When you are working with a hazardous chemical, you need to know what it is, what it does and how to stay safe around it. Standards organizations around the world are harmonizing Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) to ensure that each sheet is consistent and thorough in explaining the necessary information to keep you safe around hazardous substances.

This online Hazard Communication – Safety Data Sheets course is designed to explain SDSs to managers and front line workers in industries and environments that require the use of hazardous substances.

After completing this course, an understanding should be gained of:

• The purpose of SDSs
• How information is laid out in an SDS
• How to use an SDS to find information about how to work safely around a chemical
• SDS requirements for both users and producers

This online Hazard Communication – Safety Data Sheets course covers the following topics:

• SDS sections
• Roles and responsibilities
• Summary

Approximately 20 minutes

A mark of 80% must be achieved in order to pass this course. The course is able to be taken three times in efforts to achieve the pass mark.

Upon successful completion of this online course, a certificate of completion will be available for download and printing.