Citation
(2015), "ACA’s Hazardous Materials Identification System (HMIS®) Implementation Manual, Fourth Edition now available", Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, Vol. 62 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/ACMM.12862caa.014.html
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
ACA’s Hazardous Materials Identification System (HMIS®) Implementation Manual, Fourth Edition now available
Article Type: Environment and safety From: Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, Volume 62, Issue 3
The American Coatings Association (ACA) announced the availability of its new Hazardous Materials Identification System (HMIS®) Implementation Manual, Fourth Edition. ACA’s landmark HMIS® program and manual aids employers with the development and implementation of a comprehensive Hazard Communication Program. ACA’s HMIS® structure addresses hazard assessment, labeling, Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and employee training.
ACA’s HMIS® hazard rating scheme is designed to be compatible with workplace labeling requirements of the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) revised Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) that align with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). It is constructed to communicate in-plant hazard information to employees through training and the use of colors, numbers, letters of the alphabet and symbols of types of personnel protective equipment (PPE).
The manual features a tool that allows users to utilize GHS Classifications to immediately translate an approximate HMIS® rating. ACA’s HMIS® Implementation Manual’s exclusive Comparison Tables help to generate HMIS® ratings using SDSs that contain GHS classifications, GHS pictograms, signal words and hazard statements – offering numerous step-by-step examples – and enabling employers to determine HMIS® hazard ratings from the information provided on shipped container labels and in SDSs.
The new version of HMIS® retains the same labeling profile as the current system to provide continuity and avoid confusion in the workplaces where it has been in use for over 30 years. OSHA has essentially affirmed that current HMIS® labels for in-plant containers, related written documentation and training aids proper integration of the revised HCS requirements, and it continues to help companies address their compliance obligations.
ACA’s HMIS® Implementation Manual is available for ACA members for $199; the non-member price is $299.
More information is available from: http://www.paint.org/programs/hmis.html