Are You Ready for the changes to chemical safety standards?
December 1, 2013, is the due date for employers to complete the updated hazard communication training for any employees that work with or around hazardous chemicals. The new hazard communication standard is known as Globally Harmonized System or GHS for short.
Under the GHS requirements, employees must be able to identify and work safety with hazardous chemicals found in their workplaces and moves all U.S. based businesses from the previous "Right to know" rationale to a "Right to Understand" policy when dealing with workplace chemicals.
This GHS presentation given by G&A Partners' Safety Director, Doug Heywood, will familiarize participants with the updated hazard communication requirements to include the new Safety Data Sheets (SDS), warning labels, pictograms, and other key components of the new standard.
7. CIRCA
1994
CIRCA
2012
Last
update
to
the
HCS
Part
of
OSHA
ini6a6ve
Performance
based
approach
“Right
to
know”
Conceived
in
1992
Part
of
UN
ini6a6ve
Standards
based
approach
“Right
to
understand”
27. Keep
container
9ghtly
closed.
Store
in
cool,
well
ven9lated
place
that
is
locked.
Keep
away
from
heat/sparks/open
flame.
No
smoking.
Only
use
non-‐sparking
tools.
Use
explosion-‐proof
electrical
equipment.
Take
precau9onary
measure
against
sta9c
discharge.
Ground
and
bond
container
and
receiving
equipment.
Do
not
breathe
vapors.
Wear
Protec9ve
gloves.
Do
not
eat,
drink
or
smoke
when
using
this
product.
Wash
hands
thoroughly
aaer
handling.
Dispose
of
in
accordance
with
local,
regional,
na9onal,
interna9onal
regula9ons
as
specified.
In
Case
of
Fire:
use
dry
chemical
(BC)
or
Carbon
dioxide
(CO2)
fire
ex9nguisher
to
ex9nguish.
Storage
Response
Preven6on
Disposal
Precau9onary
Statements
28. • H201: Explosive; mass explosion hazard
• H202: Explosive; severe projection hazard
• H203: Explosive; fire, blast or projection hazard
• H204: Fire or projection hazard
• H205: May mass explode in fire
• H220: Extremely flammable gas
• H221: Flammable gas
• H222: Extremely flammable material
• H223: Flammable material
• H224: Extremely flammable liquid and vapor
• H225: Highly flammable liquid and vapor
• H226: Flammable liquid and vapor
• H227: Combustible liquid
• H228: Flammable solid
• H240: Heating may cause an explosion
• H241: Heating may cause a fire or explosion
• H242: Heating may cause a fire
• H250: Catches fire spontaneously if exposed to air
• H251: Self-heating; may catch fire
• H252: Self-heating in large quantities; may catch fire
Hazard
Statements
31. 1.
Iden9fica9on
of
Supplier
9.Physical
&
Chemical
Proper9es
2.
Composi9on
10.
Stability
&
Reac9vity
3.
Hazards
Iden9fica9on
11.
Toxicological
Informa9on
4.
First
Aid
Measures
12.
Ecological
Informa9on
5.
Fire
Figh9ng
Measures
13.
Disposal
Considera9ons
6.
Accidental
Release
Measures
14.
Transport
Informa9on
7.
Handling
&
Storage
15.
Regulatory
Informa9on
8.
Exposure
Controls
&
Personal
Protec9on
(PPE)
16.
Other
Relevant
Informa9on
Safety
Data
Sheets
32. Effec6ve
Comple6on
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
alterna6ve
workplace
labeling
and
hazard
communica6on
program
as
necessary,
and
provide
addi6onal
employee
training
for
newly
iden6fied
physical
or
health
hazards.
Employers
Transi6on
Period
to
the
effec6ve
comple6on
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
33. Enhance 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.
Benefits
of
GHS