Hazard Communication for Employees: 02. Understanding Labels and Pictograms
7 min! Run Time
Employees
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Description
When dealing with chemicals, there is no room for confusion. You need to know what you're dealing with, and how to deal with it. That is where labels and pictograms come in, and we'll explore them in this course. We'll go through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards for labels, and the separate elements. We'll also go through pictograms and what each of them mean, helping you be best prepared when time is of the essence. This content makes best practice suggestions regarding OSHA regulation 1910.1200.
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It references OSHA regulation 1910.1200, walking through the standards for chemical labels and their required elements.
Labels and pictograms work together to communicate chemical hazards, and the course explains both so employees aren't confused about what they're handling.
It goes through the separate elements OSHA requires on a label, helping employees interpret hazard information at a glance.
It aims to help employees be best prepared when time is of the essence, since a fast, accurate read of a pictogram can prevent exposure.
It is designed for employees who work with chemicals and need to confidently read labels and pictograms rather than guess at their meaning.
