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How to review, identify & categorize new hazards, SDSs and labels

October 1, 2016

On March 26, 2012 the much anticipated revision to OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard (29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910.1200) was published in the Federal Register.

Industrial end users: 6 tips to ensure GHS compliance for smaller “down-packed” chemical container labels

Flexible, lower cost options enable printing durable, appropriately-sized GHS, HMIS, NFPA or hybrid labels on demand

Del Williams

May 23, 2016

Industrial end users – from plant, operations, and maintenance managers to janitorial and sanitation supervisors to environmental health and safety (EHS) compliance officers – must now ask if their chemical labels are GHS compliant.

Where to find information on MSDS requirements

March 31, 2016

OSHA standard 1910.1200, covering toxic and hazardous substances, was updated to align with the UN Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS).

AIHA partners with HazCom organization

October 8, 2015

The American Industrial Hygiene Association®(AIHA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with AIHA Registry Programs, LLC and the Society for Chemical Hazard Communication (SCHC).

OSHA's revised HazCom requirements now in effect

June 3, 2015

As of June 1, chemical manufacturers, importers, distributors and employers are required to provide a common approach to classifying chemicals and communicating hazard information on labels and safety data sheets.

SiteHawk appoints IBM’s Ernie Connon as Chief Executive Officer

Global, cloud-based SDS and chemical data management provider names former IBM executive as CEO

November 4, 2014

SiteHawk, the leading provider of cloud-based safety data sheet (SDS) and chemical data management solutions, announced today the appointment of Ernie Connon as its new chief executive officer. Founder Kim Stier will remain with the company as president.

Managing safety data sheets during GHS transition

Glenn Trout

June 2, 2014

If an employee were to be injured today by a hazardous chemical in your facility, how confident are you that the employee (or anyone) could locate the safety data sheet in a reasonable amount of time?