Hazcom made easier : what you need to know about hazard communication & GHS

132 Pages·2012·5.185 MB·English

by  JJ Keller

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What you need to know
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about hazard communication & GHS
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HazCom Made Easier
What You Need to Know About
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Table of Contents
Introduction..................................................... 1
Hazard Communication Standard....................... 2
Optional Self-Check Quiz................................ 2
What Is Hazard Communication?............................. 3
Why Is a Standard Needed?............................ 4
What Is the GHS? ....................................... 5
Benefits of the GHS...................................... 6
What Is Hazard Communication Self-Check ........... 7
Who Is Covered by the Standard?............................ 9
Who Is Covered by the Standard?...................... 9
Limited Provision of the HCS.......................... 10
A″Right-To-Know″...................................... 10
Who Is Covered by the Standard? Self-Check ....... 13
What Makes a Chemical Hazardous?....................... 15
What Is Classification?................................. 15
Health Hazards ......................................... 17
Physical Hazards....................................... 17
Environmental Hazards................................. 18
Other Hazardous Chemicals........................... 19
Hazard Not Otherwise Classified...................... 19
WhatAbout Biological Substances?................... 20
Consumer Product Exemption......................... 20
Articles .................................................. 21
What Makes a Chemical Hazardous? Self-Check.... 23
What Must My Employer Do?................................ 25
Manufacturers and Suppliers .......................... 25
Employers............................................... 26
State Plan States....................................... 26
What Must My Employer Do? Self-Check............. 27
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The Written Program......................................... 29
What Is in the Written Program? ...................... 29
Hazardous Chemical Inventory........................ 30
Your Responsibilities ................................... 31
Multi-Employer Workplaces............................ 32
How Can I Get a Copy of the Written Program?..... 32
The Written Program Self-Check...................... 33
Hazard Warning Labels ...................................... 35
What Must Be on the Label? .......................... 35
Is There a Specified Label Format?................... 36
What Is the Product Identifier? ........................ 36
WhatAre Pictograms?.................................. 36
What Is a Signal Word?................................ 40
WhatAre Hazard Statements? ........................ 41
WhatAre Precautionary Statements?................. 41
Supplier Identification................................... 41
Workplace Labels....................................... 42
Read the Label — Every Time!........................ 42
What if I Have QuestionsAbout the Label?........... 42
What if the Container Doesn’t Have a Label?........ 42
Exemptions to Labeling ................................ 43
What Is a “Portable Container?”....................... 43
Hazard Warning Labels Self-Check ................... 45
Safety Data Sheets........................................... 47
Why Should I Look at the SDS?....................... 48
How to Read an SDS .................................. 50
Where to Find the SDS ................................ 62
What if I Cannot Find the SDS for a Chemical?...... 62
Can SDSs Be Stored on a Computer?................ 63
DoAll Products Need to Have an SDS?.............. 63
Do SDSs Expire?....................................... 63
Can My Doctor See the SDSs?........................ 64
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Safety Data Sheets Self-Check........................ 65
Employee Information & Training............................ 67
What Is Effective Training?............................. 67
What Must I Know?..................................... 68
Chemical Specific Training............................. 69
When Must Re-Training Be Done?.................... 70
Does the StandardApply to Office Environments?... 70
Employee Information & Training Self-Check......... 71
Working With Chemical Hazards ............................ 73
What Is Exposure?..................................... 73
How Can Chemicals Hurt Me? ........................ 74
Skin Contact ............................................ 74
Ingestion ................................................ 75
Inhalation................................................ 75
How Does Your Body React?.......................... 75
Know Your Role in Chemical Spills.................... 75
Tips for Working With Chemicals...................... 76
Working With Chemical Hazards Self-Check......... 79
HazCom Terms &Abbreviations............................. 81
My Workplace Information.................................. 107
Quiz.......................................................... 109
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