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Hazard Communication Update
Globally Harmonized System of Classification & Labeling of Chemicals
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Training Requirements of GHS
Information and
TrainingHazard
Classification
Container Labels
Safety Data
Sheets
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Why Did OSHA Update HazCom?
Right to Know
Right to Understan
d
To improve the safety and health of workers through more effective
communications on chemical hazards
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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
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Container Labels: New Label Format
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Hazard Communication: Pictograms
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In-house Labels (aka Secondary Labels)
Hazard classification system must be consistent with updated GHS
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
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MSDS — Now Known as Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
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16-Section Safety Data Sheet
1. Identification of the substanceor mixture and of the supplier
2. Hazards identification
3. Composition/information on ingredients Substance/Mixture
4. First aid measures
5. Firefighting measures
6. Accidental release measures
7. Handling and storage
8. Exposure controls/personal protection
9. Physical and chemical properties
10. Stability and reactivity
11. Toxicological
12. Ecological information(non mandatory)
13. Disposal considerations(non mandatory)
14. Transport information(non mandatory)
15. Regulatory information(non mandatory)
16. Other information including information on preparation and revision of the SDS
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Sample Safety Data Sheet
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Availability of Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
SDS are made available in a variety of ways.
Contact your chemical supplierOR
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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
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