1. 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”

2. 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

3. 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

4. How did you do?

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

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

7. 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

8. 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?

9. Safety Equipment/Use