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 ...

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 ...

Global and U.S. chemical safety regulations are tightening in 2026, with OSHA’s updated Hazard Communication Standard requiring manufacturers to reclassify substances and update safety data sheets by ...

In your workplace, you probably use many different chemicals in the form of solvents, paints, varnishes, and lubricants. The workplace itself contains additional chemicals, including those used by ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) announced on February 5th a prepublication proposed rule to update and revise its Hazard Communication Standard (“HCS”). OSHA state that the ...

Hazardous materials are moving across the U.S. more than ever—and so are the risks. The 2023 East Palestine, Ohio train ...

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 ...

This is the ninth installment in a series of articles intended to provide the reader with a very high-level overview of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act of 1970 and the Occupational Safety ...

These states have higher hazmat incidents that can cause serious harm or even death.

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 ...

The purpose of this Hazard Communication Program is to provide Western Michigan University (WMU) employees with information to safely handle the hazardous chemical(s) they may encounter during the ...