Occupational Safety and Health: Hazard Communication

Learn how to properly communicate hazards throughout your workplace.

Introduction

• The right to know

1. Things That Can Hurt You in the Workplace

• Hazardous substances in the workplace
• The Globally Harmonized System of Classification (GHS)
• Hazards: Health, physical, environmental
• Categorizing hazards
• Understanding GHS labels and pictograms
• NFPA and DOT pictograms: Which do you use?

2. Understanding HazCom Programs

• The chemical list
• What does not go on the chemical list
• An introduction to safety data sheets (SDSs)
• Reviewing an SDS
• Training considerations in the workplace
• Communication programs in the workplace

3. Special Industry Considerations

• Construction
• Multi-employer worksites
• Healthcare and pharmacies
• Chemical processors

Conclusion

• Next steps: Where to find more information