Hazard CommunicationStandard (1985)

CFR 1910.1200

$1.09$1.09

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1994

Last update to the HCSPart of OSHA initiativePerformance based approach“Right to know”

Conceived in 1992Part of UN initiativeStandards based approach“Right to understand”

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HCS GHS 2012 HCS

Health Hazard

Flame

Oxidizers

Corrosive

Exploding Bomb

Gas Cylinder

Skull & Crossbones

Exclamation Mark

Environment

SIGNAL WORDS

Warning: less serious hazardCategory 2

Danger: more serious hazardCategory 1

All Containers Must

Be labeled !

Danger

Safety Data Sheets1. Identification of Supplier 9.Physical & Chemical

Properties

2. Composition 10. Stability & Reactivity

3. Hazards Identification 11. Toxicological Information

4. First Aid Measures 12. Ecological Information

5. Fire Fighting Measures 13. Disposal Considerations

6. Accidental Release Measures 14. Transport Information

7. Handling & Storage 15. Regulatory Information

8. Exposure Controls & Personal Protection (PPE)

16. Other Relevant Information

Effective Completion Date Requirement(s) Who

December 1, 2013 Train employees on the new label elements and safety data sheet (SDS) format.

Employers

June 1, 2015*

December 1, 2015

Compliance with all modified provisions of this final rule, except:

The Distributor shall not ship containers labeled by the chemical manufacturer or importer unless

it is a GHS label

Chemical manufacturers, importers, distributors and employers

June 1, 2016 Update alternative workplace labeling and hazard communication program as necessary, and

provide additional employee training for newly identified physical or health hazards.

Employers

Transition Period to the effective completion dates noted above

May comply with either 29 CFR 1910.1200 (the final standard), or the current standard, or both

Chemical manufacturers, importers, distributors, and employers

GHS Role-out

Benefits of GHSEnhance the protection of human health and the environment by providing an internationally comprehensible system Provide a recognized framework to develop regulations for those countries without existing systems Facilitate international trade in chemicals whose hazards have been identified on an international basis

Reduce the need for testing and evaluation against multiple classification systems.

OSHA Estimates that implementing GHS will save 43 lives , and generate $475.2 million dollars in productivity every year

Good Information = SafetyConfusion = Risk