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Safety Tip of the Week – New Hazard Communication Requirements

Safety Tip of the Week – New Hazard Communication Requirements

New Hazard Communication Requirements In May of 2012, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced it was revising the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). The revision aligns HCS with the United Nations’ global chemical labeling system or Global Harmonization System (GHS). The alignment will prevent an estimated 43 deaths an...

Weekly Safety Meeting – New Hazard Communication Requirements

Weekly Safety Meeting – New Hazard Communication Requirements

New Hazard Communication Requirements In May of 2012, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced it was revising the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). The revision aligns HCS with the United Nations’ global chemical labeling system or Global Harmonization System (GHS). The alignment will prevent an estimated 43 deaths and...

Safety Tip of the Week – HazCom – Globally Harmonized System

Safety Tip of the Week – HazCom – Globally Harmonized System

HazCom – Globally Harmonized System For many years now, employees could gather limited information about the hazardous chemicals they work with by looking at container labels and reading Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs). However, there was no set format to govern how the companies that produced or distributed those chemicals...

Weekly Safety Meeting – HazCom – Globally Harmonized System

Weekly Safety Meeting – HazCom – Globally Harmonized System

HazCom – Globally Harmonized System For many years now, employees could gather limited information about the hazardous chemicals they work with by looking at container labels and reading Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs). However, there was no set format to govern how the companies that produced or distributed those chemicals...