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Chemical Hazard Communication
Chemical Hazard Communication is a safety topic that is imperative to all types of industries, such as;
Construction,
Customer Service,
Driving,
Food/Package Goods,
General Service,
Health Care,
Home Safety,
Hospitality,
Industrial /Manufacturing,
Municipalities,
Office Safety,
Pharmaceutical/Bio Science,
Retail,
School Bus,
Truck Driving,
Utilities and
Warehousing
Industrial establishments often carry many toxic chemicals as well as unstable reagents. While all containers of hazardous chemicals must be clearly labelled there may be problems, especially if a label is impossible to read. While management has a responsibility to inform employees of significant chemical hazards, employees have the right to know about such dangers. However, once informed, company personnel have a duty to themselves and to their co-workers to learn about these hazards and to follow safe workplace practices. Loaded with resources these topics will explain why companies are required to provide Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), documents that employees have a right to inspect
Industrial establishments often carry many toxic chemicals as well as unstable reagents. While all containers of hazardous chemicals must be clearly labelled there may be problems, especially if a label is impossible to read. While management has a responsibility to inform employees of significant chemical hazards, employees have the right to know about such dangers. However, once informed, company personnel have a duty to themselves and to their co-workers to learn about these hazards and to follow safe workplace practices. Loaded with resources these topics will explain why companies are required to provide Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), documents that employees have a right to inspect
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- # S1115
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Only clowns juggle with their lives.
This teaching guideline is a vital resource for workers and employers to safely store and handle chemicals in the workplace. Together with an employee’s right to information when working with chemicals, it provides the fundamental rules for safe chemical handling, use and storage requirements and a perceptive understanding of the basic concepts of toxicology.
- # S1107
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Have employees read and learn but never inwardly digest.
Employees working with hazardous chemicals should quickly find out what the letters MSDS mean, as they could touch every aspect of their job. Understanding the color codes and numbers on warning labels will help them recognize dangers that lurk in every container. It’s all here.- # 2010
- Available in: English
Some workplace hazards lurk in containers. Know what they are!
Do your employees know what the acronym MSDS means? This topic highlights the purpose of Material Safety Data Sheets and outlines the safety details they must contain. Here employees will discover their individual responsibilities to read the MSDS and fully understand the hazards and safety precautions needed when handling hazardous chemical containers.- # 2047
- Available in: English, French, Spanish
Hazardous waste is monitored from the cradle to the grave. Do your bit to dispose of it.
This Outline should be used as an introduction to hazardous waste safety procedures. It will inform workers about the various dangers when working with toxic substances and why dumping poses a serious environmental threat. It offers supervisors the opportunity to discuss PPE, a company’s emergency plans and why precise records must be maintained.- # 2063
- Available in: English
Before working with chemicals, know how they react.
Employees have a right to know what hazardous chemicals they are working with and how to protect themselves. This topic focuses on how to correctly label chemical containers to warn users. It also discusses what hazards exist under normal circumstances and the precautions that must be taken when handling or working with toxic materials.- # 228
- Available in: English
Protect yourself from chemical hazards. Read warning labels and MSDS.
Safety knowledge about how toxic substances can break down or react is important. This easy-to-read guide highlights the employer's responsibly to provide Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and the employee's duty to read and understand warning labels. During initial job training, employees are informed about, 'Your right to know', find out here how to use the warning wisely.- # 196
- Available in: English
'You mean, you read the labels?'
Go to a game or theatre and you read a program. You do this even when you already know the players? Likewise, chemical container warning labels are not affixed for fun, but for a worker's benefit. For further reassurance, MSDS contain sixteen essential facts. Employees must be diligent, read them and understand the hazards involved. Make sure they do.- # 181
- Available in: English
Be careful. Always read container labels.
You can usually check which products are hazardous by looking on labels for the words 'Caution', 'Warning” or 'Danger', but what if only technical terms are used? Employees must be taught to understand material safety data sheet information (MSDS) and these important facts are fully covered in this Outline. Take care; health hazards lurk in chemical containers.- # 173
- Available in: English, French
Protect yourself from chemical hazards - Follow safe operating procedures.
While companies must provide its employees handling and protection "know-how" against chemical hazards, only the workers know if they will taking the training seriously and follow the laid out safety procedures. This topic offers a well thought-out approach designed to make it easier for employees to develop good working habits when dealing with chemical hazards.- # 148
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Learn safe handling procedures...before you use a chemical.
The topic offers a short list of precautions that must be taken when handling or working with chemicals. It also suggests a starting list of "working hazard" questions that employees can discuss and expand. Additionally, it reinforces the common danger of employee assumptions when dealing with hazardous chemicals.- # 133
- Available in: English, French
You have the right to know. If in doubt consult the MSDS.
This topic not only sets out the items that should be included in an MSDS but specifically points out the duty employees assume to both know and understand what the MSDS’s information conveys. It then details how knowledge of chemical hazards gives employees the power and confidence to work safely with chemicals.- # 108
- Available in: English, French, Spanish
You have the right to know.
Learn from this compendium of chemical safety issues not only the necessary information needed to safely work with chemicals but also the responsibility employees have to familiarize themselves and completely understand properly laid out procedures when working with hazardous materials. This includes the “safety first” attitude that must be followed by everyone.
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