Using, storing and handling hazardous chemicals safely requires more than finding an empty spot in the warehouse to put them and taking a token glance at the first section of the Safety Data Sheets ...

The workplace of today sees chemical handling compliance as a standardized necessity, often dictated by stringent regulations. Yet, a cursory glance at safety records reveals a troubling number of ...

Sample management in the laboratory can be complicated. Procedures for such management vary significantly depending on the identity of the samples, which can include: I. Biological samples, referring ...

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 ...

Highly reactive chemicals include those that have the potential to vigorously polymerize, undergo a vigorous condensation or oxidation-reduction reaction, or become self-reactive due to shock, ...

This program outlines the minimum set of guidelines for the safe laboratory use of hazardous chemicals at WMU to prevent overexposures. This program does not cover the laboratory use of radioactive ...

Carcinogens, reproductive toxins, and chemicals with high acute toxicity are high-risk materials and are classified by OSHA as “Particularly Hazardous Substances.” In addition to chemicals classified ...

The Mine Safety and Health Administration has issued a serious accident alert on handling dangerous chemicals, recommending best practices. MSHA highlighted a November 3, 2017, accident in which an ...

Federal agencies will revamp some policies and may broaden regulations in an effort to close gaps in chemical-handling procedures that came to light after a deadly fertilizer explosion last year in ...

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 ...