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.