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.
Proposed UST Rule Includes Compliance Options for Renewable Fuels Storage
EPA’s Proposed UST Rule Includes Renewable Fuels
PCBs in Light Ballasts—Handle with Care
10 Tips for Ensuring Hazard Communication Compliance
Here are 10 tips that can help ensure HazCom compliance as well as the protection of employees from chemical hazards in your workplace. The hazard communication standard applies to almost every organization and employer covered by OSHA regulations. It applies to manufacturers, importers, and distributors of hazardous chemicals, and to employers with employees exposed or […]
PCBs in Light Ballasts: Time Is Running Out
What’s in Your HazCom Plan?
Does your written HazCom plan include all the information required by OSHA? Here’s a quick review of essential content. A hazard communication plan doesn’t have to be long or spell out your program in detail, but it must be well thought out, clear, and comprehensive. Your written HazCom plan is the first thing a compliance […]
Pesticide Storage and Disposal Statements
Hazardous Waste: It’s Called ‘Hazardous’ for a Reason
Hazardous wastes need special handling. Failure to do so can result in tragedy. OSHA has cited a hazardous waste treatment facility and levied heavy fines in the wake of a tragic fire and explosion. The incident killed one worker and severely burned another. The agency did not hold back in its reaction to the employer’s […]
Chemical Incident Videos: Grisly, but Instructive
Getting and holding trainees’ attention is essential for successful training. Here’s one way to do it. If you’re looking for a new method of training your employees on chemical safety, you may want to tap into their fondness for YouTube videos and reality TV. A 3-DVD set of 31 safety videos produced by the U.S. […]