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Through the OSHA and SCHC Alliance, the organizations will provide SCHC members and others with information, guidance, and access to training resources that will help them protect the health and safety of workers, particularly by: (1) advancing an understanding of hazard communication in order to reduce or prevent exposure to chemical hazards; (2) increasing awareness of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS); and 3) understanding the rights of workers and the responsibilities of employers under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act).
Through the Alliance, the organizations will help identify training opportunities and other areas of emphasis for Alliance awareness, outreach, and communication activities. The organizations will also explore and implement a means to evaluate the effectiveness of the Alliance's products and activities. In renewing this Alliance, OSHA and SCHC recognize that OSHA's State Plan and On-site Consultation Project partners are an integral part of the OSHA national effort, and that they may participate in Alliance activities. The Alliance's goals include:
Training and Education
- Develop webinars to assist employers in complying with hazard communication requirements for the preparation of labels and Safety Data Sheets (SDSs).
- Arrange to have the hazard communication and GHS webinars delivered through the Alliance and archived afterwards for future free access through the Web by OSHA staff, small businesses and others per the annual work plan.
Outreach and Communication
- Develop and disseminate five information sheets annually regarding safety and health issues focusing on Hazard Communication, SDSs and the GHS.
- Provide annual training seminars and/or webinars addressing hazard communication health and safety issues related to increasing awareness of Agency regulations and GHS.
- Disseminate quarterly (via print and electronic media, and the SCHC's web site) information on topics such as OSHA's initiatives, workers' rights, employer responsibilities, and other information on occupational safety and health to employers and workers.
- Provide opportunities annually for OSHA to speak, exhibit, or appear at the SCHC Spring and Fall Meetings.
(L to R): Then-Assistant Secretary Dr. David Michaels, USDOL-OSHA; Dr. Michele Sullivan, Board Member, SCHC; and Darlene Susa-Anderson, President, SCHC; at the alliance renewal ceremony on April 13, 2015.
Products and Resources
Alliance Program Participant Developed Products
- Hazard Communication Standard (HCS 2012) Information Sheets. Through the OSHA and Society for Chemical Hazard Communication (SCHC) Alliance, SCHC developed the following Information Sheets regarding HCS 2012 requirements:.
- Acute Dermal Toxicity (PDF). (May 2018).
- Acute Oral Toxicity (PDF). (May 2018).
- Acute Toxicity Inhalation (PDF). (May 2018).
- Aspiration Hazard (PDF). (March 2017).
- Carcinogenicity (PDF). (March 2017).
- Corrosive to Metal (PDF). (March 2017).
- Explosives (PDF). (March 2017).
- Flammable Aerosols (PDF). (March 2017).
- Flammable Gases (PDF). (March 2017).
- Flammable Liquids (PDF). (May 2018).
- Flammable Solids (PDF). (March 2017).
- Germ Cell Mutagenicity (PDF). (March 2017).
- Gases Under Pressure (PDF). (March 2017).
- Labeling - OSHA vs. GHS (PDF). (May 2018).
- Organic Peroxides (PDF). (April 2017).
- Oxidizing Gases (PDF). (April 2017).
- Oxidizing Liquids (PDF). (April 2017).
- Oxidizing Solids (PDF). (April 2017).
- Pictograms (PDF). (May 2018).
- Precautionary Statements (PDF). (May 2018).
- Pyrophoric Materials (PDF). (March 2017).
- Reproductive Toxicity (PDF). (March 2017).
- Respiratory Sensitization (PDF). (April 2017).
- Safety Data Sheet (PDF). (March 2017).
- Simple Asphyxiant (PDF). (March 2017).
- Self-Heating Chemicals (PDF). (March 2017).
- Self-Reacting Chemicals (PDF). (May 2018).
- Serious Eye Damage/Eye Irritation (PDF). (May 2018).
- Skin Corrosion Irritation (PDF). (May 2018).
- Skin Sensitization (PDF). (April 2017).
- SpecificTarget Organ Toxicity - Single Exposure (PDF). (March 2017).
- What is the GHS? (PDF). (May 2018).
- WorkPlace Labels (PDF). (April 2017).
Hazard Communication Training for Public Schools Module
- Hazard Communication Training Presentation Script (PDF). (April 2017).
- Hazard Communication Training Course Quiz (PDF). (April 2017).
- HazCom Training for Schools - Powerpoint (PPTX). (April 2017).
Webinars on the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS 2012)
- The Revised Standard and What Changes You Can Expect in the Workplace (PPTX). (August 2012).
- One Year of Implementation (PPTX). (July 2013).