For many businesses, daily activities necessitate the use of hazardous substances. To use and store them safely, it is critical to recognize the risks they pose and to meet the highest levels of ...

All employees have both a need and a right to know the hazards and identities of the chemicals they are exposed to when working as identified in the Hazard Communication Guidelines. This document ...

All of our lives we've seen words like "danger," "warning," "caution" and even a picture of a skull and crossbones on labels. Do these labels mean different things? Yes. "Danger" is at the top of the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration announced long-awaited regulations Tuesday to improve labels on hazardous chemicals and make them conform with international guidelines developed by the ...

In May 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule to amend the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), aligning it more closely with the seventh revision of the ...

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has issued a Caution Notice reminding householders about the importance of reading and understanding the labels on hazardous substances, to keep themselves ...

To me, one of the great things about the alarm business is its randomness — one day you may be working in a school; the next day, a warehouse. This changing dynamic of our profession keeps our work ...

NFPA diamond. Laboratory personnel shall fill in the diamond with the highest hazard number pertaining to their laboratory. Biohazard label and appropriate Biosafety Level (if applicable). UV Light ...