Australia
| Title | Organisation | Date | Download |
| Draft National Code of Practise for the Labelling of Workplace Hazardous Chemicals | Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) | Dec 2006 | English |
| Guidance note for the Control of Workplace Hazardous Substances in the Retail Sector (NOHSC:3018(1994)) | Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) | May 1994 | English |
| Guidance note for the assessment of Health Risks Arising from Haardous Substances in the Workplace ((NOHSC:3017(1994)) | Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) | Mar 1994 | English |
| Storage of Chemicals-Guidance note for PLacarding Stores for Dangerous Goods and Specified Hazardous Substances (NOHSC:3009(1990))-Guidance note for Emergency Services Manifests (NOHSC:3010(1990)) | Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) | Jun 1990 | English |
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Brazil
| Title | Organisation | Date | Download |
| What is GHS? O que e o GHS, Sistema Harmonizado Globalmente para a Classificacao e Rotulagem de Produtos Quimicos | Brazilian Association of Chemical Industry (ABIQUIM)/DETEC | Jan 2005 | Portuguese |
| Standards of Classification of hazardous Chemicals | Government of Brazil | Sep 2002 | Portuguese |
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Canada
| Title | Organisation | Date | Download |
| The Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG 2004) | Government of Canada | Jan 2004 | English French Spanish |
| Dangerous Goods Safety Marks | Government of Canada | Jan 2000 | English |
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European Union (EU)
| Title | Organisation | Date | Download |
| Dangerous substances -handle with care | European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EASHW) | Jan 2003 | English |
| Hazardous substances in the workplace -minimizing the risks | European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EASHW) | Jan 2003 | English French Spanish |
| Communicating Information about Dangerous Substances- FACT 35 | European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EASHW) | Jan 2003 | English French Spanish |
| Manual of decisions for implementation of the sixth and seventh amendments to Directive 67/548/EEC on dangerous substances | European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EASHW) | Jan 2002 | English |
| Manual of decisions, implementation for the sixth and seventh amendments to Directive 67/548/EEC on dangerous substances | European Commission (EC) | Jan 2002 | English |
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FAO/WHO
| Title | Organisation | Date | Download |
| Manual on the development and use of FAO and WHO specifications for pesticides (revised version 2006) | FAO/WHO | Jan 2006 | English |
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
| Title | Organisation | Date | Download |
| Guidelines on compliance and enforcement of a pesticide regulatory programme | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) | Jul 2006 | English |
| Guidelines on efficacy evaluation of the registration of plant protection products | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) | Jul 2006 | English |
| Guidelines on monitoring and observance of the revised version of the Code of Conduct | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) | Jun 2006 | English |
| Guidelines on monitoring and observance of the revised version of the Code of Conduct | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) | Jun 2006 | English |
| The Implementation of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals - FAO's past and present activities | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) | Jun 2006 | English |
| Manual on the submission and evaluation of pesticide residues data for the estimation of maximum residue limits in food and feed | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) | Jan 2002 | English |
| Guidelines on procedures for the registration, certification and testing of new pesticide application equipment | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) | Jan 2001 | English |
| Guidelines on good labelling practice | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) | Jan 1995 | English |
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France
| Title | Organisation | Date | Download |
| Building Block Approach: guidance on its implementation | Government of France | Jan 2006 | English French |
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Germany
| Title | Organisation | Date | Download |
| Chemical Management Guide: Improve Chemical Management to Gain Cost Savings, Reduce Hazards and Improve Safety | Government of Germany | Jan 2002 | English |
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Indonesia
| Title | Organisation | Date | Download |
| Chemical Management and Control Strategies: Experiences from the GTZ Pilot Project on Chemical Safety in Indonesia Small and Medium-sized Enterprises | German Corporation for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) | Jun 2003 | English |
| GHS Booklet | Government of Indonesia | Dec 2006 | Bahasa Indonesia |
| Synergies for Capacity Building Under International Agreements adressing Chemicals and Waste Management | Government of Indonesia | Jan 2004 | English |
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Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety (IFCS)
| Title | Organisation | Date | Download |
| Simple indicators of progress | Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety (IFCS) | Jan 2001 | English |
| Priorities for Action beyond 2000 | Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety (IFCS) | Jan 2000 | English |
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International Labour Organization (ILO)
| Title | Organisation | Date | Download |
| ICSC Compiler's Guide | International Labour Organization (ILO) | Mar 2002 | English |
| Priorities for Action beyond 2000 | International Labour Organization (ILO) | Jan 1990 | English |
