Toolbox Talk: Container Labels (GHS)

OSHA has adopted new hazardous chemical labeling requirements as a part of its recent revision of the Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200 (HCS), aligning it with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS).

These changes will help ensure improved quality and consistency in the classification and labeling of all chemicals, which will also enhance worker comprehension. As a result, workers will have better information available on the safe handling and use of hazardous chemicals, thereby allowing them to avoid injuries and illnesses related to exposures to hazardous chemicals.

The revised standard requires that information about chemical hazards be conveyed on labels using quick visual notations to alert the user, providing immediate recognition of the hazards.

Labels must also provide instructions on how to handle the chemical so that chemical users are informed about how to protect themselves. The label provides information to the workers on the specific hazardous chemical.

While labels provide important information for anyone who handles, uses, stores, and transports hazardous chemicals, they are limited by design in the amount of information they can provide. Safety Data Sheets (SDSs), which must accompany hazardous chemicals, are a more complete resource for details regarding hazardous chemicals.

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Toolbox Talk: Container Labels (GHS)

Employees: Complete the form below to certify that you have been trained and understand the safety talk outlined above.

Employees:
Complete the form below to certify that you have been trained and understand the safety talk outlined above.