Employers should be prepared to address new hazards for chemicals, even for chemicals that have been used in the workplace for years. A key requirement of OSHA's newly revised Hazard Communication ...

A key requirement of OSHA's newly revised Hazard Communication Standard (HazCom 2012) is that chemical manufacturers and distributors operating in the United States classify their chemicals using ...

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 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 ...

The Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals is a new worldwide initiative for the standardized classification of hazardous chemicals and a communication system for ...

Look around your home. A food wrapper, a shampoo bottle, a couch cushion and many other items very likely contain synthetic ...

All employees have both a need and a right to know the hazards and identities of the chemicals they are exposed to when working as identified in the Hazard Communication Guidelines. This document ...

The Hazard Communication plan of Bates College ensures that all employees who handle or may come into contact with hazardous chemicals are informed of the hazards of these chemicals and of measures to ...