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Communication is Key: OSHA’s Amended Hazard Communication Standard

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OSHA is amending its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) regulations which require chemical manufacturers and importers to classify the hazards of chemicals they produce or import and to provide their employees information...more

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[Webinar] Major Updates to OSHA's Hazard Communication (Chemical Right-to-Know) Standard - June 20th, 1:00 pm ET

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On May 20, 2024, OSHA published its long-in-the-making revision to the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). OSHA’s revised its standard to better align with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification...more

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Manufacturers Should Prepare For OSHA’s New And Altered Proposed Hazard Communication Requirements

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Manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, and importers have often struggled with communicating product hazards to downstream employees and users, due to complex hazard communication requirements in international standards, as...more

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Enforcement of Silica Standard: U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration June 8th Memorandum

The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a June 8th memorandum titled: Enforcement Launch for the Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard in General Industry and Maritime, 29 C.F.R. §...more

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Overlapping Labels Can Lead to Liability

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Multiple regulatory agencies worldwide exercise jurisdiction over how hazards associated with chemicals in the workplace are communicated to employees and others. This creates a complex web of requirements and...more

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Environmental Notes - August 2016

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Time to Pay More: EPA Increases Maximum Civil Penalties - Remember the days when the maximum civil penalty EPA could assess for a violation of environmental law was $25,000 per day? Those days disappeared 26 years ago...more

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OSHA Directive on Inspection Procedures for the Hazard Communication Standard

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OSHA has just announced a compliance Directive on “Inspection Procedures for the Hazard Communication Standard,” CPL 02-02-079 (July 9, 2015)....more

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