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Qstream Haz Com actual exam questions and answers OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), under the Globally Harmonized System (GHS), requires chemical manufacturers, distributors, or importers to provide safety data in sheets in the required 16 -section format. Under OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard (GHS), SDS stands for ______ Data ____. - Safety, Sheets In 2012, OSHA adopted the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). It is a logical and internationally adopted approac h to communicating the information in the OSHA -required Safety Data Sheets (SDS). The intent is to decrease the variability of chemical information provided by manufacturers, thereby increasing the safety of end users. The purpose of OSHA's standard regard ing HazCom - the Right to Understand is to: - -Increase employee safety -Reduce variability in information/format of SDS -Align with international acceptance of GHS While reviewing Safety Data Sheets (SDS) on chemicals that have recently been received, yo u notice that there are 5 elements that are included in each SDS. They are: 1. Signal Words - Danger (high) or Warning (medium/low) regarding hazard level 2. Pictorial representations of the chemicals' hazards 3. Classification of intrinsic hazards 4.State ments describing the hazard --like "extremely flammable vapor" or "toxic and corrosive" 5. Precautionary Statements --measures to minimize or prevent advers - -Hazard Classifications -Hazard Statements -Pictograms A Safety Data Sheets (SDS) format is specif ically created to make it easier for chemical users to identify appropriate informational sections, when needed. In which of the following Safety Data Sheet (SDS) sections would you find information regarding routes of exposure and physical symptoms from a n exposure to a specific chemical? - Toxicological Information In which of the following Safety Data Sheet (SDS) sections would you find information regarding how to safely handle and store a chemical? - Handling and Storage During a class on HazCom GHS, your instructor points out that there are 3 Signal Word categories for chemicals to help users identify the hazard level presented by the chemical. Most (not all) household or residential use chemicals are of the lowest category. Common chemicals for resi dential use would be assigned which of the following Signal Words to identify the level of hazard they pose? - No Signal Word = Low Under GHS, Hazard Classification Elements identify a chemical's hazards to a person's well -being, the chemical's dangerous traits, and potential impacts to nature and the environment. As such, GHS Hazard Classification Elements include which of the following hazards? - -Environmental -Physical -Health Under HazCom GHS, pictograms are graphic (pictorial) representations of a chemical's hazards. Pictograms consist of the border outline of a red diamond, on a white background, with a graphical depiction of a hazard within the diamond. Identify which of the following items are pictograms. - -A -B OSHA requires that chemical manufacturers provide pertinent data clearly identifying the product, manufacture contact information, pictorial representation of hazards, etc. on the original packaging. Which of the f ollowing items must be included on the chemical labels that appear on the manufacturer's original packaging? - -Pictograms -Supplier/Manufacturer Identification and InformationThe benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
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