Advances in performance management analytics make it possible for health and safety management professionals to maximize information resources found within their organizations and place it at the fingertips of key decision-makers.
“The right to know” is the basis of the hazard communication standard (29 CFR 1910.1200), which sets down guidelines for communicating hazardous chemical information to your workforce. A good HAZCOM plan should cover four basic areas.
Our world today is filled with products based on the chemical industry. In the U.S., warnings of chemical hazards are addressed by OSHA, EPA, DOT and CPSC. However, in the rest of the world, hazard communication is set by different agencies and may take many different formats.
Your IH program needs to be fully integrated into your safety and health program. For those of you without an IH on staff, or little knowledge of the field, I want to provide some background. IH work is not new — the concept has been around for centuries.
One of the most significant changes to European EHS legislation has recently occurred with REACH, the Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals regulation that came into force June 1, 2007.
REACH is a European regulation, but as it regulates import of chemicals and articles into Europe, all companies doing business with Europe will be impacted.
You’ve convinced yourself that your job titles and duties will impress a hiring manager and he will call you for an interview. But things have changed.
“Are most injuries caused by managers who view employees as fodder?” asked the reader, who identified himself as a 29-year safety professional. “Or are most caused by employees’ stupidity and/or defiance? We both know the answer to that!"
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health — Cal/OSHA — leads a schizophrenic existence. On one hand, the agency is considered by many to be the “premier state plan” among the 21 states with state OSHAs. On the other hand, it's been too starved of resources over the past decade to be able to rush to the rescue of the state’s 17 million workers.
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