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What is the primary purpose of a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)?
What is the primary purpose of a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)?
- To provide information on the safe handling, use, storage, and disposal of a hazardous chemical (correct)
- To provide instructions for the proper use of a chemical
- To provide a list of all the chemicals used in a workplace
- To certify that a worker has been trained to handle hazardous chemicals
Which of the following is a key component of the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of classification and labeling of chemicals?
Which of the following is a key component of the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of classification and labeling of chemicals?
- A color-coded system for identifying hazardous chemicals
- A protocol for conducting hazardous waste disposal
- A standardized set of pictograms and hazard statements (correct)
- A system for tracking chemical inventories
What is the primary benefit of the GHS?
What is the primary benefit of the GHS?
- It provides a single, globally recognized system for classifying and labeling hazardous chemicals (correct)
- It eliminates the need for MSDSs
- It reduces the number of chemicals that are considered hazardous
- It is only used in the United States
What information can be found on a chemical label?
What information can be found on a chemical label?
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Why is it important to properly interpret an MSDS?
Why is it important to properly interpret an MSDS?
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