OSHA announced on January 15 that it is extending the compliance dates with its update to the Hazard Communication Standard final rulemaking. Manufacturers, importers, and distributors were initially ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has extended deadlines to demonstrate hazard standard compliance, including one coming up in just days, by four months. OSHA finalized its ...

This site displays a prototype of a “Web 2.0” version of the daily Federal Register. It is not an official legal edition of the Federal Register, and does not replace the official print version or the ...

Last month, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited the Humboldt Sawmill Company for five violations surrounding a “fireball” accident in Scotia earlier this year, with proposed ...

BAGUIO CITY – The city government here on Tuesday announced the development of an online app where residents can report hazardous situations that could potentially lead to disaster. Dubbed ‘LIGTAS’ or ...

OSHA provides the requirements for the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) in 29 CFR 1910.1200. The purpose of the HCS is to ensure that employees understand health and safety information concerning ...

Your employees may handle a variety of dangerous chemicals and materials in their day-to-day work. Keeping them updated and aware of hazard communication can make a difference when it comes to ...

But OSHA is not dead yet, and it’s still charged with preventing accidents, advising companies on workplace safety policies, and more. One recent move to keep workers safe on the job is the recent ...

I once had an experience working with a manufacturing operation that included painting processes for the main production line and a small spray-painting area in the repair section. The facility ...

Dean Sausage Co.’s latest safety and hazard violations at its Alabama meat processing facility led to $103,000 in fines. The small sausage company had three repeat violations in July, including ...

Federal and State regulations require that specific chemical hazard information is provided to any employee working with hazardous chemicals (see section 7 for important, applicable definitions). In ...