Understanding USECHH 2000 & CLASS 2013 Regulation 🔗

Introduction

A great deal of attention has been focused on the health effects of chemicals in recent years. Many chemicals which were regarded as safe many years ago have been linked with illnesses to more chronic and fatal cancers. Although much has been learned about chemical toxicity from studying disease and laboratory studies there are far too many chemicals used in commerce today whose harmful effects are unknown. It is therefore important to treat all chemicals with care, including those harmful effects known, to avoid future consequences. This course will explain elaborately on the Safety and Health Act 1994 USECHH 2000 Regulation (Use and Standard of Exposure of Chemicals Hazardous to Health) in the factory premises. In order to successfully implement a safe working environment, employees must be equipped with the knowledge and techniques to eliminate accidents and illnesses. They should adopt safe work practices on industrial chemical handling, storage and disposal to prevent accidents. The training is intended to highlight major steps involved in setting up a respiratory protection program and identify additional resources. Employers who decide to use respiratory protection to help lower worker exposures to hazardous airborne contaminants must follow all requirements made by the Department of Occupational Safety & Health. Occupational Safety and Health (Classification, Labelling and Safety Data Sheet of Hazardous Chemicals) Regulations 2013 also known as (CLASS Regulations is a legislation framework to control supply of hazardous chemicals to place of work by prescribing requirements for classification, packaging, labelling, safety data sheets and inventory. In line with the commitment to implement the Globally Harmonized System on Chemical Classification and Labelling (GHS) to the industrial workplace sector as recommended by the UN.