Training Provider: RGA Environmental
Date: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 from 8:00am to 10:00am ET
Location: Webinar, Live
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One Workshop Ticket more info» | $75.00 | Registration Ended |
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Why Should You Take This HazCom and the Globally Harmonized System Webinar?
Published on March 26, 2012, the changes to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) are bringing the United States into alignment with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS), further improving safety and health protection for America's workers. Building on the success of OSHA's current Hazard Communication Standard, the GHS is expected to prevent injuries and illnesses, save lives, and improve trade conditions for chemical manufacturers. The Hazard Communication Standard in 1983 gave the workers the 'right to know,' but the new Globally Harmonized System gives workers the 'right to understand.'
The new Hazard Communication Standard still requires chemical manufacturers and importers to evaluate the chemicals they produce or import and provide hazard information to employers and workers by putting labels on containers and preparing safety data sheets. However, the old standard allowed chemical manufacturers and importers to convey hazard information on labels and material safety data sheets in whatever format they chose. The modified standard provides a single set of harmonized criteria for classifying chemicals according to their health and physical hazards and specifies hazard communication elements for labeling and safety data sheets.
Major Changes to the Hazard Communication Standard:
Benefits:
The new standard covers over 43 million workers who produce or handle hazardous chemicals in more than five million workplaces across the country. The modification is expected to prevent over 500 workplace injuries and illnesses and 43 fatalities annually. Once fully implemented it will also:
Intended Audience: Target audiences include workers, consumers, transport workers, and emergency responders, as well as anyone who has hazard communication training requirements for their employees.
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This course is conducted as a live instructor-led webinar. Further details will be provided to you prior to the course.
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RGA Environmental Inc. assists clients in improving lives and reducing risks through integrated environmental, health and safety services. RGA is a full- service consulting firm providing services to a wide range of private and public sector clients.
RGA has trained over 30,000 professionals from general industry, the construction trades and the public sector. With accredited training professionals and facilities in Washington and California, RGA provides a wide range of OSHA and EPA courses in accordance with all required state and federal licenses and regulatory requirements. RGA tracks and reviews more than 300 individual state and federal training requirements to ensure that all course materials are accurate and up-to-date. RGA offers open-enrollment classes in Seattle, WA and Emeryville, CA as well as custom classes at client locations nationally and internationally.