The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) has suggestions for making the task of complying with the revised Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) more manageable.
Nearly two thousand chemical engineers will converge on Houston next week for the American Institute of Chemical Engineers' Spring Meeting and 8th Global Congress on Process Safety.
Under the revised Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) announced by OSHA this week, employers are required to train workers on the new label elements and SDS format by December 1, 2013.
The revised Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) announced this week will provide specific criteria for health and physical hazards to help chemical manufacturers and importers classify chemical hazards, according to OSHA.
OSHA has released additional details about its revised Hazard Communication Standard -- announced this week -- which will bring the U.S. in alignment with the United Nations' Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals.
When activated the Shower immediately drenches personnel that have been exposed to hazardous chemicals. Ideal for industrial, laboratory, or academic environments in which hazardous chemicals are used.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed that companies be required to report to EPA all new uses, including in domestic or imported products, of five groups of potentially harmful chemicals.
With Office of Management and Budget (OMB) finally finished reviewing OSHA's revised hazard communication standard, the agency is on the verge of publishing it in the Federal Register - the last stage of the rulemaking processand the one that sets the effective date for the transition period.
The ASTM International Workplace Air Quality Subcommittee is developing a proposed new technical standard to gain a better understanding of the risks workers face from dermal exposures.
