Globally Harmonized System
Globally Harmonized System
GHS stands for the “Globally Harmonized System” of classification and labeling of chemicals. GHS defines and classifies the hazards of chemical products and communicates health and safety information on labels and safety data sheets. The goal is that the same set of rules for classifying hazards, and the same format and content for labels and safety data sheets (SDS) will be adopted and used around the world.
WHAT ARE DESIGNATED SUBSTANCES
A designated substance is defined by the ministry of labor under the occupational health and safety act as “a biological, chemical or physical agent or combination thereof prescribed as a designated substance to which the exposure of a worker is prohibited, regulated, restricted, limited or controlled.” an exposure means exposure by inhalation, ingestion, skin absorption or skin contact. Designated substances include the following hazardous materials:
- Arsenic
- Asbestos
- Benzene
- Coke Oven Emissions
- Ethylene Oxide
- Isocyanates
- Lead
- Mercury
- Silica
- Vinyl Chloride