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Japan
| Title | Organisation | Date | Download |
| International Standard for Chemical Safety: Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) | Government of Japan | Dec 2006 | English |
| Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) | Jan 2006 | Japanese |
| GHS Classification Manual | National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE) | Oct 2005 | English Japanese |
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New Zealand
| Title | Organisation | Date | Download |
| Preparation of Safety Data Sheets- Draft Approved Code of Practice | Chemical Industry Council (NZCIC) | Oct 2002 | English |
| Labelling of Hazard Substances: Hazard and Precautionary informations | Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA) | Jun 2006 | English |
| Thresholds and Classifications for substances under the HSNO Act 1996 | Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA) | Aug 2001 | English |
| Summary User Guide to the HSNO Thresholds and Classifications of Hazardous Substances | Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA) | Jun 2001 | English |
| Guide to Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act | Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) | Jan 2001 | English |
| Hazardous property classification scheme | Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) | Jan 2000 | English |
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Nigeria
| Title | Organisation | Date | Download |
| Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS)-Leaflet | Government of Nigeria | May 2007 | English |
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
| Title | Organisation | Date | Download |
| Toxic gas mixtures | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) | May 2006 | English French |
| Development of a classification scheme to accommodate chronic toxicity to aquatic organisms for assigning a chronic hazard category | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) | May 2006 | English French |
| Carcinogenicity potency estimation methods | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) | Apr 2006 | English French |
| OECD series on testing and assessment number 32 and OECD series on pesticides number 10. Guidance note for analysis and evaluation of repeat-dose toxicity studies | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) | Jul 2002 | English |
| OECD series on testing and assessment number 19. Guidance document on the recognition, assessment and use of clinical signs as human endpoints for experimental animal used safety evaluation | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) | Dec 2000 | English |
| OECD series on testing and assessment number 22. Guidance document on the performance of out-door monolith lysimeter studies | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) | Dec 2000 | English |
| OECD series on testing and assessment number 23. Guidance document on aquatic toxicity testing of difficult substances and mixtures | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) | Dec 2000 | English |
| OECD series on testing and assessment number 11. Detailed review Paper on Aquatic Testing Methods for Pesticides and Industrial Chemicals | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) | Feb 1998 | English |
| OECD series on testing and assessment number 7. Guidance report on direct phototransformation of chemical in water | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) | Jan 1997 | English |
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)/United Nations Institute for Training And Research (UNITAR)
| Title | Organisation | Date | Download |
| Report on preparation of GHS implementation by the OECD Countries | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)/United Nations Institute for Training And Research (UNITAR) | Jan 2007 | English |
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Senegal
| Title | Organisation | Date | Download |
| Brochure d'informations relatives au Systeme General Harmonise de classification et d'etiquetage des produits chimiques dans le secteur de la consommation (SGH) | Government of Senegal | Dec 2006 | French |
| Brochure d'informations relatives au Systeme General Harmonise de classification et d'etiquetage des produits chimiques dans le secteur agricole (SGH) | Government of Senegal | Dec 2006 | French |
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Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) Secretariat
| Title | Organisation | Date | Download |
| IMOC Brochure | Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) Secretariat | Jan 2006 | English |
| IMOC Presentation | Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) Secretariat | Jan 2006 | English |
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Thailand
| Title | Organisation | Date | Download |
| Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS)- leaflet | Government of Thailand | Jun 2007 | Thai |
| Brochure GHS | Government of Thailand | Jun 2007 | Thai |
| GHS Exhibition rollstand | Government of Thailand | Jun 2007 | Thai |
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The Society for Chemical Hazard Communication (SCHC)
| Title | Organisation | Date | Download |
| Hazard Communication References | The Society for Chemical Hazard Communication (SCHC) | Jan 2005 | English |
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UNITAR/ILO
| Title | Organisation | Date | Download |
| Strengthening the Role of Public Interest Groups and Labour Organizations in the Implementation of the GHS: A Reference Document (Draft) | UNITAR/ILO | Dec 2006 | English |
| UNITAR/ILO Global GHS Training and Capacity Building Programme Update | UNITAR/ILO | Feb 2006 | English |
| Training and Capacity Building Programme for Implementation of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS), Programme Update | UNITAR/ILO | Nov 2003 | English |
| Developing and Implementing a National Chemical Hazard Communication and GHS Action Plan: Guidance Document (Working Draft) | UNITAR/ILO | Oct 2001 | English |
