Chemical Safety and GHS Hazard Communication Flashcards
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What does the GHS exclamation mark pictogram indicate on a label?
Answer: Less severe health hazards such as skin or eye irritation
The exclamation mark pictogram indicates less severe but significant hazards such as skin irritation, eye irritation, and harmful-if-inhaled substances.
Why must chemically incompatible substances be stored separately?
Answer: Mixing them can cause fires, explosions, or toxic gas release
Incompatible chemicals stored together can react violently, causing fires, explosions, or the release of highly toxic gases.
OSHA's Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) defines:
Answer: The maximum airborne chemical concentration a worker can be exposed to over an 8-hour shift
PELs specify the maximum airborne concentration of a substance to which workers may be exposed during an 8-hour workday.
Secondary containers used to transfer hazardous chemicals must be labeled with at minimum:
Answer: The product name and applicable hazard warnings
Any container holding a transferred hazardous chemical must bear at minimum the product name and relevant hazard warnings per OSHA's HazCom standard.
If you discover an unlabeled chemical container, you should:
Answer: Do not use it and immediately report it to your supervisor
Unlabeled containers pose an unknown hazard and must never be used; workers must report them immediately for proper identification and labeling.
Which section of the SDS provides information on safe chemical storage requirements?
Answer: Section 7
Section 7 (Handling and Storage) of the SDS provides all guidelines for safely handling and storing a chemical to prevent workplace hazards.