What is hazard communication, and why does it apply to my workplace? OSHA recently aligned with a global system to simplify workplace safety. Hazard communication is a procedural standard set forth by ...

June marked the culmination of a decade-long effort to align OSHA's hazard communication standard (hazcom) with GHS, the UN's Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals.

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Unfortunately, wholesale adoption of GHS hazard classification system principles will disrupt various chemical hazard assessment programs and heighten problems manufacturers and importers will face.

The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) was formally adopted in July 2003 by the United Nations Economic and Social Council and endorsed by the ...

FORT RUCKER, Ala. (Jan. 9, 2013) -- Soldiers and civilians who handle hazardous chemicals as part of their job will soon begin training for changes coming to the labeling and classification of ...

OSHA has updated the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) by adopting the Global Harmonized System (GHS) of classification and labeling of chemicals. GHS replaces the provisions of the MSDS safety data ...

William & Mary employees have the right to know the properties and potential safety and health hazards of substances to which they may be exposed. This knowledge is essential to reducing the risk of ...

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 ...

The purpose of the policy is to inform employees of the potential hazards of the chemicals/chemical-containing products in use or storage at Calvin. The communication of hazards is to be accomplished ...