The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) published a final rule in the May 20th Federal Register updating and revising its Hazard Communication Standard (“HCS”). See 89 Fed. Reg.

Employers should be aware of two separate developments in the workplace safety space that occurred last week – and prepare ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Purpose of Hazard Communication Training OSHA designed the HCS to ensure chemical safety in the workplace by informing employees about the hazards of chemicals they work with and understanding how to ...

The U.S Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is considering revisions to the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMRs) that would authorize the ...

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The hazard communication system (HCS) regulations are covered in 29CFR1910.1200. Subsection (h) provides requirements for employee information and training. Right off the bat, OSHA makes it clear that ...

The Department of Labor recently announced a final rule from its Occupational Safety and Health Administration that will update the current Hazard Communication Standard to better protect workers by ...

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To truly protect workers, emergency notification technology must scale both horizontally and vertically, adapting to the layered and often chaotic structure of modern construction sites.