Resources
GHS Resources
The GHS Purple Book (2015) is the industry standard reference for GHSUnited States
OSHA GHS PortalGHS – OSHA HCS Comparison Document
EPA
Canada
Canadian Center for Occupational Health and Safety GHS InformationWHMIS 2015
Europe
UNECE, United Nations Economic Commission for EuropeEU Chemical Sector Information for SME’s
ECHA – European Chemicals Agency
World
World Wide Implementation TimelineUNITAR; Guidance Documents, Educational Resources & Training materials, re: GHS
Reference Guide: Industry Acronyms
- ANSI: American National Standards Institute
- APEC: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
- ASTM: American Society of Testing and Materials
- CA: Competent Authority
- CAS: Chemical Abstract Service
- CBI: Confidential Business Information
- CFR: Code of Federal Regulations
- CG/HCCS: Coordinating Group for the Harmonization of Chemical Classification Systems
- CPSC: Consumer Product Safety Commission
- DOT: Department of Transportation
- EINECS: European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances
- EPA: Environmental Protection Agency
- EU: European Union
- FIFRA: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act
- GHS: Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals
- HCS: Hazard Communication Standard
- IARC: International Agency for the Research on Cancer
- IFCS: International Forum on Chemical Safety
- ILO: International Labor Organization
- IOMC: Inter-organization Program on the Sound Management of Chemicals
- ISO: International Standards Organization
- IUPAC: International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
- LD50 : Lethal dose 50mg/kg: Milligram per kilogram
- SDS: Safety Data Sheet
- NAFTA: North American Free Trade Agreement
- OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- OECD: The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- QSARs: Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships
- SME: Small and medium sized enterprises
- TFHCL: Task Force on the Harmonization of Classification and Labelling
- TSCA: Toxic Substances Control Act
- UN: United Nations
- UNCED: United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
- UNCETDG: United Nations Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods
- UNCETDG/GHS: United Nations Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods and on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals
- UNITAR: United Nations Institute for Training and Research
- WG: work group
- WHMIS: Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
- WSSD: World Summit on Sustainable Development