When grocery shoppers scan food packaging labels, what they see are prices and sell-by dates. But what they don’t see are the harmful chemicals that may be seeping from the labels into the food, ...

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 ...

Consumer advocates have long argued that requiring companies to label the toxic chemicals in their products would steer people away from items that could harm them - or at least help them make ...

On May 20, 2024, OSHA published a significant revision to the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) in an effort to better align the HCS with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of ...

Healthcare facility and laboratory end users – from hospital, medical office, medical lab, and research lab managers to environmental health and safety (EHS) compliance officers – must be confident ...

Name of the chemical or chemical product (to match the chemical name on the corresponding SDS). General information regarding the hazards of the chemical. This information can be communicated using ...

A first-of-its-kind study by environmental group Silent Spring Institute discovered dozens of potentially dangerous chemicals in common household products which are not required to be listed on the ...