Online Learning Tool Teaches OSHA's New Hazard Communication Standard

CHICAGO, Sept. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PortionPac Chemical Corporation has created an online learning course to help manufacturers, distributors, and end users comply with OSHA's new Hazard Communication Standard. All employers whose workers are exposed to hazardous chemicals are required to educate employees about the new standard by December 1, 2013.

The new Hazard Communication Standard, called the "Right to Understand," is the first major modification to the Standard since 1994. According to OSHA, the revised rules will "improve the quality and consistency of hazard information in the workplace, making it safer for workers by providing easily understandable information on appropriate handling and safe use of hazardous chemicals."

One of the biggest changes is the adoption of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals, or the GHS. The GHS uses widely-accepted criteria to identify specific hazards and provides a standardized language to communicate hazards on labels and Safety Data Sheets.

The online learning course is a uniquely interactive way to engage employees so they are better able to understand the critical safety knowledge from OSHA's official 300-plus page Hazard Communication Standard.  The course includes narrative elements, quizzes, and games to educate employees on all elements of the new standard.

The online course is available for purchase from PortionPac Chemical Corporation. For more information on the course, see http://www.portionpaccorp.com/resources/osha-hazcom-standard/.

About PORTIONPAC

PortionPac is the leading provider of premeasured maximum concentrate portion control detergents with a 49 year history of teaching how to clean better, safer and with less products.  PortionPac products reduce the resources used throughout the lifecycle of production, storage, distribution and disposal, minimize the adverse effects of cleaning products on the environment, and eliminate the unsafe and ineffective habits of traditional cleaning procedures.  PortionPac has been recognized by the City of Chicago and State of Illinois for sustainable practices and was named a Top Small Company Workplace by Winning Workplaces and Inc. magazine. For more information visit www.portionpaccorp.com.

For additional information:
Arline Welty
[email protected]
Phone: 312-447-5738
Fax: 312-447-5938
www.portionpaccorp.com

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