Robert A. Ernst has been with J. J. Keller and Associates, Inc. (J. J. Keller) for more than 13 years as an editor in OSHA compliance and workplace safety, and has over 25 years of experience in the field of safety and adult training. Areas of expertise include hazard communication, GHS, injury and illness recordkeeping, and flammable liquids. In addition to researching and creating content for J. J. Keller products and answering customer questions on a variety of workplace safety topics, Bob presents webcasts for J. J. Keller, has written for professional journals and publications, and is a frequent presenter at professional gatherings. Copyright 2013 J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc.®
The GHS provides harmonized classification criteria for health, physical, and environmental hazards of chemicals, as well as standardized label elements that are assigned to these hazard classes and categories.
Since OSHA released the revised Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) last year, there have been questions about container labeling — both on shipped containers and those used for workplace labeling.
