OSHA revised its Hazard Communication regulation, 29 CFR 1910.1200, to align with the United Nations Globally Harmonized System. This GHS Hazard Communication Training is designed to provide instruction and certification for employees on this updated standard, and to ensure compliance with OSHA and the Globally Harmonized System.
The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals, or GHS, is a worldwide system from the United Nations that classifies chemicals, labels, and safety data sheets for hazardous substances. The elements in the GHS supply a mechanism to meet the basic requirements of any hazard communication system, which is to decide if the chemical product produced and/or supplied is hazardous, and to prepare a label or safety data sheet as appropriate.
Chemicals pose a wide range of health as well as physical hazards. It is imperative that anybody exposed to chemicals in the workplace be properly trained on how to identify chemicals, understand the threats a hazardous chemical poses, and be able to safely remediate a hazardous chemical situation.
This GHS Hazard Communication Course is designed to ensure that the hazards of all chemicals produced or imported are evaluated, and that the information concerning these hazards is clearly understood by the worker.
Hot work means any work involving electric or gas welding, cutting, brazing, or similar flame or spark-producing operations. A Hot Work Permit must be issued for hot work operations conducted on or near a covered process. The permit must document that the fire prevention and protection requirements in OSHA regulations (1910.252(a)) have been implemented prior to beginning the hot work operations; it must indicate the date(s) authorized for hot work and identify the object on which hot work is to be performed. The permit must be kept on file until completion of the hot work.