What is hazard communication, and why does it apply to my workplace? OSHA recently aligned with a global system to simplify workplace safety. Hazard communication is a procedural standard set forth by ...

Each year when federal statistics are released, it comes as little surprise that violations of OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard are among the top 10 safety citations issued to general industry.

As a response to the multiple definitions of "hazard" and multiple ways of communicating hazards, the United Nations adopted the Globally Harmonized System for Classification and Labeling of Chemicals ...

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 ...

The purpose of the policy is to inform employees of the potential hazards of the chemicals/chemical-containing products in use or storage at Calvin. The communication of hazards is to be accomplished ...

OSHA requirements for labeling under the Chemical Hygiene Plan [PDF] will be the same as those defined in the Hazard Communication standard 1910.1200 and 1900.1450. Therefore, all containers in the ...

OSHA is amending its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) regulations which require chemical manufacturers and importers to classify the hazards of chemicals they produce or import and to provide their ...

This is the ninth installment in a series of articles intended to provide the reader with a very high-level overview of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act of 1970 and the Occupational Safety ...

Facilities Management employees will be given copies of this program at initial employment and whenever changes and additions are made to their work place. Western Illinois University is required to ...

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 ...

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 ...

2.1.1 Keene State College will comply with the requirements of OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard by compiling a list of hazardous chemicals, using MSDS (material safety data sheets), ensuring that ...