Many organizations meet OSHA’s Hazard Communication requirements on paper, but gaps in understanding and application continue to undermine chemical safety in real-world work environments.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed a new rule to update its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to bring it into alignment with the latest version of the United ...

Because manufacturers and suppliers are already using the new safety data sheet format, OSHA requires training to be completed so that workers can understand the new labels and SDSs. Further, any ...

Since OSHA published its 2024 final rule updating the HazCom standard, many business leaders and EHS professionals have had questions about its impact. Learning about these changes is critical, as the ...

OSHA’s recent revisions to its Hazard Communication (HazCom) Standard (1910.1200) prompted Stericycle’s (Nasdaq: SRCL) enhancements of its Steri-Safe OSHA Compliance Program to ready customers for the ...

You are the new safety manager of a chemical plant, which has about 700 hazardous chemicals. You examine the plant training records, and see that employees spent an inordinate amount of time being ...

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its much-anticipated directive to the agency’s compliance safety and health officers on its revised Hazard Communication (HazCom) ...

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 ...

The Hazard Communication Standard was first promulgated in 1983. It requires employers to provide hazard information & training to employees on chemicals they work with. It also requires ...

The proposal could lead to changes in labels and SDSs employers would receive. For example, the agency is proposing a new provision for small container labels for containers with a capacity less than ...

The Hazard Communication Standard is an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulation. The Hazard Communication Standard may also be referred to as the Right-to-Know Law, RTK, or ...