
GHS Hazard Communication (Workers Right to Know)
$49.00
Credits: 0.2 CEU/2 PDH
Duration: 2h
This course presents an overview of the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard, which requires the development and dissemination of information about the identities and hazards of chemicals used in the workplace. The course covers a variety of topics related to chemical hazard communication, including but not limited to the importance of the Hazard Communication Standard, the necessity of a written hazard communication program at every workplace where employees are at risk of exposure to hazardous materials, the proper labeling of chemicals, and information on Safety Data Sheets (SDSs). The course also includes information on blood-borne pathogens, which are biological agents that can be hazardous to health. This course has been designed specifically for workers in general industry settings.
Specific topics covered in this course include:
- About This Course
- Course Objectives
- Introduction to Hazard Communication for General Industry
- Background Information about the Standard
- Major Changes to the Standard
- Importance of the Standard
- Key Terms
- Employer and Employee Responsibilities
- Employee Training
- Chemical Hazards
- Routes of Entry
- Recognition of Health Hazards
- Health Effects of Chemical Hazards
- Chemical Agents and Their Health Effects
- Written Hazard Communication Program
- Additional Requirements of the Written Hazard Communication Program
- Hazard Inventory
- Hazard Classification
- Health Hazard Classes
- Labels
- HMIS and NFPA Labeling Systems
- HMIS Labeling System
- NFPA Labeling System
- Safety Data Sheets
- Exposure Controls: Elimination and Substitution
- Exposure Controls: Engineering and Work Practice Controls
- Exposure Controls: Personal Protective Equipment
- Employee and Employer Rights and Responsibilities
- Employee Rights and Responsibilities
- Employer Responsibilities
- Training
- Communicating Hazards and Labeling
- Exposure Control Plan
- Elements of an Exposure Control Plan
- Housekeeping
- Sharps Injury Log
- Record Keeping
- Precautions, Controls, and Guidelines
- Universal Precautions
- Engineering and Work Practice Controls
- Needleless Systems and Engineered Sharp Protection
- General Safety Practice Review
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Available PPE
- Laundering PPE per the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
- Removal of PPE
- Blood-borne Pathogens
- OSHA’s Blood-borne Pathogens Standard
- Requirements of the Blood-borne Pathogens Standard
- General Safety Practices
- Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
- Emergency Planning and Emergency Release Notification
- Annual Inventory
- Toxics Release Inventory
- EPCRA Inspections
- Summary
- Additional Resources
- Exam