Agency inspectors will review the written program during a workplace walkaround, confirming that the program includes a complete inventory of all hazardous substances. The hazard communication ...

Hazard communication is an OSHA requirement established in 1983. This standard pertains to a worker’s understanding of the safety hazards associated with any chemicals they will use during their ...

NORTHBROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OSHA’s recent revisions to its Hazard Communication (HazCom) Standard (1910.1200) prompted Stericycle’s (Nasdaq: SRCL) enhancements of its Steri-Safe OSHA Compliance ...

OSHA’s alignment with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals is bringing big changes – and some confusion – to the U.S. workplace. J. J. Keller & Associates has ...

With fear of the COVID-19 coronavirus gripping the nation, many employers – including mine operators large and small – are trying to keep their workforce safe and their businesses running as smoothly ...

In 1983, OSHA published its Hazard Communication (HAZCOM) Standard, which requires that the hazards of all chemicals used in the workplace be communicated to employees so that responsible protective ...

If you have just ONE employee with the potential to be exposed to ONE non-exempt hazardous chemical, you must train that employee under paragraph (h) of 1910.1200. That’s OSHA’s Hazard Communication ...

Staying on top of expanding hazard communication requirements can be overwhelming. There have been numerous changes made to the Hazard Communication Standard (HazCom) since it was first adopted by ...

OSHA, on March 26 in the Federal Register, published the final rule to integrate the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) into OSHA’s hazard ...

OHazard Communication (HAZCOM) is the OSHA rule that summarizes how chemicals should be managed in the workplace in order to protect workers from overexposures. The first main requirement is to have a ...

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 ...

In the village of Addison, Ill., the United Parcel Service, with some 2,300 workers, is the largest employer. The Cary Co., with its 42 full- and part-time employees, doesn't even come close in size.