ISHN’s May issue introduced OSHA’s revised Hazard Communication Standard (HazCom 2012), the agency’s de facto adoption of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). As EHS professionals begin understanding how HazCom 2012 affects their workplaces, they usually have lots of questions. Following are 10 frequently asked questions related to GHS.
1. Q: Do workplace labels need to replicate the shipping label (e.g., use red borders on the pictograms or include pictograms at all)?