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 ...

For many businesses, daily activities necessitate the use of hazardous substances. To use and store them safely, it is critical to recognize the risks they pose and to meet the highest levels of ...

Last month I posted a story on our website from our sister publication Plastics & Rubber Weekly about a pair of scientists who want governments around the world to classify certain plastic waste as ...

In what has been a long awaited decision, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week moved to designate the two most common toxic “forever chemicals” once-widely used in firefighting foams and ...

In May 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule to amend the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), aligning it more closely with the seventh revision of the ...

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 ...

Flexstr8, a smart-label startup based in El Segundo, Calif., has released a Near Field Communication (NFC)-enabled labeling solution for on-demand printing of labels that link NFC readers to data ...

NFPA diamond. Laboratory personnel shall fill in the diamond with the highest hazard number pertaining to their laboratory. Biohazard label and appropriate Biosafety Level (if applicable). UV Light ...

The Obama administration on Friday set the first national standards for waste generated from coal burned for electricity, treating it more like household garbage rather than a hazardous material.