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Hazard communication & GHS

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for all employees. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you.

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  • 40 minutes, 8 lessons, 12-question final check
  • See who started, who finished and every score
  • Last reviewed 8 October 2026. Not legal advice
Use the SDS
What would you do?

You spilled a litre of floor stripper: which SDS section do you open first?

Try it: this is one of 19 interactive activities in the course.

What's included

Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.

  • Self-paced course

    8 lessons, about 40 minutes, with 19 interactive activities and a 12-question final check (80% to pass).

  • Live session deck

    10 slides to run after the course, in the room or online, with audience Q&A.

  • Two surveys

    Post-course feedback and a 30-day check-in, anonymous by default, so you know whether the training is used on the job.

8 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

See who finished

Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's result on the 12-question final check, against the 80% pass mark.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

Course outline

8 lessons, about 40 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Why this matters · 7 min

    Explain your right to know about chemical hazards and where the written HazCom program is.

  • Lesson 2: Know the hazards · 7 min

    Identify the hazardous chemicals and operations in your work area.

  • Lesson 3: Read the label · 6 min

    Recognise physical and health hazards, incl. simple asphyxiants, combustible dust, pyrophoric gases and HNOC.

  • Lesson 4: Use the SDS · 4 min

    Read a GHS label: its six elements and the pictograms.

  • Lesson 5: Protect yourself · 6 min

    Find key information in a 16-section SDS.

  • Lesson 6: The 2024 update · 2 min

    Detect a release (monitoring, appearance, odour) and use the protective measures provided.

  • Lesson 7: When things go wrong · 4 min

    Describe what changed in the 2024 update and what it means on the job.

  • Lesson 8: Final assessment · 4 min

    12 questions, 80% to pass. The result is saved to the learner's record.

Based on: 29 CFR 1910.1200(h) (as updated by the 2024 final rule aligning with GHS Rev. 7, 89 FR 44144)

Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Previewing the course as a learner is free too.

The course itself is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session. Whether online delivery meets your local rules depends on the law that applies to you, so check 29 CFR 1910.1200(h) or ask your own counsel.

At initial assignment + whenever a new chemical hazard is introduced (no fixed annual requirement; annual refresher is best practice).

All employees who may be exposed to hazardous chemicals (manufacturing, warehouse, cleaning/janitorial, labs, auto shops, salons, retail stockrooms).

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when. Check the retention period that applies to you in 29 CFR 1910.1200(h).

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply. Keep anything your own law requires you to cover.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Hazcom program location
  • Chemical inventory for area
  • GHS-style, NFPA/HMIS
  • SDS access method
  • PPE for chemical tasks
  • Eyewash shower locations
  • Spill response contact
  • LMS or record system
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.

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