HAZCOM Awareness Training Service | in Dammam - Riyadh - Jeddah - Makkah

1. Introduction to Hazard Communication

• Purpose of OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1200 Hazard Communication Standard including (worker right-to-know, injury prevention, standardized information)

• Globally Harmonized System (GHS) overview including (international standardization, classification criteria, communication elements)

• Employee rights and responsibilities including (access to information, training requirements, safe work practices)

• Employer obligations including (written program, labeling, SDS availability, training provision)

• HAZCOM program components including (chemical inventory, labeling system, SDS management, training)

• Scope and coverage including (affected workplaces, exemptions, physical and health hazards)

2. Chemical Hazard Classification

• Physical hazards per GHS including (flammables, explosives, oxidizers, compressed gases, corrosives to metals)

• Health hazards per GHS including (acute toxicity, carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity, respiratory sensitization, skin corrosion)

• Environmental hazards including (aquatic toxicity, ozone layer hazards)

• Hazard categories and severity levels including (category determination, signal words, hazard statements)

• Routes of exposure including (inhalation, skin absorption, ingestion, injection)

• Acute versus chronic health effects including (immediate impacts, long-term consequences, latency periods)

3. Chemical Labels and Pictograms

• GHS label elements per OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1200 including (product identifier, supplier identification, pictograms, signal words, hazard statements, precautionary statements)

• GHS pictogram recognition including (flame, exclamation mark, health hazard, gas cylinder, corrosion, exploding bomb, flame over circle, skull and crossbones, environment)

• Signal words including (Danger for severe hazards, Warning for less severe hazards)

• Hazard statements including (standardized phrases, hazard description, classification linkage)

• Precautionary statements including (prevention, response, storage, disposal)

• Supplemental information including (directions for use, fill lines, batch numbers)

• Secondary container labeling including (transfer requirements, minimum information, workplace labeling systems)

4. Safety Data Sheets Interpretation

• SDS sixteen-section format per GHS including (identification, hazard identification, composition, first aid, firefighting, accidental release, handling and storage, exposure controls, physical and chemical properties, stability and reactivity, toxicological information, ecological information, disposal, transport, regulatory, other information)

• Section 1 - Identification including (product name, supplier details, emergency phone numbers, recommended use)

• Section 2 - Hazard Identification including (classification, label elements, other hazards)

• Section 4 - First Aid Measures including (exposure routes, symptoms, required treatment)

• Section 8 - Exposure Controls including (exposure limits like OSHA PEL, ACGIH TLV, engineering controls, PPE requirements)

• Section 9 - Physical and Chemical Properties including (appearance, odor, pH, flash point, boiling point)

• Accessing SDS including (physical locations, electronic systems, mobile access, manufacturer requests)

5. Safe Chemical Handling and Storage

• General handling precautions including (ventilation requirements, hygiene practices, eating and drinking restrictions)

• Chemical storage requirements including (segregation, incompatibilities, secondary containment, labeling)

• Personal protective equipment selection including (gloves, eye protection, respiratory protection, protective clothing per Section 8)

• Engineering controls including (ventilation systems, enclosed processes, fume hoods)

• Work practice controls including (minimizing exposure time, wet methods, good housekeeping)

• Chemical transfer procedures including (proper containers, bonding and grounding, spill prevention)

• Waste disposal including (hazardous waste identification per EPA RCRA, segregation, disposal methods)

6. Emergency Response and Spill Management

• Chemical emergency recognition including (spill assessment, fire hazards, health threats)

• Emergency notification including (internal contacts, emergency services, evacuation procedures)

• Spill response basics including (containment, cleanup for minor spills, when to evacuate)

• First aid for chemical exposures including (eye contact, skin contact, inhalation, ingestion per SDS Section 4)

• Fire response including (extinguisher selection per fire class, evacuation priorities, firefighter notification)

• Exposure reporting including (incident documentation, medical evaluation, supervisor notification)