Kodak J-98A - Manual

©Eastman Kodak Company, 1997

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.

Environment

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

J-98A

Safe Handling of Photographic
Processing Chemicals

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.

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.

Kodak provides warning and
precautionary statements on

INTRODUCTION

BE INFORMED

LABELING

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.

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.