HazComm GHS 2025

Hazard Communication

In our workplace, many chemicals are used for various purposes, including:

Operations

Clinical

Cleaning

Motor Oil

Soap

Oxygen

Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF)

Disinfectant Spray

Windshield Wiper Fluid

Floor Cleaner

Truck Wash

Rain-X

HAZARDCOMMUNICATION

Gloucester CountyEMS

Hazard Communication

Employers are required to:

• Catalog the potentially hazardous chemicals in use within work spaces

• Ensure their employees are trained to utilize this information for work use or if a spill/release is detected

Detection

• Multiple senses can alert someone to a chemical release

• Sight - visible leaks, puddles

• Sound - hearing a leak or a container falling over

• Smell - Chemical odors indicating a leak/spill

Globally Harmonized System

• The Globally Hamonized System (GHS) is a United Nations-approved standard to unify the labelling and classification of chemicals

• It standardizes how to determine if chemicals/their concentrations are hazardous in preparations used

• It outlines a consistent way to label/sign chemicals

• It requires manufacturers to supply Safety Data Sheets (SDS) with uniform information

Protection

• At its base, risk management is:

• Hazards & Exposure are reduced by:

• Work Practices

• PPE

• Emergency Procedures

Hazard ✖️Exposure 🟰 Risk

Work Practices

• Bay/Storage Areas
• Ex: safe storage of oxygen bottles
• Chemicals are kept in sturdy cabinets

• Stations
• By storing items away from crew rest areas

Examples:

• Vehicles
• In cabinets & crashworthy to minimize spills/leaks

• Proper practices help determine safe storage and usage

• Designated spaces are provided for various

chemicals in vehicles, stations, storage areas

PPE

• Helps to prevent contact with skin, eyes, nose, mouth, clothes
• Chemicals can irritate skin, stain clothes, and have long-term health effects

• Gloves
• Gowns (chemical splashes)
• Face shields
• Goggles

PPE

• PPE can prevent chemicals from entering the body through:
• Ingestion
• On hands before touching the mouth or by splashes

• Absorption
• On unprotected skin

• Injection
• From sharps, broken glass, etc. contaminated with a chemical

• Inhalaton
• Breathing aerosolized substances

Emergency Procedures

• When a leak is detected, attempt to stop/slow the leak if safe to do so
• Do not place yourself in danger

• Notify the ODS for futher direction and reporting
• Include Fire Dept. and HazMat response for large spills and when otherwise directed

• If an employee is exposed:
• Immediately decontaminate the employee

• Seek medical attention for injuries
• Contact ODS for further direction on care

and reporting

Pictograms

• Provide visual cues to note specific hazards on a product label or SDS
• 9 different hazard pictograms are used
• Each is pictured against a white background with a red diamond border

Click to review the 9 Pictograms and their meanings

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Chemical Labeling

• Chemicals in the workplace must be properly labeled, including:
• Identifying the product name and chemical components
• Signal Words
• "Warning" - Less Severe Risk
• "Danger" - More Severe Risk
• Hazard Statements

• Note the hazards specific to a substance
• Precautionary Statements & Pictograms
• Recommended measures to prevent/reduce

exposure from improper handling and storage

• Offers visible depiction of risks present

Click for an overview of product labels

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Safety Data Sheets (SDS)

• The GHS outlines the use of Safety Data Sheets
• Each must contain 16 sections in a uniform order
• They are a standardized way to categorize a chemical's:
• Identification
• Properties
• Safe handling
• Release procedures
• First aid and firefighting measures
• Risks to persons and the environment

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See an example of the SDS for Stryker wipes

Where to Access

• The GCEMS "SDS Database" can be viewed by scanning the below QR code
• Any connected mobile device, without a username or password, can access this database 24/7
• SDS sheets are available for chemicals identified for use in the workplace

GCEMS-Specific Information

Here are the locations specific to our stations:

GCEMS-Specific Information

Station 82-1 (Jennie Ln, Logan)

Bay Storage Cabinet

Oxygen Cascade

GCEMS-Specific Information

Station 82-2 (Woodstown Rd, Woolwich)

Bay Storage Cabinet

Bathroom Storage Cabinet

GCEMS-Specific Information

Station 82-3 (E Broad St, Paulsboro)

Bathroom

GCEMS-Specific Information

Station 82-4 (Grove Rd, West Deptford)

Bay cabinets

GCEMS-Specific Information

Station 82-5 (Hessian Ave, West Deptford)

Bay Storage Rack

Under Kitchen Sink

GCEMS-Specific Information

Station 82-5 (Hessian Ave, West Deptford)

Back Room(rear bay/ cascade)

GCEMS-Specific Information

Station 82-6 (Main St, Mantua)

Under Kitchen Sink

GCEMS-Specific Information

Station 82-6 (Main St, Mantua)

Utility Room

Bathroom

GCEMS-Specific Information

Station 82-6 (Main St, Mantua)

Storage Room & Cascade

GCEMS-Specific Information

Station 82-7 (West Ave, Pitman)

Bathroom

Rear of Bay

GCEMS-Specific Information

Station 82-8 (N. Delsea Dr, Clayton)

Bay Storage Closet

Right of Crew Room Sink

Rear Bay

GCEMS-Specific Information

Station 82-8 (N. Delsea Dr, Clayton)

Bathrooms

GCEMS-Specific Information

Station 83-1 (N. Broad St, Woodbury)

Kitchen Sink

GCEMS-Specific Information

Station 83-2 (Harrisonville Rd, South Harrison)

Cabinets at Crew Room Counter

GCEMS-Specific Information

Station 83-3 (N. Main St, Harrison)

CleaningSupply Closet

GCEMS-Specific Information

Station 83-4 (Coles Mill Rd, Franklin)

Under Kitchen Sink

Bathroom

GCEMS-Specific Information

Station 83-4 (Coles Mill Rd, Franklin)

Cascade

GCEMS-Specific Information

Station 83-5 (Catawba Ave, Newfield)

Rear of Bay

Bathroom

GCEMS-Specific Information

Station 83-6 (County House Rd, East Greenwich)

Rack in Storage Room

GCEMS-Specific Information

Station 83-7 (Delsea Dr, Deptford)

Cleaning Supply Cabinet

GCEMS-Specific Information

Station 83-8 (Good Intent Rd, Deptford)

Cleaning Supplies Cabinet

GCEMS-Specific Information

Station 83-8 (Good Intent Rd, Deptford)

Cascade

GCEMS-Specific Information

Station 84-1 (Glassboro Rd, Monroe)

Storage Closet (Space Shared in Firehouse)

GCEMS-Specific Information

Station 84-2 (Corkery Ln, Monroe)

Cascade

Storage Room

GCEMS-Specific Information

Station 84-3 (Whitehall Rd, Monroe)

Storage Closet (Space Shared in Firehouse)

GCEMS-Specific Information

Headquarters (Clayton)

Other chemicals stored in locked areas for cleaning staff use

Kitchen Sink

GCEMS-Specific Information

Questions/concerns can be directed to our HazCom contact:

Hazmat Chief Andrew Halter1200 N. Delsea Dr. Clayton, NJ 08312 856-307-7120 Ext. 7122 ahalter@co.gloucester.nj.us

If after hours or unable to reach, contact the ODS: 856-364-5761

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