Module 7 · Free · ~18 minutes
Chemical Safety & Hazard Communication (GHS)
The most dangerous hazards are the ones you can't see. The GHS system — the one global chemical language — how to read a label in seconds, the nine pictograms (and the three people confuse), how to use a safety data sheet, the four routes of exposure, safe storage and decanting, spills, and what to do if a chemical reaches you.
What you'll learn
- ✓The ground rule: no label, no use — and what counts as a chemical on site
- ✓How chemicals get in — the four routes of exposure
- ✓Reading a GHS label: the nine pictograms and the Danger vs Warning signal words
- ✓Using a safety data sheet, safe storage and the unlabelled-bottle trap
- ✓What to do when a chemical spills or reaches you
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- •10-question quiz (with answer sheet)
- •Toolbox-talk one-pager
- •Attendance register
- •Chemical-area walk-through checklist
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This material supports, but does not replace, the site-specific and legally mandated training required in your jurisdiction. It is awareness-level training built on the shared principles of the South African OHS Act, US OSHA regulations, the EU Framework Directive and ISO 45001 — your site's procedures and local law always take precedence. Regulated competencies (first aid, firefighting, forklift operation, working at heights and similar) require formal, certified, region-specific training.