Intro to GHS Training Video – Globally Harmonized System
$239
Your employees need to be trained on GHS, or the Globally Harmonized System and this training video kit does just that (DVD, USB, or online course). This introduction to GHS training video teaches viewers all about chemicals, their place in our job sites, and how to work safely with chemicals.
This GHS training provides viewers with the answers to several important questions including:
- What is the Globally Harmonized System and how does it fit within the workplace?
- How does the Hazard Communication Standard change with the implementation of the new GHS Standard?
- Why did OSHA adopt the GHS method and how does it work with the existing Hazard Communications Standard?
- What are the major requirements that the GHS brings to the HAZCOM Standard?
- What are the phase-in dates for the GHS?
- What are the differences between a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) and a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)?
Employees Learn the Four Major Areas of GHS Changes to the HAZCOM Standard:
- Hazard Classification
- GHS Container Labeling
- Safety Data Sheets
- Information and Training
Employee Training on 8 Sections for a Safety Data Sheets SDS:
- The identity of the substance of mixture and the supplier
- The hazards of the chemical
- First aid measures when using the chemical
- How to handle and store the chemical
- Exposure controls and personal protection of using the chemical
- Physical and chemical properties of the substance
- Stability and reactivity of the chemical
- Disposal and transportation of the chemical
Parts of a GHS Label (Important for Your Employees to Understand):
- The product or chemical identifier
- The supplier identifier
- The Hazard pictogram
- A “Signal Word”
- Hazard Statements
- Precautionary Information
If you are looking for a good introduction to the fundamentals of GHS this training video is for you. It will give your employees a basis of the GHS Standard and allow them to get a basic understanding of the Standard which allows for further learning.
Available as an English or Spanish language DVD or USB Stick, this 21-minute training video will be a good addition to your training library.
Why GHS Training Matters:
If your employees work with chemicals — even ordinary cleaners and solvents — OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard requires you to train them on the GHS system of labels and safety data sheets. Hazard communication is consistently OSHA’s most-cited general industry standard, and inadequate employee training is one of the most common citations within it.
Beyond compliance, GHS training is practical protection: a worker who can read a pictogram, a signal word, and an SDS in seconds is a worker who doesn’t store incompatible chemicals together, skip required PPE, or treat a “Danger” product like a “Warning” one. The entire point of the harmonized system is that one hour of training applies to every labeled chemical your employees will ever handle.
Who Needs This Training:
- Any employee who uses, handles, or may be exposed to hazardous chemicals in the workplace — production, maintenance, janitorial, laboratory, shipping and receiving
- New hires, at the time of their initial assignment, before they work with chemicals
- All employees whenever a new chemical hazard is introduced into their work area
- Supervisors who need to answer day-to-day questions about labels and safety data sheets
This Complete GHS Training Program Includes These Items:
- Full-length GHS safety training video
- Employee quiz and answer sheet
- A “Presenter’s Guide” if you are going to do this training in person
- A printable training sign-in sheet to keep track of your training program
- A printable Certificate of Completion. You can print as many copies of the Certificate as you need
Introduction to GHS Full-Length Video Preview:
FAQs on GHS Safety Training
Answered by our in-house OSHA Authorized Trainer – Jason Hessom
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Yes. OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200) requires employers to train employees on the GHS-based label elements and safety data sheet format. Training is required at the time of initial assignment and whenever a new chemical hazard is introduced into the work area.
Federal OSHA does not set a fixed annual refresher — training is required at initial assignment and again whenever a new hazard is introduced. That said, many employers run an annual HazCom refresher as a best practice, and some state plans and company policies require it. This kit’s quiz and printable certificate make the refresher easy to document.
HazCom is OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard — the law. GHS (the Globally Harmonized System) is the international labeling and classification system that OSHA adopted into HazCom in 2012. In practice they’re now the same program: when your employees learn GHS labels, pictograms, and safety data sheets, they’re being trained under the HazCom standard. This video explains how the two fit together.
It covers the four areas GHS changed in the Hazard Communication Standard — hazard classification, container labeling, safety data sheets, and information and training — plus a walkthrough of the sections of a Safety Data Sheet and the six major pieces of information on a GHS label, including pictograms and signal words.
The MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) was the old, unstandardized format — every manufacturer laid it out differently. The SDS (Safety Data Sheet) is the GHS replacement: a standardized 16-section document in a fixed order, so employees can find first-aid measures or handling requirements in the same place on every sheet. The video walks through the SDS sections one by one.
17 reviews for Intro to GHS Training Video – Globally Harmonized System
Our employees got a lot out of this information
Easy to understand training
Exactly what we needed. We also liked the quiz
Nice add to our library. This is an important topic and also it didn’t break the bank.
GHS made simple and understandable. Great for all workers.