Category: Chemicals

Today’s workplace uses thousands of chemicals, many of which are hazardous. The resources in this section will help guide you in the safe and legal identification, storage, transport, and use of these chemicals, and in making sure that your employees right to know how to be safe around such substances is provided, as required by law.

How Good Is Your Chemical Housekeeping? Part II

Good housekeeping is an absolute requirement when there are hazardous materials in your workplace. Just as a quarterback has to keep his eyes open for changes in the defense or certain other telltale moves of opposing players, we need to keep a lookout for danger signals on the job in order to keep your "team" […]

Rules for Flammable Liquids in Industrial Plants

Good housekeeping is an absolute requirement when there are hazardous materials in your workMost industrial plants have some kind of flammable liquids on site. And since the primary hazards are explosion and fire, the consequences of improper storage and handling can be disastrous. According to 29 CFR 1910.106(a)(19), "flammable liquid" means any liquid having a […]