An effective HazCom training program provides employees with a deeper understanding of the dangers and emergency situations they may face. In the United States, the final GHS deadline is now long ...

Now that OSHA has aligned the hazard communication (HazCom) standard with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS), the clock has run out on 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 ...

On May 20, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) announced a final rule updating the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). The amended rule (29 CFR 1910) better aligns with ...

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 ...

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has updated its online NATA Safety 1st Hazardous Communications (HazCom) training program to align it with new Occupational Health and Safety ...

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 ...

“Before the final rule went into effect, the HazCom Standard was consistently ranked among OSHA’s top five most cited standards. This new rule will only increase the pressure companies feel,” says ...

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 ...

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 ...