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1043   Haz Com: Your Right to Know   (DVD)

Exposure to hazardous chemicals poses serious health and safety risks. To reduce the risk of illness or injusry caused by hazardous chemicals in the workplace, OSHA has developed the Hazard Communication Standard, also known as the Right-to-Know Act. Basically, this regulation states that employees have the right to know about the chemical hazards they may be exposed to at work, and how to defend themselves against these hazards.

The key training points in this video include:

• Exposure to hazardous chemicals may cause serious health effects.
• OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard is designed to reduce the risk of injury caused by hazardous cheicals in the workplace.
• OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard provides guidelines for a written hazard communication program.
• Employees can help ensure safety by reading labels and MSDS's.

For more information on Haz Com view DVD#1044 and #1045.

5 min.

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