Chemical Technology June 2016

Globally Harmonised System (GHS) - Labelling of hazardous substances The Chemical and Allied Industries’ As- sociation has extended an invitation to a one-day training course focusing on Glob- ally Harmonised System (GHS) – Labelling of hazardous substances. communication tool and assists with trans- ferring essential hazard information from the supplier of a hazardous chemical to the user of the chemical.

6. Transport, store and care for materials in the learner’s context. To demonstrate achievement of learning objectives of the GHS training, delegates are required to meet the following criteria and/or provide the following evidence dur- ing the preparatory, group work, written assessment and workbook exercises: • Be able to recognise and group items found in the learner’s context according to the impact of their material/s (eg, hazardous substances or mixtures), on health, safety and the environment. • Be able to read the documented informa- tion (product label) on the hazardous substance or mixture and understand its purpose and use. • Understand how to group items correctly, and how their component materials (haz- ardous substance or mixture) should be named correctly using the information on the product label. • Understand the format/layout and pur- pose of the documented information (product label) for hazardous substances or mixtures encountered in the learner’s context (workplace). This training Module is in the process of being accredited with CHIETA. For more information contact: Brianna Goosen (rcare@caia.co.za)

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The objective of the GHS is to create consistency when providing information on safety, health and environmental matters for hazardous chemicals. In order to estab- lish uniformity, specific requirements have been laid down as to how information on the hazardous chemical label shall be given. The target audience for this course includes SHEQ managers and risk profes- sionals; technical and logistics personnel; supervisors and other personnel who handle and classify chemicals; and person- nel who need to implement GHS. Aims include: 1. Recognise and group various items found in the learner’s context, according to the impact of their material(s) on health and the environment. 2. Read documented information on materi- als and understand its purpose and use. 3. Understand the physical properties of the materials and relate them to the way the materials occur or are used. 4. Describe the potential impact of the ma- terials on health and the environment, related to their properties. 5. Use materials in the learner’s context.

Training will be held on the following dates: • Durban - 20 July 2015 (Durban Country Club) • Johannesburg - 7 September 2016 (Jo- hannesburg Country Club) The only prerequisite for the course is Senior Certificate (Grade 12). No other specific pre-requisites are required for this training, but the trainee needs to be familiar with handling and storage of chemicals and related safety, health and environmental requirements. The Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) is a system that requires all compa- nies to follow the same rules and principles when classifying and labelling hazardous chemicals. When a chemical is classified as hazardous, there are specific requirements to follow when transporting, storing and handling the chemical. The GHS label provides basic safety, health and environmental information of the hazardous chemical including recom- mendations on protective measures and emergency actions. It serves as a hazard

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