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Hazard Communication are timely communication to civil defense authorities orders and information about evacuation, air attack, radiation hazards, chemical and bacteriological (biological) infection, the threat of flooding, early dispersal, etc.
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Timely notification of the population allows hiding it for 10-15 minutes immediately after the alert. Thereby reducing the loss of life from 85% to 4-7% by the sudden application of NBC. Therefore, the protection of the population, primarily depends on the well-organized system of notification, the organization which is assigned to civil defense headquarters.
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Alerts are produced by all types of communication: television, radio, using special equipment and facilities to deliver sound and light signals. Immediately provide guidance on how to proceed and their population groups, agreed estimated start time of fallout, while the approach of contaminated air, and views of toxic substances. The Internet serves as one of latest means of communication, that allows informing more people in the shortest period of time.
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The Hazard Communication Standard, also known as the "Right-to-Know Law", was first enacted on November 25, 1983, by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). It was later modified with minor changes and technical amendments that went into effect March 11, 1994. (MML, 2012)
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The purpose of the standard is to monitor the hazards of all chemicals produced or imported, providing employers and employees with all necessary information, note. This exchange of information should be achieved through a comprehensive program of the danger, which consists of simple components such as the labeling of containers and other forms of warning, Material Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and training.
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The Standard consists of six major categories: Hazard Determination, Safety Data Sheets, Labels and other Forms of Warning, Employee Information and Training, The Written Hazard Communication Program and Trade Secrets.
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That is how the hazcom standard pictograms divided into special groups and marked on the items (workers deal with) which may hurt or kill.
GHS provides rules on how employees are educated about chemical hazards. According to OSHA, changes to the standard will "prevent over 500 workplace injuries and illnesses and 43 fatalities annually" and will save American businesses more than $475 million in productivity improvements. (Tisonic, 2013)
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Hazard communication standards cover all physical categories of chemicals including liquids, gases, solids, vapors, mists and fumes that could be present in the working place.
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OSHA generates a list of top 10 most violated regulations annually. Hazard Communication Standards record more than 5,000 violations annually.
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The violations are as a result of two major factors. First most working places have various hazard materials of different forms. In fact, even the cleaning fluids are categorized as a hazardous material. Second most people ignore or are not aware of the labels and the storage procedure of substances in their working places.
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It is important for people to know hazard communication information, because they have the right to know this information. This is important for the employees to follow proper procedure to avoid dangers. Thousands of hazardous products exist with numerous being introduced from time to time. Therefore, it is important for people to know them and the protective measure required.
