Hazard Communication


OSHA Sets Nov. 28 GHS Public Meeting

The aim is to discuss proposals in preparation for the December 2012 24th session of the United Nations Subcommittee of Experts on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals.

ASSE Joins Campaign to Improve Hearing Protection

The 85-3 Campaign is encouraging employers to adopt lower decibel standards in an effort to prevent noise-induced hearing loss.

Medical Company Cited for Needle Hazards

A Massachusetts company is contesting two citations it received following an April inspection.

Take Charge of Your Chemical-Resistant Glove Program

A challenging factor is potential risk from several different chemicals, each of which requires a different glove material for maximum protection.

Red Cross Wildfire App Brings Help at the Touch of a Screen

A new app provides real-time safety information to those in the path of deadly wildfires.

Looking Ahead to NSC 2013

Safety and health professionals who also have security and environmental responsibility may want to stay a while: Chicago’s McCormick Place plays host to ASIS, Safety Congress, and WEFTEC conferences in a three-week span of September and October.

Fall Protection, HazCom Top Violations in 2012

Three of the top five violations OSHA cited during FY2012 involved working at height.

OSHA Renews Alliance with Airline Ground Safety Panel

Focused on improving safety for airline ground workers, the two-year alliance aims to prevent struck-by injuries, slips and falls, and chemical exposures.



Better-funded organizations can gain by sharing lab-safety training materials.

Open Source Training Makes Labs Safer for All

Sharing lab safety training curriculum among organizations to improve safety culture is the right way to improve lab safety for all concerned.

Hexavalent Chromium Exposures Cited

OSHA has proposed $72,800 in fines against Cleveland Tank & Supply Inc., with 19 serious health and safety violations cited.

Congress Celebrates a Century

NSC describes the Safety Trail in the central aisle of the expo as "a visual journey through corridors of safety milestones from the last century."

CFOI Report Shows 666 Fatal Workplace Falls in 2011

BLS released its 2011 summary of the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries data on Sept. 20. Deaths in private construction declined for the fourth consecutive year.

Study Finds Disconnect on Cleaning Products' Safety

UL Environment produced "Navigating the Product Mindset," which is based on a 2011 quantitative survey of consumers and manufacturers in China, Germany, India, and the United States.

Hazmat Professionals Meeting in Anchorage

A rail chemical emergency response scenario will be one of the highlights of the Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals' 2012 National Conference.

OSHA Alleges U.S. Navy Employees Exposed to Hazardous Materials

After employees allegedly were exposed to dangerous chemicals, including lead, OSHA has notified the Navy about 21 serious violations.

HSE Proposes Exemptions for 865,000 Self-Employed

The British agency has opened a public consultation on proposals to exempt some self-employed people from health and safety legislation.

IAEA Department Developing European Master's in Nuclear Security

a national nuclear security regime stands or falls because of the quality of people involved," said Khammar Mrabit, director of the Office of Nuclear Security.

New Advances in Global SDS Management

Before rolling out any management system, communicate your plans with all stakeholders, detailing the benefits and how it will affect their work tasks.

Major Changes in the OSHA HazCom Standard

Considerable testing of chemicals that are handled in the workplace may be required. This could include flash point, reactivity, or corrosivity.

CSB's Long-Serving Member Joining O'Connor Center

John Bresland, who has served on the U.S. Chemical Safety Board since August 2002, is retiring Aug. 31 to join the Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center as a Research Fellow.

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