Before your employees use the chemicals in your workplace, you need to know if they are taking one very important and necessary step: Are they reading the labels on the container? They should, because labels provide them with important safety information they need to know to protect their health — and maybe even save their lives.
OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR1910.1200) says that every container of hazardous materials that enters your workplace must labeled, tagged or marked with the following information: