$1.09 last update to the hcs part of osha initiative performance based approach “right to know”...
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Hazard CommunicationStandard (1985)
CFR 1910.1200
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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
