Specifically, this requires unrestricted employee access to the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) or equivalent, and appropriate training to understand health and safety risks.
While the MSDS worked great for the United States, it sometimes translated differently to other countries. The trade industry is a massive entity that encompasses most, if not all, of the world—making different methods of classifications and labeling of the same chemical from one country to the next. Therefore, the GHS was created to aid in a universal process of classifying and labeling all substances. Given that no sheet is ever completely perfect, the GHS is updated about every two years. The ninth revision is the most current, released in December 2021.
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