OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) was first adopted in 1983 for the manufacturing sector. In 1987, the agency expanded the scope of coverage to include all industries where employees are ...

Your business, shop or warehouse contains chemicals unrelated to the primary work done at your company. Normal exposure to these chemicals combined with other chemicals and compounds used by your firm ...

Twenty years ago, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration began requiring companies that manufacture or market hazardous chemicals to prepare and issue material safety data sheets (MSDSs).

Inform yourself about hazardous materials before working with them. Start by reading the container label and reviewing the product's Safety Data Sheet (SDS). The Occupational Safety and Health ...

More specifically, only Competent Authorities (CA)--such as EPA, OSHA, and Health Canada--have the authority to decide which GHS building blocks to incorporate, which is dependent on the needs of ...

Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., chairman of the Senate Employment, Safety, and Training Subcommittee said he called the hearing "because I've had complaints from employers and employees about MSDSs." Those ...

An electrical safety material safety data sheet or "ES MSDS" is a communication tool that can characterize electrical hazards using a familiar format often seen in training for chemical safety. For ...