Safety Data Sheets – GHS -Top Ten Things to Know – Hazcom Safety for Work & Home

Globally Harmonized System (GHS) Training Video — Safety Data Sheets (SDS) – Top Ten Things to know.
OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) – 29CFR1910.120 – requires chemical manufacturers, distributors, or importers to provide Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) (formerly known as Material Safety Data Sheets or MSDSs) to communicate the hazards of hazardous chemical products.
Safety Data Sheets can be easily downloaded via the Internet. Search for them under the name of the product or the product type.
Although all SDSs are now required to be standardized and showing information under 16 different sections, there are ten things you should immediately look for to familiarize yourself with the chemicals in the product you are using, no matter where you are using them.
This video highlights the ten things you should know right away before using any chemical product in the workplace, but it goes double for home safety.
Even simple household products can contain potentially hazardous chemicals. Use the Safety Data Sheets to find information necessary to protect yourself, your co-workers and your family. Always follow all label warnings, cautions and instructions.
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Learn about chemicals in your house:
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OSHA Quick Card on Safety Data Sheets:
https://www.osha.gov/Publications/HazComm_QuickCard_SafetyData.html
Information from Canada on the Globally Harmonized System (GHS): http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/chemicals/ghs.html