OSHA's 2024 HazCom final rule introduces updates to chemical classification, labeling and safety data sheets.

Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) is a standardized, international approach to hazard communication. The standard, which was previously known as the 'Right ...

Hazard communication is an OSHA requirement established in 1983. This standard pertains to a worker’s understanding of the safety hazards associated with any chemicals they will use during their ...

The Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) requires employers to establish hazard communication programs to transmit information on the hazards of chemicals to their employees by means of labels on ...

The chemical hygiene plan shall include each of the following elements and shall indicate specific measures that the employer will take to ensure laboratory employee protection: ...

The hazard communication system (HCS) regulations are covered in 29CFR1910.1200. Subsection (c) provides definitions, which, in general, people don’t like to read. But there is a reason why the ...

Key changes to the HazCom Standard as outlined by OSHA include: Revised classification criteria Updated label provisions Classification amendments Additional updates to SDS information ...

Perhaps you’ve been procrastinating some paperwork or learning about OSHA’s new HazCom final rule. What if you reframed the task so that it’s merely an item on your checklist, then reward yourself ...

Labels on packaging include lots of helpful information about what foods and drinks contain. This information can help us to decide if we want to buy or consume the product. Food labels can also ...

Food labels that say “sell by” or “best before” are misleading because they have no universal meaning under current laws. Now California wants to crack down on such practices, bidding to ...

It can also discourage us from reading the nutritional details on the back label. Organic: it’s easy to believe that 'organic' equals nutritious. But organic certification does not guarantee the ...