Program Overview

Every workplace that uses hazardous chemicals - from manufacturing floors to hospital laboratories - has a legal and moral obligation to ensure workers know exactly what chemicals they work with and what risks those chemicals carry. ICLM's Chemical Safety & Hazard Communication (HazCom) Training delivers comprehensive, practical education that empowers workers and safety professionals to understand chemical hazards, interpret safety information, and apply safe handling practices every single day.
Under the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) 29 CFR 1910.1200 - aligned with the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals - employers must provide training on chemical hazards present in the workplace, how to read and use Safety Data Sheets (SDS), and how to interpret GHS-compliant labels. Non-compliance can result in significant regulatory penalties, but more importantly, inadequate chemical safety knowledge results in chemical burns, poisoning, respiratory disease, and fatal incidents.

Benefits & Outcomes

ICLM's training goes beyond regulatory box-ticking. Our expert-led sessions use real-world chemical scenarios, hands-on SDS navigation exercises, and industry-specific case studies to ensure participants leave with genuine competence - not just a certificate. Whether your team handles industrial solvents, corrosive cleaning agents, reactive laboratory chemicals, or flammable fuels, this course is built to protect them.

Pre-Use Checks

Daily inspection discipline and hazard spotting basics.

Control Principles

Safe methods, sequencing, and decision making in operations.

Emergency Response

Incident communication and immediate response actions.

Core Learning Modules

Module 01

Understand the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals and its global regulatory adoption

Module 02

Read and interpret all elements of a GHS-compliant chemical label including pictograms, signal words, hazard statements, and precautionary statements

Module 03

Navigate all 16 sections of a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) and extract critical safety and emergency information efficiently

Module 04

Classify chemical hazards by type - including flammability, reactivity, acute toxicity, crcinogenicity, and environmental hazards

Module 05

Select, use, and maintain correct personal protective equipment (PPE) for specific chemical hazard classes

Module 06

Apply safe chemical storage practices including segregation of incompatible chemicals and secondary containment requirements

Module 07

Respond correctly to chemical spills, splashes, and inhalation exposures using SDS emergency guidance