Hazardous Chemical Information Awareness

Course Description 

Workers are exposed to hazardous chemical products every day, and this poses serious problems for exposed workers and their employers. Hazard identification and classification training are designed to provide workers with the information they need to recognize and avoid hazardous chemicals.   This awareness course will introduce learners to everything from the content of a hazardous chemical information program to the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) to how to use Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) and chemical labels to prepare for hazards or react to exposures.   Ideal learners are all employees who may be exposed to hazardous chemicals.  

Course Objectives  

• State the purpose of a hazardous chemical information program
• State the purpose of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS)
• Recognize what should be included in a written hazardous chemical information program
• Identify how hazard warning labels and Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) are used

Course Duration

12 minutes

Target Audience 

Managers, supervisors, engineers, and technicians or any individual working directly with this equipment or product  

Requisite Knowledge 

None