Please find a list of helpful resources below. Information is listed by country and subject, covering general chemical regulations, REACH and GHS.
A Guide to The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) – The Purple Book is the industry standard reference for GHS.
United States
OSHA GHS Portal:
http://www.osha.gov/dsg/hazcom/global.html
GHS – OSHA HCS Comparison Document:
http://www.osha.gov/dsg/hazcom/ghoshacomparison.html
EPA:
http://www.epa.gov/oppfead1/international/globalharmon.htm
US DOT:
http://hazmat.dot.gov/regs/intl/globharm.htm
Canada
Canada’s Hazard Communication Standard: WHMIS
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/occup-travail/whmis-simdut/substance-eng.php
Canadian GHS information:
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/intactiv/ghs-sgh/com/gencom/doc/ ghs-canada_06-sgh_e.html
GHS Labelling information for Canada:
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/intactiv/ghs-sgh/index_e.html
Canada’s Strategis analysis:
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ahc-asc/pubs/ghs-sgh/introduction_e.html
Europe
EUR:LEX Access to European Law
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/
UNECE, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe:
http://www.unece.org/trans/danger/publi/ghs/ghs_welcome_e.html
REACH and GHS
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/reach/ghs_en.htm
REACH
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/reach/docs/ghs/ ghs_sc_note_transition_period_final.pdf
ECB – European Chemicals Bureau:
http://ecb.jrc.it/
Irelands Health and Safety Authority:
http://www.hsa.ie/eng/Sectors/Chemicals/Global_Harmonisation_GHS_/
ECB – Comparison between Annex 1 phrases and GHS hazard statements:
http://209.85.165.104/custom?q=cache:boMFyNRe8OcJ:ecb.jrc.it/classlab/15004_physchem_EU-
GHS.doc+ghs&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us
Global: World information
What is REACH: European Commission:
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/chemicals/reach/reach_intro.htm
UNITAR:
http://www.unitar.org/chemicals-and-waste-management-at-unitar
GHS Timeline:
http://www.unece.org/trans/danger/publi/ghs/implementation_e.html
OECD, Chemicals Classification and Labelling:
http://www.oecd.org/department/ 0,2688,en_2649_34371_1_1_1_1_1,00.html
ILO, International Labour Organization (Safework):
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/safework/ghs/
UNITAR; Guidance Documents, Educational Resources & Training materials, re: GHS:
http://www.unitar.org/cwm/publications/cbl/ghs/topic1.aspx
Industry Acronyms