Assignment - 16 The Globally Harmonized System & Hazard Communication

True

A written Hazard Communication Program is required for every workplace with the possibility of employee exposure to hazardous chemicals.

have both a need and a right to know the hazards and identities of the chemicals they are exposed to when working

Complete the following statement: The Hazard Communication Standard States that employees ....................................................

The manufacturer, producer, importer

The responsibility for classifying chemicals is a requirement for:

True

The signal word "Warning" means the hazard is "Less Serious".

Danger Warning

The two Signal Words used on chemical labels are

9

There are ______ GHS pictogram symbols

9 and 8

There are _________pictograms but the Occupational Safety and Health Administration only mandates and enforces ___________ be used on the chemical label.

Least hazardous category in that hazard class

A chemical hazard category 4 represents which category of hazard?

False

A chemical in a secondary container that has not been labeled with a workplace label will still be in compliance, provided the worker who labeled it will be the same worker to use the chemical the following workday.

False

First Aid Measures are not required on the SDS as long as someone in the workplace is trained in CPR and other first aid actions.

Physical, Health and Environmental

GHS covers which of the following 3 hazards?

Physical, health and environmental hazards

GHS provides a harmonized system for classifying and identifying hazardous chemicals according to their?

White with red diamond frame

GHS symbols will have what color background and shaped frame?

16

How many categories do the new Safety Data Sheets have?

Safety Data Sheet

In the GHS, the letters SDS stand for:

Employee "Right to Know" standard.

OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard has also been called:

False

One pictogram may be used represent only one hazards within a class.

True

Precautionary information provides measures that should be taken to minimize and prevent undersirable effect from physical, health and environmental hazards.

Health

Skin sensitization is an example of a _____________ hazard class.

Store in a well-ventilated place Wear respiratory protection Wash with soap and water

Some examples of a precautionary statement could be:

True

Some of the GHS label elements have been standardized while other elements ahve been modified with common definitions.

False

The 16 sections of GHS Safety Data Sheets may be listed in any order that the agency issuing the document chooses.

Distributors

The GHS element impact:

True

The GHS was developed to eliminate the variation in chemical classifications and hazards, to provide consistency and to offer better employee protection.

Physical Health Environmental

The Global Harmonized System covers _________,____________,__________ hazards?

False

The New standard for hazard communication gives workers the "right to know" rather than the "right to understand."

False

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration does not consider solids to be a chemical and therefore, they are not covered under the Hazard Communication System.

False

The Precautionary Statement is a statement describing the nature of the chemical hazard, including where appropriate, the degree of hazard.

False

The Safety Data Sheet is a customized 16 section, detailed information bulletin prepared by the manufacturer or importer of a chemical which describes the chemical.

False

The Safety Data Sheets must be printed in English and printed in the language of the country of origin if not the United states.

Product Identifier

The _____ is the unique name or number used to identify a hazardous chemical.

ID of chemical hazard warning name of manufacturer manufacturer's telephone number

The chemical label should contain what required four pieces of information

Product Identifier

The labels must include:

False

The new GHS label has a standard format/layout.

False

The product identifier listed should be different that the product identifier on Safety Data Sheets, with are formally known as the Material Safety Data Sheet.

Safety Data Sheets

Under the requirements of the GHS system, manufacturers will transmit information about hazardous chemicals through:

All the statements listed are the goals of the GH

What does the GHS do?

The plan must have a description of physical and health hazard presented by the

What must be included in Hazard Communication program with regard to effect of chemicals?

Accidental release measures Handling and storage Stability and reactivity

What type of information can be found on a Safety Data Sheet?

Across international borders

Where can the newly defined system be used?

The Composition/Information on Ingredients section

Which Safety Data Sheet section includes a substance's Chemical Abstract Service Number, European Commission number and European Chemical Agency number?

corrosion

Which pictogram is the only one that is used to indicate either a physical or health hazard?

Danger

Which signal word on a label represents the more severe hazard?

Disposal

Which type of precautionary statement on a label is to be developed further by the United Nations in the future?

Disposal Prevention Response Storage

are the four types of precautionary statements.