It is May 31, 2018, and companies manufacturing or importing existing substances in volumes between 1 and 100 tonnes per year are affected. (A tonne equals 1,000 kilograms, or about 2,204 pounds.)
Nebraska Railcar Cleaning Services has been cited for more than 30 violations after incident. The company faces penalties of $963,000, and OSHA has placed it in its Severe Violator Enforcement Program.
The agreement commits all parties to developing and maintaining the SDS registry program for chemical hazard communication.
Fall protection was the most common violation in 2015, followed by hazard communication.
JV Industrial Cos. Ltd. faces $7,000 in fines in fines, the maximum allowed for a serious violation.
Employees of Plainville Plating Co. Inc. were also exposed to mechanical hazards.
Don't forget your company's management and maintenance personnel. The regulations require training of all motor carrier employees.
AIHA alerted its members Aug. 26 that NIOSH is seeking industrial hygienists to beta test the app right away (by Sept. 1).
Tuesday's agenda includes a Casino Night, several exhibitor product demos in the Exhibitor Product Theater, board of directors voting, morning and afternoon workshops, VPPPA regional networking meetings, and sessions on topics ranging from OSHA's National Emphasis Program on amputations and machine guarding to confined space rescue.
Casino Night begins at 7 p.m. The conference takes place at the Gaylord Texan Aug. 24-27, in Grapevine, Texas.
Three new wrinkles in the expo this year are a European pavilion, an NSC networking lounge, and an Emerging Trends pavilion.
OSHA says the company failed to provide proof of correcting prior violations.
OSHA has issued instructions on how to develop consistent enforcement of the revised Hazard Communication Standard.
OSHA cited 11 serious violations for Cleveland Die & Manufacturing Company.
How employers are experiencing the impact of the missed deadlines and what they can do to get on the right path toward full GHS compliance.
Many parties are jostling for advantage as two competing bills are moving.
Proposed penalties are 14K.
Its purpose is to provide expert scientific advice, information, and recommendations to the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, which manages programs under the Toxic Substances Control Act and the Pollution Prevention Act.
The expo is bulging with a record number of exhibitors, an ASSE spokesman confirmed, and the downtown area's attractions are impressing visitors.
If your company has fallen behind, it's time to get caught up. That means your workers need to have their training, your SDS collection needs to be up to date, your labels need to be in place, and you need a system for updating and maintaining all of those elements.