{"id":187,"date":"2017-03-01T13:40:01","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T19:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/ehs\/?page_id=187"},"modified":"2023-06-07T08:17:05","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T13:17:05","slug":"ghs-overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/ehs\/ghs-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"GHS Overview &#038; Links"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1081 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/ehs\/files\/2021\/10\/GHS-Image-300x202.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" \/>The OSHA <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.osha.gov\/dsg\/hazcom\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hazard Communication Standard<\/a><\/strong> (HCS) is aligned with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hazard Classes.<\/strong> Hazardous substances are assigned to one (or more) of nine health hazard classes and 16 physical hazard classes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hazard Categories<\/strong>. \u00a0Each Hazard Class is subdivided into Hazard Categories.\n<ul>\n<li>These Categories are ranked based on hazard severity, with Category 1 as the most severe.<\/li>\n<li>Each Hazard Category has an associated Signal Word, Pictogram, Hazard Statement, and Precautionary Statement(s).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h6 class=\"blue\"><strong>LINKS FOR:<\/strong><\/h6>\n<figure id=\"attachment_597\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-597\" style=\"width: 167px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/ehs\/files\/2017\/03\/OSHA_GHS_NFPA.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-597 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/ehs\/files\/2017\/03\/OSHA_GHS_NFPA-167x300.jpg\" alt=\"Comparison of NFPA 704 and HazCom 2012 Labels\" width=\"167\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-597\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">IMPORTANT: The GHS and NFPA numbering systems are opposite.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.osha.gov\/Publications\/HazComm_QuickCard_Pictogram.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GHS Pictograms <\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n(these allow for a quick hazard determination)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/GHS_hazard_statements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GHS Hazard Statements<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>(= standardized phrases about the hazards of a chemical)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/GHS_precautionary_statements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GHS Precautionary Statements<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>(= standardized phrases giving advice about the correct handling of a chemical)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/chemical-hygiene\/files\/2015\/08\/GHS-Classes-Categories_Health1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GHS Health Hazard Classes<\/a><\/strong> (subdivided by Hazard Categories with associated Signal Word, Hazard Statement, and Pictogram):<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/chemical-hygiene\/files\/2015\/08\/GHS-Classes-Categories_Health1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2528\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/chemical-hygiene\/files\/2015\/08\/GHS-Health-Hazards-Table-Image-300x199.png\" alt=\"GHS Health Hazards Table Image\" width=\"162\" height=\"109\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/chemical-hygiene\/files\/2015\/08\/GHS-Classes-Categories_Physical.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GHS Physical Hazard Classes<\/a><\/strong> (subdivided by Hazard Categories with\u00a0associated Signal Word, Hazard Statement, and Pictogram):<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/chemical-hygiene\/files\/2015\/08\/GHS-Classes-Categories_Physical.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2529 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/chemical-hygiene\/files\/2015\/08\/GHS-Physical-Hazards-Table-Image-300x217.png\" alt=\"GHS Physical Hazards Table Image\" width=\"160\" height=\"115\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- begin-migrated-from-panel-builder --><!-- end-migrated-from-panel-builder --><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) is aligned with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). 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