Hazard Communication (HazCom) Training
Learn to recognize chemical hazards, read GHS labels and Safety Data Sheets, and understand protective measures for safer work.
- Unlimited exam retakes
- Mobile access on any device
- Certificate available immediately online
- Group / business enrollment available
Understand Chemical Hazards in Your Workplace
Millions of workers encounter hazardous chemicals in cleaners, solvents, industrial materials, and manufacturing products. This course provides the general knowledge to recognize their risks and understand safer handling.
OSHA requires employers to inform and train employees about hazardous chemicals in their work areas. Learn the labels, SDS information, and protective measures central to that training.
Chemical Hazard Recognition
Identify physical and health hazards, including flammability, corrosiveness, toxicity, and carcinogenicity.
Labels and Safety Data Sheets
Understand GHS pictograms, signal words, label elements, and where to find critical information in an SDS.
Protective Measures
Review safe work practices, emergency procedures, and personal protective equipment for chemical exposure.
Your HazCom Rights
Know your right to hazard information, the written program, and accessible Safety Data Sheets.
Workers Who May Encounter Hazardous Chemicals
Relevant for general industry employees who work with or around hazardous chemicals during normal duties or foreseeable emergencies.
Chemical use in production, assembly, or processing.
Handling, storing, or transporting hazardous-material containers.
Using cleaners, solvents, lubricants, and other chemical products.
Working with reagents, specimens, or testing materials.
Using cleaning chemicals, disinfectants, and maintenance products.
Handling disinfectants, sterilants, pharmaceuticals, or hazardous medical materials.
Based on 29 CFR 1910.1200
The Hazard Communication Standard requires information and training at initial assignment and whenever a new chemical hazard is introduced. Training must address the chemicals and hazards in each employee's actual work area.
Hazard Recognition
Physical and health hazards from workplace chemicals.
GHS Communication
Labels, pictograms, signal words, and Safety Data Sheets.
Employee Access
Hazard information, written program, and SDS access.
Instant Certificate
Available online after successfully completing the assessment.
This course follows the federal standard. Employers under an OSHA-approved State Plan should check whether additional state requirements apply.
Online Knowledge Training and Workplace-Specific Training
What This Online Course Provides
This course teaches the fundamentals of hazard communication, including chemical hazard identification, GHS labeling systems, Safety Data Sheets, and general protective measures. You will learn the core concepts required under OSHA's training mandate.
- Identify chemical hazards
- Understand GHS labeling systems
- Read and interpret Safety Data Sheets
- Recognize general protective measures
- Learn the core concepts required under OSHA's training mandate
What Your Employer Must Still Provide
Your employer must supplement this training with workplace-specific information, including:
- Information about the specific hazardous chemicals present in your work area
- The location and availability of the written hazard communication program and Safety Data Sheets at your facility
- Your employer's labeling system and workplace procedures
- Specific work practices, emergency procedures, and personal protective equipment (PPE) required for the chemicals you work with
- Methods and observations used to detect the presence or release of hazardous chemicals in your work area
In addition, your employer must develop and maintain a written hazard communication program, ensure containers are properly labeled, and keep Safety Data Sheets readily accessible during each work shift.
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“Clear, practical, and easy for our team to complete without losing the important chemical-safety details.”
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Reach OutRecognize Chemical Hazards. Work More Safely.
Learn to use labels and Safety Data Sheets, understand chemical risks, and choose protective measures. Finish at your pace with unlimited retakes.