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Hazard Communication Update Globally Harmonized System of Classification & Labeling of Chemicals

Hazard Communication Update Globally Harmonized System of Classification & Labeling of Chemicals. Training Requirements of GHS. Information and Training. Hazard Classification. Safety Data Sheets. Container Labels.

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Hazard Communication Update Globally Harmonized System of Classification & Labeling of Chemicals

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  1. Hazard Communication UpdateGlobally Harmonized System of Classification & Labeling of Chemicals

  2. Training Requirements of GHS Information and Training Hazard Classification Safety Data Sheets Container Labels

  3. To improve the safety and health of workers through more effective communications on chemical hazards Why Did OSHA Update HazCom? • Right to Know Right to Understand

  4. Hazard Classification • Provides specific criteria for classification of health and physical hazards, as well as classification of mixtures • Physical Hazards • The properties of a gas, liquid or solid • 16 classes of physical hazards • Health Hazards • Determined by the properties of a substance or mixture • 10 classes of health hazards

  5. Container Labels: New Label Format

  6. Hazard Communication: Pictograms

  7. In-house Labels (aka Secondary Labels) • In-house labeling must be consistent with the new format and label elements. • Product identifier and • Words, • Pictures, • Symbols, or • Combination • to provide general information on the hazards • Original label • OR • Hazard classification system must be consistent with updated GHS

  8. MSDS — Now Known as Safety Data Sheets (SDS)

  9. 16-Section Safety Data Sheet • Identification of the substanceor mixture and of the supplier • Hazards identification • Composition/information on ingredients Substance/Mixture • First aid measures • Firefighting measures • Accidental release measures • Handling and storage • Exposure controls/personal protection • Physical and chemical properties • Stability and reactivity • Toxicological • Ecological information(non mandatory) • Disposal considerations(non mandatory) • Transport information(non mandatory) • Regulatory information(non mandatory) • Other information including information on preparation and revision of the SDS

  10. Sample Safety Data Sheet

  11. Availability of Safety Data Sheets (SDS) Contact your chemical supplier OR

  12. References • OSHA http://www.osha.gov/dsg/hazcom/index.html • Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (Fourth Revised Edition) http://www.unece.org/trans/danger/publi/ghs/ghs_rev04/04files_e.html

  13. Lockton Companies, LLC makes no representation or warranty nor assumes any responsibility that locations, products, work places operations, procedures, machinery or equipment of the Company are or will be safe or healthful or in compliance with any law, rule or regulation.

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