Who Is Impacted by the Ghs

Who has to comply with GHS? GHS affects any company who has chemicals in the workplace. All employers with hazardous chemicals in their workplaces must have labels and safety data sheets for their exposed workers, and train them to handle the chemicals appropriately.

What does GHS help to do?

The purpose of classification under the GHS is to provide harmonized information to users of chemicals with the goal of enhancing protection of human health and the environment. Many countries already have regulatory systems in place for chemical classification and hazard communication.

Which of the following are the three major areas of change under the GHS?

The three major areas of change are in hazard classification, labels and safety data sheets. Hazard classification: The definitions of hazard have been changed to provide specific criteria for classification of health and physical hazards, as well as classification of mixtures.