Hazardous Communication
(HazCom) & GHS
Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals
GHS
THE LARGEST HAZCOM
CHANGE IN HISTORY
RUN!
THERE’S NO PLACE
TO HIDE FROM
GHS…
But you can:
•UNDERSTAND
• PREPARE
• TRAIN
WE HAVE COME A
LONG WAY FROM 1994
HAZARD COMMUNICATION
(HazCom)
“RIGHT TO KNOW”
STANDARD
GHS and HazCom
MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENT
In March 2012 OSHA adopted its
final rule addressing the Globally
Harmonized System (GHS)
Cal/OSHA and other agencies have
also adopted
GHS Objectives
Intended to:
Create an internationally recognizable system
Establish a standard format for hazard
communication
Support the trade of chemicals for international
exchange
GHS
KEY DEADLINES
OSHA - HazCom CHANGES
BASIC FRAMEWORK OF HAZCOM WILL
NOT CHANGE
• Chemical manufacturers and importers are still
responsible for providing information about the
identities and hazards of chemicals.
• All employers using chemicals within their operations
are still required to have a hazard communication
program.
OSHA - HCS KEY ELEMENTS
• OSHA PELs still required to be listed on
SDS
• Employee training required
• Full compliance required within 3 years
• Must be a written program
• Containers require labels and warnings
WHAT IS IN IT?
The GHS comprises standards for:

Classifying chemical hazards

Creates symbols (pictograms) for hazards

New labeling requirements

Establishes a universal SDS format.
GHS LABELS:
PICTOGRAMS
Pictograms convey information as
one of 3 main groups:
Health,
 Physical and/or
 Environmental hazards

GHS LABELS:
PICTOGRAMS
WHITE BACKGROUND
RED BORDER
BLACK SYMBOL
GHS PICTOGRAMS
GHS LABELS:
PICTOGRAMS
Two pictograms are completely new
Health Hazard
Harmful chemicals and
irritants
GHS LABELS:
PICTOGRAMS
SKULL & CROSSBONES
FATAL
or
TOXIC
GHS LABELS:
PICTOGRAMS
Environmental
Hazard
CONTAINER LABELS
GHS does require certain label provisions.
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Product identification
Supplier identification
Symbols (hazard pictograms)
Signal words
Hazard statements
Precautionary information
CONTAINER LABELS
Old Method
New GHS Label
GHS LABELS:
SIGNAL WORDS
"DANGER" OR "WARNING"
The use of the word “CAUTION” is
dropped under GHS
GHS LABELS:
HAZARD
STATEMENTS
HAZARD STATEMENT EXAMPLES
• “Fatal if in contact with skin”
• “May cause cancer”
• “Extremely flammable aerosol”
GHS LABELS:
ADDITIONAL
ELEMENTS
PRECAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
Cover injury prevention; spill and
exposure response; storage, and;
disposal.
GHS LABEL EXAMPLE
Training and
Compliance
Tip:
If it is on the
label,
It will be the law
NFPA and GHS
Alternative labeling
systems such as the
National Fire
Protection Association
(NFPA) 704 Hazard
Rating and the
Hazardous Material
Information System
(HMIS) are still
permitted
SAFETY DATA
SHEETS (SDS)
SDS IS THE NEW MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheets will now
be referred to as Safety Data Sheets.
16-section format will now be
standard.
SDS
16-SECTION FORMAT INCLUDES:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Identification
Hazard(s) identification
Composition/
information on
ingredients
First-aid measures
Fire-fighting measures
Accidental release
measures
Handling and storage
Exposure control/
personal protection
Physical and chemical
properties
10. Stability and reactivity
11. Toxicological
information
12. Ecological information
13. Disposal considerations
14. Transport information
15. Regulatory information
16. Other information
9.
COMPLIANCE
MANUFACTURER CONCERNS
SDS Authoring, labels, cost,
benefits of trade
EMPLOYER CONCERNS
GHS-compliant SDS and secondary
container labels, training, and
inclusion in your written hazard
communication plan.
MANUFACTURERS
Suppliers must re-author their
MSDSs in the 16-section GHS
format
Have until December 1, 2015 to
comply
EMPLOYERS
TRAINING
December 1, 2013
Train Employees on the New Label
Elements and SDS format
HOW GHS EFFECTS YOU
CONTAINER LABELS AND
PICTOGRAMS
MSDS IS NOW SDS
(New 16-SECTION
FORMAT)
TRAINING
HOW GHS EFFECTS YOU
THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO DO:
1.
2.
3.
Review your chemical inventory
(update your inventory)
Get familiar with your MSDS (now
SDS) and secondary labeling
requirements
Stay informed and train your people
Questions?
Presenter:
PETER KUCHINSKY II, CSP
ACWA/JPIA
(760) 224-4322
pkuchinsky@acwajpia.com