GHS Safety Data Sheets in Construction Environments

This Interactive course on GHS Safety Data Sheets in Construction Environments discusses the role of Safety Data Sheets and the Globally Harmonized System in hazard communication, as well as how they can be a life-saving resource for employees. When it comes to jobs involving hazardous materials, being informed is the most important way that construction workers can keep themselves safe. But they can only do that if they know how to find the information they need about the materials they work with. Areas covered in the course include hazard communication, The Globally Harmonized System and Safety Data Sheets, materials and their hazards, responding to HAZMAT emergencies, handling and storing hazardous materials, important technical information about hazardous materials, and more.

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Topics covered in these products include:

  • Explain the history and evolution of the GHS system
  • Explain how information on GHS Safety Data Sheets is organized
  • Safely handle and store HAZMATs using GHS Safety Data Sheets
  • Respond to a HAZMAT emergency by referencing your jobsite’s GHS Safety Data Sheets
  • Identify the intended audiences for the different sections of an SDS
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Associated Industries: Construction Environments.
Associated Topic Titles: Construction Safety, GHS / SDS, OSHA.


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