![]() ![]() The GHS is intended to improve understanding of hazards and lead to better handling and use of chemicals in the workplace. It provides a standardized way to determine how hazardous chemicals can affect health and safety. The GHS is a system for standardizing how chemicals are labeled and classified across the globe. The final phase-in date is June 1, 2016, by when employers must update alternative/secondary workplace labeling and their hazard communication program as necessary, and provide additional employee training for newly identified physical or health hazards. ![]() By that date, all shipments of chemical containers must include the GHS-compliant label. By June 1, 2015, chemical manufacturers and importers must comply with all the requirements of the HazCom 2012 (e.g., hazard classification, GHS-compliant label and the SDS), except compliance with the GHS label requirements is optional for distributors until December 1, 2015. These significant changes that impact employers as well as chemical manufacturers, importers, and distributors will be phased in through June 1, 2016. Information and training: To simplify the understanding of the new system, the new standard required that all employers train their workers by December 1, 2013, on the new label elements and standardized safety data sheet (SDS) format, in addition to the current training requirements.Safety Data Sheets (SDS): The new standardized format requires 16 specific sections, ensuring consistency in the presentation of important protection information.Hazard classification under the new, updated standard provides specific criteria to address health and physical hazards as well as classification of chemical mixtures. Hazard classification: Chemical manufacturers and importers are required to determine the hazards of the chemicals they produce or import.HazCom 2012 includes the following additional major requirements: One of the GHS requirements is that chemical manufacturers and importers must provide a label on all shipped hazardous chemical containers that include a signal word, pictogram, hazard statement, and precautionary statement for each hazard class and category. In May 2012, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) revised the hazard communication standard (HazCom 2012) to align with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). ![]()
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