FAIRFUTUREATTESLA
Powertrain SAFETY ALERT #1
Weworkwithmanychemicalproducts.Doyouworkwitheitherofthese?
Didyouknowthatrepeatedexposuretotheseproductscanaffectyourhealth?Inadditiontothepotentialhealthriskstoyoureyesandskin,youshouldknowthatexposuretochemicalsintheseproductscancause:
• BreathingProblems,IncludingRiskofAsthma:TheAssociationofOccupationalandEnvironmentalClinicshasincludedmethylmethacrylateonitslistofchemicalsthatcancauseasthma.(5)
• GeneticDefects:LoctiteAAH3500PartAislistedasaCategory1BhazardforGermCellMutagenicity.(6)Thismeansthatitmaycausegenemutations(changes)inspermoreggcellsthatcouldbepassedontoyourchildren.(7)
HenkelLoctiteAAH3500AdhesiveLoctite383ThermallyConductiveAdhesive
HealthHazard(H3500A):Seriouseyedamage;skinirritationorallergicreaction;respiratoryirritation;highlyflammable;“maycausegeneticdefects.”(1)HealthHazard(H3500B):Seriouseyeirritation;skinirritationorallergicreaction;respiratoryirritation;highlyflammable.(2)HealthHazard(383):Seriouseyedamage;skinirritationorallergicreaction;drowsinessordizziness.(3)Usedin:Powertrain(BatteryModule)Contains:Methylmethacrylateorrelatedcompounds(4)
Whatareourrights?Howdoweprotectourhealth?
WeusemanychemicalproductsatTesla.Teslaisrequiredtoprovideasafeworkplaceandtotellusaboutthechemicalsweworkwith.Wehavearightto:
• Information:WecanrequesttheSafetyDataSheet(SDS)foranychemicalproductweworkwith.Itdescribeshealtheffectsandprotectivemeasures.(8)
• Warnings:Teslamustensurethathazardouschemicalproductsarelabeledsoweknowwhatchemicalsweareworkingwith.(9)
• Training:Teslamustprovidetraininginthesafehandlingofchemicalproducts.(10)
• Protection:Teslamustprovideventilationsystems,enclosuresorotherprotectiveequipmenttopreventcontaminationoftheworkplaceatmosphere.(11)
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Weneedbetterinformation,effectiveexposurecontrols,andsaferchemicals.Asaunion,we’llbebetterabletoworktogethertoachievetheseimportantobjectives.
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References
1. HenkelLoctiteAAH3500PartA,SafetyDataSheet(SDS).RevisionNumber005.0.IssueDate8/5/14(page1).
2. HenkelLoctiteAAH3500PartB,SafetyDataSheet;RevisionNumber004.0.IssueDate8/5/14(page1).3. HenkelLoctite383,SafetyDataSheet.RevisionNumber005.0.IssueDate10/28/2014(page1).4. HenkelLoctiteAAH3500PartsAandB(page2)andLoctite383SDS(page2).op.cit.5. AssociationofOccupationandEnvironmentalClinics,AOECListofExposureCodesforOccupational
Asthmagens(http://www.aoecdata.org).Seemethylmethacrylate(CAS80-62-6)“A”and“Rs”designationathttp://www.aoecdata.org/ExpCodeLookup.aspx.
6. LoctiteAAH3500PartA,SDS.op.cit.(page1)7. 29CFR§1910.1200.AppendixA,FigureA.5.1:Hazardcategoriesforgermcellmutagens
(https://www.osha.gov/dsg/hazcom/hazcom-appendix-a.html) 8. 8CCR§5194.HazardCommunication.Seeforexample(g)(8)(https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/5194.html).9. 8CCR§5194.op.cit.Seeforexample(f).10. 8CCR§5194.op.cit.Seeforexample(h).11. 8CCR§5144.RespiratoryProtection.Seeforexample(a)(1)(2)(https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/5144.html)