New Hazard Communication Standards Why? Chemicals imported and exported did not have unanimous meanings to all countries Toxic OSHA developed a new United Nations’ document called, “Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals”

GHS Labels Pictogram Activity Globally Harmonized System (GHS) labels New diamonds to display hazard information Pictogram Activity Get out a piece of paper and slide your desk together with your neighbor Each diamond represents a hazard category Identify as many as you can NOW, match the diamond with the category

Words for Pictures Oxidizer Acutely toxic Acutely toxic, irritant, skin sensitizer Burns skin, corrosive Flammable Acutely toxic Carcinogen Toxic to aquatic life Explosive Gas under pressure

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Key Terms Corrosive – Flammable – Carcinogen – Toxic – Radioactive -

Where do we use these new GHS diamond labels? On the containers of chemicals

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) New Name: Safety Data Sheets (SDS) Must have 16 sections! Section 1 – gives us the name of the chemical Section 2 – tells us its other common names Section 3 – tells us the hazards Section 4 – tells us first aid measures Section 5 – tells us how to put out a fire with this chemical Section 7 – tells us how to store and handle the chemical Section 8 – tells us what we need to wear when using the chemical Section 9 – gives us the physical and chemical properties

Safety Data Sheets (SDS) Practice Using the SDS (Iodine) given answer the following questions: What pictogram warnings are labeled? What is the formula weight? For a first aid measure what do you do if the chemical is inhaled? What is the boiling point of the chemical? Stability and reactivity, what chemical will Iodine react violently with?

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