Safety comes first. Always. Learn more about the recent updates made to chemical classification and labeling.

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What are they? 

Per OSHA standards, The Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) is now aligned with the Globally Harmonized system of classification and labeling of chemicals (GHS). 

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What does this mean?

There is now a common approach to classifying chemicals, including communicating hazardous information on safety and data sheets.

This includes:

• All hazards must be available to review for all workers.

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• All manufacturers must evaluate the hazards of a chemical they produce or import, including preparing labels and safety data sheets to send with the product to their customers.

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• All employees must be trained properly when handling chemicals in the workplace, including reading labels and safety data sheets before handling the chemical.

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• All employers must train their employees on the new labels and safety data sheets, which helps prevent any potential injuries from handling these chemicals.

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• All label-manufacturers must provide a label that shows the harmonized signal word, pictogram, and hazard statement for each class and category.

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Additionally, each chemical label must include:

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• Hazard classification (showing any health and physical hazards)

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• Classification of mixtures. 

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At Extract, we strive to be best in class in everything we do — especially when it comes to always keeping our customers and employees safe. These new standards align with our unwavering commitment to safety, and we believe they will have a positive impact on our industry.