GHS Container Labeling Training – [Complete Video Kit]

This GHS Container Labeling Training Video will help your employees understand the six types of information on a Globally Harmonized System (GHS) label and how to understand the nine types of pictograms used in a GHS labeling program. This training video was created specifically to help you with the OSHA GHS compliance standard. If you are looking for an introduction to GHS training video we have that too.

The training video will help employees understand the following:

• How should chemicals be labeled under the GHS Standard?
• How do you read a GHS pictogram?
• What are the key components of any GHS labeling program?

This GHS Container Labels Training Teaches The Following Key Concepts:

1. What is the history of the GHS program under OSHA?
2. Why was GHS implemented over the old SDS protocol?
3. What are the six major pieces of information on the GHS label?
4. What are the nine standard pictograms that are used in any GHS program?
5. How do you read and interpret container labels?

This is important training for anyone in your facility that deals with chemical labeling. Since all companies must be in compliance with the GHS Standard, ensuring that all employees receive adequate training is paramount to success and compliance.

This training video will teach the following 6 key parts of a GHS container label:

1. The product or chemical identifier (This appears at the top of the GHS label and is the name of the chemical that appears on the Safety Data Sheets or SDS
2. The “Signal Word” which describes the level of severity of the chemical’s hazards and could be “warning” or “danger”
3. The Hazard Statement associated with the chemical. These are based on the chemical’s Class and Category and can be found in the GHS “Purple Book.”
4. The Precautionary Statement section of the label usually takes up the bulk of the text on any GHS label. There are four distinct types of information in this section of the label including exposure prevention, how to respond in case of a spill or exposure to the chemical, safe storage protocols for the chemical, and finally, how to properly dispose of the chemical
5. The Supplier Identifier on the label which addresses the name, address, telephone number and producer of the chemical
6. The Pictogram section of the label which includes pictures of any health, physical or environmental hazards associated with the chemical

Workplace and Secondary Container Labeling

Reading a shipped-container label is only half the job. The most common labeling failures OSHA finds aren’t on the manufacturer’s drum — they’re on the spray bottle someone filled from it and never labeled. This training teaches employees the rules for workplace labeling, including:

• Why every container of a hazardous chemical must be labeled, tagged, or marked — including secondary containers like spray bottles, jugs, and transfer tanks
• The one narrow exception: a portable container filled from a labeled container is exempt only when it stays under the immediate control of the employee who filled it and is used within that work shift
• What a compliant workplace label needs to communicate, and how simplified in-plant labeling systems must still tie back to the full GHS information on the SDS

The training will also teach viewers how to decipher the 9 different pictograms outlined as follows:

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   The Health Hazard pictogram which is the image of a person’s upper body with a star inside of it and indicates whether a chemical is carcinogenic, mutagenic, has reproductive toxicity, has respiratory sensitivity, has target organ toxicity, or has aspiration toxicity

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   The Flame which would indicate the chemical may be flammable, pyrophoric, self-heating, emits flammable gas, is self-reactive or is an organic peroxide.

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   The Exclamation Point which would indicate the chemical could be a skin or eye irritant, be a skin sensitizer, be acutely toxic, have narcotic effects, be a respiratory tract irritant, or be hazardous to the ozone layer

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   The Gas Cylinder pictogram which indicates whether or not the chemical is a gas under pressure

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   The Test Tube picture which would indicate whether the chemical causes skin corrosion or burns, eye damage, or be corrosive to metals

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   The Explosion image would tell you whether or not the chemical is explosive, a self-reactive, or is an organic peroxide

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   The Flame Over a Circle which indicates whether or not the chemical is an oxidizer

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   The images of a Tree and Fish which indicates whether the chemical poses an environmental hazard or has an aquatic toxicity

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   The Skull and Crossbones image which indicates whether the chemical should be considered acutely toxic, and possibly lead to toxicity or even death

These 9 components of the GHS label which are the in the pictogram section are critical to understanding how the chemical should be handled, stored, and respected.This Container Label Training Video is available as a DVD or on a USB Stick.

Why Container Labeling Training Matters:

Hazard communication is year after year among OSHA’s most frequently cited standards, and labeling violations — unlabeled secondary containers above all — are a leading reason. Every unlabeled spray bottle is a potential citation and, worse, a genuine hazard: an employee who can’t tell degreaser from disinfectant is one splash away from an injury. An employee who can read all six GHS label elements and all nine pictograms at a glance is the cheapest safety control you can buy.

This Complete GHS Container Labeling Training Program Includes These Items:

GHS Container Labels Training Video – Full Length Preview: