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Hazardous Chemical Information - Safety Data Sheets
Master hazardous chemicals use. Learn to navigate Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) for a safer workplace. Ideal for managers and workers.
About this course
When you are working with a hazardous chemical, you need to know what it is, what it does and how to stay safe around it. Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) are being harmonized throughout the world to maintain a consistent and thorough explanation of necessary information to keep you safe around hazardous substances. This course explains SDSs to managers and front-line workers in industries and environments that require the use of hazardous substances.
What you will learn
Recognize the purpose of SDSs
Recall how information is laid out in an SDS
Use an SDS to find information about how to work safely around a chemical
Identify SDS requirements for both users and producers
Regulations and board approvals
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1200; OSHA 29 CFR 1926.59;
Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS)