Hazard Communication and the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) - Other Resources
L&I Resources
Chemical Hazard Communication: Helpful information for employers (540 KB PDF).- Corrosive Cleaning Products Safety and Health Alert (60 KB PDF).
Sample Chemical Hazard Communication Program (25 KB RTF) (GHS version not yet available).- Sample Labels for Hazardous Chemical Containers, Core Rules (for workplace or in-house containers, not shipped containers).
- Sample Letter for Requesting a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), Core Rules.
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Understanding Toxic Substances (136 KB PDF).
Resources from Others
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- Chemical Safety (NIOSH Safety and Health Topic Page).
- Globally Harmonized System for Hazard Communication (OSHA Topic Page).
- Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, UNECE).
- Hazard Communication (OSHA Topic Page).
- Modification of the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to conform with the United Nations' (UN) Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) (OSHA Q&A Fact Sheet).
- NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (NIOSH).
- OSHA Alliance with SCHC.
- Pictograms for GHS labels (downloadable from OSHA).
- Safety Data Sheets (English and Spanish versions from OSHA).
- Sample chemical inventory list (Oklahoma State University. 2002).
- Society of Chemical Hazard Communication (SCHC).
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