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This webinar occured on: January 16, 2013
According to OSHA “implementing GHS will enhance worker comprehension, resulting in appropriate handling and use of chemicals” so the big question is how will this monumental event happen in your workplace?
Most companies are focusing on the December 1, 2013 deadline requiring employers to train employees on the new SDS format, GHS labels, pictograms and other GHS components. After all this time we are still missing the entire point of the exercise which according to OSHA is;
“Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area”.
(Note the rule clearly states that your information and training must be effective!)
OSHA further states; “Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals”.
We invite you to join us for a webinar that focuses on providing effective information and training for each GHS class of chemical employees may be exposed to in their specific work area or job function.
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This webinar occured on: January 16, 2013
Speakers:
Tom Jacques,
Director of Sales and Marketing for the MAXCOM Services Division of HAAS Group International, Inc. a world leader in chemical management services. He co-founded the MAXCOM System, which focuses on classifying workplace chemicals according to their physical and health hazards in a similar manner to GHS
Dr. Karan Singh,
Director of Research and Development and co-founder of the MAXCOM Services Division and Professor of Chemistry and Toxicology at the University of Cincinnati. In addition to teaching numerous courses related to OSHA and EPA regulations at the university, he teaches classes on Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Calculations at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, which uniquely qualifies him to determine the degree of hazards associated with hazardous, cytotoxic, and pharmaceutical drugs used in health care settings. Dr Singh has been classifying hazardous workplace chemicals in accordance with the criteria established by OSHA since 1998 and since 2009 in accordance with the criteria established by the GHS. He was employed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in the 1970s, where he developed procedures to extrapolate toxicity and other hazards associated with hazardous chemicals.
Duration: 1 Hour