Material safety data sheets (MSDSs) are the cornerstone of compliance for a number of OSHA and EPA standards. Yet, as notorious as they are among safety professionals, some argue that MSDSs remain ...

Twenty years ago, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration began requiring companies that manufacture or market hazardous chemicals to prepare and issue material safety data sheets (MSDSs).

The one-year anniversary of the final phase-in date for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) revised Hazard Communication standard (HCS), Title 29 Code of Federal Regulations ...

Inform yourself about hazardous materials before working with them. Start by reading the container label and reviewing the product's Safety Data Sheet (SDS). The Occupational Safety and Health ...

Over each of the past seven years, hazard communication (1910.1200) has been one of the top five most penalized OSHA standards. But concentrating your efforts on maintaining safety data sheets (SDSs) ...

Your business, shop or warehouse contains chemicals unrelated to the primary work done at your company. Normal exposure to these chemicals combined with other chemicals and compounds used by your firm ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- The Occupational Health and Safety Administration has made changes to the Hazard Communication Standards to comply with the mandates of the Global Harmonized System. The ...

In 2013, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) revised its Hazard Communication Standard to align with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals ...

RIT is legally required to maintain an inventory of the chemicals used campus, track where those chemicals are used, and ensure that the safety information regarding handling and storage of them is ...

A Globally Harmonized System (GHS) for Hazard Classification and Labeling. It is an international, standardized approach to hazard communication. The introduction of this system ensures that chemical ...