This document outlines the key requirements for an OSHA GHS Hazard Communication program, including requirements for a written program, labels, safety data sheets, and employee training. It lists the elements that must be included in the written program, such as a list of hazardous chemicals and how other employers will access safety data sheets. It also provides details on what information must be included on labels and made available in safety data sheets. The employee training requirements include informing workers of chemical hazards and operations where chemicals are present, and training them on detection methods, health hazards, protective measures, and details of the hazard communication program.

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3. Written Program
• Employers shall develop, implement,
and maintain at each workplace, a
written hazard communication
program :
1910.1200(e)(1)

4. Written Program
• A list of the hazardous chemicals
known to be present using a product
identifier that is referenced on the
appropriate safety data sheet (the list
may be compiled for the workplace as
a whole or for individual work areas);
1910.1200(e)(1)(i)

5. Multi-employer Worksites
• The methods the employer will use to
provide the other employer(s) on-site
access to safety data sheets for each
hazardous chemical the other
employer(s)' employees may be
exposed to while working;
1910.1200(e)(2)(i)

6. Written Program
• The employer shall make the written
hazard communication program
available, upon request, to
employees, their designated
representatives, the Assistant
Secretary and the Director, in
accordance with the requirements of
29 CFR 1910.1020 (e).
1910.1200(e)(4)

7. Labels
• The employer shall ensure that each
container of hazardous chemicals in
the workplace is labeled, tagged or
marked with
• Product identifier and words, pictures
1910.1200(f)(6)(ii)

8. Labels
• The employer shall not remove or
deface existing labels on incoming
containers of hazardous chemicals,
unless the container is immediately
marked with the required information
1910.1200(f)(9)

9. Safety Data Sheets
• Employers shall have a safety data
sheet in the workplace for each
hazardous chemical which they use.
1910.1200(g)(1)

10. Safety Data Sheets
• Employers shall ensure that they are
readily accessible during each work
shift to employees when they are in
their work area(s)
1910.1200(g)(8)

11. Training
• Employers shall provide employees
with effective information and training
on hazardous chemicals in their work
area at the time of their initial
assignment, and whenever a new
chemical hazard the employees have
not previously been trained about is
introduced into their work area.
1910.1200(h)(1)

12. Training
• Employees shall be informed of:
• Any operations in their work area
where hazardous chemicals are
present;
1910.1200(h)(2)(i)

13. Training
• Employee training shall include at
least:
• Methods and observations that may
be used to detect the presence or
release of a hazardous chemical in the
work area (such as monitoring
conducted by the employer,
continuous monitoring devices, visual
appearance or odor of hazardous
chemicals when being released, etc.);
1910.1200(h)(3)(i)

14. Training
• Employee training shall include at
least:
• The physical, health, simple
asphyxiation, combustible dust, and
pyrophoric gas hazards, as well as
hazards not otherwise classified, of
the chemicals in the work area
1910.1200(h)(3)(ii)

15. Training
• Employee training shall include at
least:
• The measures employees can take to
protect themselves from these
hazards, including specific procedures
the employer has implemented to
protect employees from exposure to
hazardous chemicals, such as
appropriate work practices,
emergency procedures, and personal
protective equipment to be used; and
1910.1200(h)(3)(iii)

16. Training
• Employee training shall include at
least:
• The details of the hazard
communication program developed
by the employer, including an
explanation of the labels received on
shipped containers and the workplace
labeling system used by their
employer; the safety data sheet,
including the order of information and
how employees can obtain and use
the appropriate hazard information.
1910.1200(h)(3)(iv)

17. Hierarchy of Controls
• Hierarchy for controlling
overexposure to chemical
hazards
• 1. Engineering controls,
• 2. Administrative controls,
• 3. Personal protective
equipment