The Hazard Communication Standard is an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulation. The Hazard Communication Standard may also be referred to as the Right-to-Know Law, RTK, or ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has amended its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), 29 C.F.R. § 1910.1200, to align with Revision 7 (Rev. 7) of the United Nations’ Globally ...

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 ...

I once had an experience working with a manufacturing operation that included painting processes for the main production line and a small spray-painting area in the repair section. The facility ...

On May 20, OHSA announced a final rule from its Occupational Safety and Health Administration that will update the current Hazard Communication Standard to better protect workers by improving the ...

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 ...

All of us, regardless of industry, face safety hazards at work. Some are obvious like heavy machinery or working from tall heights, while some are less obvious such as workplace violence and ...

The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) has obliged, by providing some constructive criticism on two draft documents pertaining to the agency's hazard communication standard: OSHA's ...

The Hazard Communication Standard is an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulation. The Hazard Communication Standard may also be referred to as the Right-to-Know Law, RTK, or ...

Today, our society is acutely aware of its environment, especially its working environment, and is reacting as a whole to regulate hazardous substances therein. This social reaction has resulted in ...

William & Mary employees have the right to know the properties and potential safety and health hazards of substances to which they may be exposed. This knowledge is essential to reducing the risk of ...

All employees have both a need and a right to know the hazards and identities of the chemicals they are exposed to when working as identified in the Hazard Communication Guidelines. This document ...