| Preparing a National Chemical Hazard Communication Situation Analysis | UNITAR/ILO | Oct 2001 | English |
| Assisting Countries to Develop and Implement Chemical Hazard Communication and GHS Action Plans - Pilot Phase (2001-2003). Information Note (2001) | UNITAR/ILO | Jun 2001 | English |
| Assisting Countries to Develop and Implement Chemical Hazard Communication and GHS Action Plans: A UNITAR/ILO/IOMC Training and Capacity Building Programme: Information Note | UNITAR/ILO | Jun 2001 | English |
| Development of a Global Capacity Building Programme to Assist Countries in Implementing the GHS, Forum III, Room Document (2000) | UNITAR/ILO | Jan 2000 | English French Spanish |
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UNITAR/ILO/IOMC
| Title | Organisation | Date | Download |
| Developing a National GHS Implementation Strategy | UNITAR/ILO/IOMC | Aug 2005 | English French Russian |
| Developing and Implementing a National Chemical Hazard Communication and GHS Action Plan - Guidance Document, Working Draft (2001) | UNITAR/ILO/IOMC | Jan 2001 | English |
| Preparing a National Chemical Hazard Communication Situation Analysis, Working Draft (2001) | UNITAR/ILO/IOMC | Jan 2001 | English |
| Global Partnership for Capacity Building to Implement the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) | UNITAR/ILO/OECD | Nov 2003 | English |
| UNITAR/ILO/OECD Proposal and Invitation for a WSSD "Type 2" Global Partnership for Capacity Building to Implement the Globally Harmonized System for Chemical Classification and Labelling (2002) | UNITAR/ILO/OECD | May 2003 | English French Spanish |
| WSSD Global Partnership for Capacity Building to Implement the GHS Brochure | UNITAR/ILO/OECD | May 2003 | English |
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United Kingdom (UK)
| Title | Organisation | Date | Download |
| Why do I need a Safety Data Sheet? | Health and Safety Executive (HSE) | Jun 2002 | English |
| Read the Label- How to find out if chemicals are dangerous | Health and Safety Executive (HSE) | May 2002 | English |
| COSHH: A brief guide to the Regulations- what you need to know about the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH) | Health and Safety Executive (HSE) | Jan 2002 | English |
| COSHH a Brief Guide to the Regulations | Health and Safety Executive (HSE) | Jan 1999 | English |
| The Complete IDIOT'S Guide to CHIP | Health and Safety Executive (HSE) | Jan 1994 | English |
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United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
| Title | Organisation | Date | Download |
| International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road, ADR presentation | United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) | Jan 2007 | English French |
| European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Good, ADN presentation | United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) | Jan 2007 | English French |
| GHS Presentations: Hazard Communication- Labelling and Safety Data Sheets | United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) | Jul 2006 | English French Spanish |
| GHS Presentations: introduction-historical background | United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) | Jun 2006 | English French Spanish |
| GHS Presentations: introduction- purpose, scope, and application of the GHS | United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) | May 2006 | English French Spanish |
| GHS Presentations: Physical, health and environmental hazards:classification criteria for substances | United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) | Apr 2006 | English French Spanish |
| GHS Presentations: Physical, health and environmental hazards:classification criteria for mixtures | United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) | Mar 2006 | English French Spanish |
| GHS Presentations: Physical, health and environmental hazards: classification criteria for substances and mixtures | United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) | Feb 2006 | English French Spanish |
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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
| Title | Organisation | Date | Download |
| The Hazardous Chemicals and Wastes Conventions | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) | Sep 2003 | English |
| TransAPELL- Guidance for Dangerous Goods Transport Emergency Planning in a Local Community | United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) | Mar 2000 | English |
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United States of America (USA)
| Title | Organisation | Date | Download |
| OSHA Small Business Training Manual | Department of Labour, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) | Jan 2005 | English |
| Assessing the Need for Personal Protective Equipment: A Guide for Small Business Employers | Department of Labour, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) | Jan 2000 | English |
| Chemical Hazard Communication: Information Booklet | Department of Labour, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) | Jan 1998 | English |
| What hazardous materials regulations apply to materials of trade?
All files | Department of Transportation | Jan 2001 | English |
| A Guide to the GHS | Government of United States of America (USA) | Dec 2006 | English |
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University of Maryland
| Title | Organisation | Date | Download |
| Hazard Communication: A Review of the Science Underpinning the Art of Communication for Health and Safety | Academia | May 1997 | English |
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Zambia
| Title | Organisation | Date | Download |
| Analysis of the comprehensibility testing of labels and SDSs in chemical hazard communication: A case study for Zambia | Environmental Council Zambia (ECZ) | Aug 2002 | English |
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