An OSHA initiative means employers who use hazardous chemicals in the workplace should start preparing to update their hazard communication training programs. Who needs training, what are the elements ...

OSHA is preparing to update its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to align with Revision 7 of the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). This ...

You are the new safety manager of a chemical plant, which has about 700 hazardous chemicals. You examine the plant training records, and see that employees spent an inordinate amount of time being ...

Now that OSHA has aligned the hazard communication (HazCom) standard with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS), the clock has run out on the ...

In 2012, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) modified its existing Hazard Communication Standard (HazCom) (29 CFR 1919.1200) to conform with the United Nations' Globally ...

Because manufacturers and suppliers are already using the new safety data sheet format, OSHA requires training to be completed so that workers can understand the new labels and SDSs. Further, any ...

“Before the final rule went into effect, the HazCom Standard was consistently ranked among OSHA’s top five most cited standards. This new rule will only increase the pressure companies feel,” says ...

The Hazard Communication “Final Rule” has been in effect for over a year now. In that action, OSHA stated the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) was to conform to the Globally Harmonized System of ...

The Hazard Communication Standard is an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulation. The Hazard Communication Standard may also be referred to as the Right-to-Know Law, RTK, or ...

Employers will need to offer safety training for their workers on the new Globally Harmonized System pictograms and safety data sheet format by December 1, 2013. The Hazard Communication Standard, ...

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