Articles Tagged with ''chemicals''

On March 26, OSHA published in the Federal Register a final regulation that modifies OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to conform to the  
UN’s Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS).

The Government Accounting Office (GAO) reviewed the OSHA new rule on hazard communication.

1. GHS stands for the Globally Harmonized System for the Classification and Labelling of Chemicals

Before the GHS was created and implemented by the United Nations, there were many different regulations on hazard classification in use in different countries.

1. What is GHS?
GHS is the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a proposed rule to require electronic reporting for certain information submitted to the agency under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

A chemical company's woes didn't end with the fire that burned its blending plant to the ground.

Chemical Safety Board (CSB) Chairperson Rafael Moure-Eraso is commending the American Intitute of Chemical Engineers (AIHcE) for working for the inclusion of reactive hazard awareness in college chemical engineering curriculum.

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) is asking for public comments on its draft 2012-2016 CSB Strategic Plan - a document which includes the CSB’s strategic goals, strategic objectives, and associated measures for managing and evaluating agency operations.