Let me start off by saying I am completely new to the trucking business.

I have worked safety in construction for the past year and have a degree in safety management but have never worked much with transportation safety.

I very recently got a job as a Safety Director with a trucking company and am curious as to if my Hazmat drivers should take a training course for the new GHS provisions in regards to reading MSDS's and the different labeling.

Any info or opinions would be greatly appreciated. :thumbsup:

Thanks

This is an OSHA initiative. Drivers are regulated by DOT & FMCSA. I don't see anything on either of their websites concerning GHS. In most cases OSHA deals with plant employees who work with/around hazmat. Truck drivers aren't in that category we transport hazmat and are subject to different rules.

Welcome to trucking and CAD.

BtW I do deliver quite a bit of hazmat and haven't heard anything about additional training. It's the shippers responsibility to have ALL paperwork legal.