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Pre-Meeting Notes
• Remember to review the notes section of the presentation prior to presenting
• Review GPS Scorecard and Rankings (give some positive recognition to those who are doing well)
• Engage the team in safety with discussion of:• Does anyone one have examples of “Stop the job”?• Does anyone have any safety concerns?• Review significant company incidents – Use them
to engage in a conversation
GLOBALLY HARMONIZED
SYSTEM of CLASSIFICATION and LABELING of
CHEMICALS(GHS)
www.rainforrent.com 5101 Office Park Drive, Suite 150 661-399-9128 Bakersfield, CA 93309
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What is GHS
GHS replaces OSHA’s HAZ-COM and MSDS Standards
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IMPLEMENTATION TIME LINE
• December 1, 2013 – All employees must be trained on the new label elements and safety data sheets (SDS) format
• June 1, 2015 – Rain for Rent must be in compliance with new standards. NOTE: Distributors may ship products labeled by manufacturers under the old system until December 1, 2015
• December 1, 2016 – Update alternative workplace labeling and hazard communication program as necessary. Provide additional employee training for newly identified physical or health hazards.|-
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IMPLEMENTATION TIME LINE
Goal: Rain for Rent to be fully compliant by December 31, 2014
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GLOBALLY HARMONIZED SYSTEM
• Countries have varying regulations for chemical hazards
• This requires multiple labels and safety data sheets for the same product when conducting international trade
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GLOBALLY HARMONIZED SYSTEM
• GHS is an internationally recognized system created by the United Nations
• It is a common and clear approach to defining and classifyinghazards, and communicating information on labels and safetydata sheets
• Globally Harmonized System (GHS) replaces the HazardousCommunication Standard
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SAFETY DATA SHEETS (SDS)
• Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) will now be called SafetyData Sheets (SDS)
• The SDS will have 16 standardized consecutive sections
• Comprehensive information about a chemical substance ormixture, including hazards and safety precautions, should beprovided on a SDS
• The SDS must be readily accessible to all employees
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SAFETY DATA SHEETS (SDS), cont.
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SDS FORMAT
1. Identification2. Hazards Identification3. Composition4. First Aid Measures5. Fire Fighting Measures6. Accidental Release Measures7. Handling & Storage8. Exposure Controls & Personal
Protection
9. Physical & Chemical Properties
10. Stability & Reactivity11. Toxicological Information12. Ecological Information13. Disposal Considerations14. Transport Information15. Regulatory Information16. Other Relevant Information
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LABELING
• Each container of a classified hazardous chemical is to be labeled,tagged, or marked with the following:
Product Identifier Signal Word Hazard Statement(s) Pictogram(s) Precautionary Statement(s) Name, address, and telephone number of responsible party
• Information on labels and SDS sheets must match
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LABELING, cont.
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LABELING, cont.
• Whenever a chemical is transferred from the manufacturer’s container to a secondary container, a label must be placed on the new receptacle
• Branches must place labels on all secondary containers by December 31, 2013
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LABELING – SIGNAL WORDS• Used to emphasize hazards and indicate the relative level of
severity of the hazard
• Assigned to GHS hazard class and category
• Two options for signal words:
Warning – Less severe hazards Danger – More severe hazards
• Only one signal word should be used per label. Use the wordthat corresponds with the most severe hazard.
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LABELING – HAZARD STATEMENTS
• Standard phrases assigned to a hazard class and category thatdescribe the nature of the hazard
• Hazard classification is determined by the manufacturer by aspecific criteria based upon the classification of chemical mixtures,as well as health and physical hazards
• Example: Flammable Liquids Category 1: Extremely flammable liquid and vapor Category 2: Highly flammable liquid and vapor Category 3: Flammable liquid and vapor Category 4: Combustible liquid
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LABELING – PICTOGRAMS• For transport, pictograms will have the background and symbol
colors currently used
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LABELING – PICTOGRAMS• For all other sectors, pictograms will have a black symbol on a
white background with a red diamond frame
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LABELING – PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
• GHS labels should include appropriate precautionary information. This will include statements on:
• How to protect employees from coming in contact withthe product
• What to do if exposed to the chemical• i.e., “If in eyes, rinse cautiously with water for several minutes.
Immediately call a poison center, doctor or physician.”
• The intent is to harmonize precautionary statements in the future
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POSTERS FOR YOUR BRANCH
Posters available through Grainger
ENG #45H621SPAN #45H622
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QUESTIONS?
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