San Diego CA -- OSHA announced at the National Safety Congress and Expo here in San Diego the preliminary top ten most frequently cited workplace safety violations for fiscal year 2014 (Oct 1 2013 – Sept 30 2014).
The following are two “letters of interpretation” from OSHA officials answering questions from the field regarding how OSHA’s newly revised hazard communication standard applies to combustible dust.
Since OSHA released the revised Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) last year, there have been questions about container labeling — both on shipped containers and those used for workplace labeling.
New system simplifies OSHA's HazCom standard with chemical management, labeling, training, and more
July 25, 2013
OSHA’s alignment with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) is bringing big changes – and some confusion – to the U.S. workplace. J. J. Keller & Associates has developed an online, subscription-based service that enables companies to easily manage the labeling, classification, and other aspects of the new HazCom standard.
For most workplaces, the heart of Hazcom has been the compilation of material safety data sheets (SDS) housed in 3-ring binders and made available to employees.
