded. The entry for a component will be excluded if there is a value for the component for the field specified in the “EXCLUDE_FIELD” System Table entry.
MAXCOMPS Optional – The Value entry contains the maximum number of components to be shown. The maximum number of components, returned in order of concentration in the product, defaults to five. A larger number may be specified in the System Table “MAXCOMPS” entry.