1. What does the acronym GHS stand for?
Answer: Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling
2. How many Sections are required on the new GHS Safety Data Sheet?
a) 16 Sections
b) 9 Sections
c) 12 Sections
d) None of the above
Answer: a) 16 Sections
3. When do manufacturers need to start using GHS compliant labels and Safety Data Sheets?
a) January 1, 2015
b) December 1, 2013
c) June 1, 2015
d) December 1, 2015
Answer: c) June 1, 2015
4. What Section of the Safety Data Sheet contains the GHS label elements that must also appear on the label?
Answer: Section 2
5. How many pictograms are there?
Answer: There are 9 pictograms but only 8 of them are mandatory under the GHS requirements
(the Environment pictogram is not mandatory).
6. A typical pictogram that might appear on a floor stripper is Corrosion
Answer: True
True or False?
7. What information from Section 2 of the Safety Data is required on the label?
Answer: The Label Elements, including Signal Word, Hazard Statement(s), Precautionary Statement(s),
and Pictogram(s)
8. Employers must train their employees on the new GHS label elements and Safety Data Sheet by
December 1, 2013. True or False?
Answer: True
9. Employers must update all affected workplace labeling and their Hazard Communication Program
(as necessary), and provide employee training for newly identified physical or health hazards by:
a) June 1, 2015
b) June 1, 2016
c) December 1, 2015
d) When they have time
Answer: b) June 1, 2016 - Employers must update all affected workplace labeling and their Hazard Communication Program (as necessary), and provide employee training for newly identified physical
or health hazards.
10. Distributors can no longer sell products from manufacturers labeled under the old system as of
December 1, 2015. True or False?
Answer: True
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