First responders should become familiar with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) hazard classes for hazardous materials and the placards and labels used to identify those hazards. This ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has amended its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), 29 C.F.R. § 1910.1200, to align with Revision 7 (Rev. 7) of the United Nations’ Globally ...

Since OSHA published its 2024 final rule updating the HazCom standard, many business leaders and EHS professionals have had questions about its impact. Learning about these changes is critical, as the ...

On Monday, May 20, 2024, the Department of Labor released the final rule from its Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) that will update the current Hazard Communication Standard. The ...

Effective HazCom training equips employees with the ability to interpret and understand the hazard information provided on the chemical labels and SDSs for the chemicals they’re working with, and how ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has revised standards for hazardous communications over the past few years to be more in-line with the Global Harmonized ...

Safety professionals have a lot on their plate. You must manage your chemical inventory and safety data sheet (SDS) library, among other things. Ironically, this busy schedule may keep you from ...

On May 20, OHSA announced a final rule from its Occupational Safety and Health Administration that will update the current Hazard Communication Standard to better protect workers by improving the ...

Chemical manufacturers, importers, and distributors are required by regulation to label every hazardous chemical container as described in section 3.2. As long as the original label is affixed and ...

The Department of Labor recently announced a final rule from its Occupational Safety and Health Administration that will update the current Hazard Communication Standard to better protect workers by ...

The HCS hazard definitions may differ from other commonly used definitions. Of particular note is the use of the term “flammable liquid.” The International Fire Code (IFC) and the NFPA classify ...