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 ...

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 ...

OSHA requirements for labeling under the Chemical Hygiene Plan [PDF] will be the same as those defined in the Hazard Communication standard 1910.1200 and 1900.1450. Therefore, all containers in the ...

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 ...

First responders should become familiar with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) hazard classes for hazardous materials and the placards and labels used to identify those hazards. This ...

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 ...

Flexstr8, a smart-label startup based in El Segundo, Calif., has released a Near Field Communication (NFC)-enabled labeling solution for on-demand printing of labels that link NFC readers to data ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to designate nine toxic “forever chemicals” as “hazardous constituents” under the nation’s law for cleaning up ongoing pollution, in a move that ...