chemical hazard workplace Articles
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Organization and Management of Workplace’s Chemical Inventory List
Some of the biggest challenges for any industrial or laboratory operations manager are connected to the environmental regulations and the management of chemicals. The second is the prevalent one. When it comes to the management of chemicals, one task, in particular, maybe the hardest. And that is the compilation and management of the workplace’s chemical inventory list. Tracking all of the ...
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Top International News in Chemical Policy and Regulation
AUSTRALIA Australia Releases Third Consultation Paper Concerning NICNAS Reform: On April 29, 2016, the National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS) published the third consultation paper on its reform initiative. This consultation paper summarizes the main stakeholder comments on the second consultation paper, and builds on the themes in the second consultation paper ...
By Acta Group
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New approaches in MSDS management
From its inception to present day, the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) has evolved, mostly for convenience, into a document that provides data in greater detail than the standard requires. The creation and maintenance of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) was mandated by OSHA via the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) on Nov. 23, 1983, and amended on Sept. 23, 1987, to include all employers ...
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Facility safety management - MC Technologies spurs innovation in hazardous chemical management
Hazard Controls for Chemical Use Just MSDSs Are Not Enough to Protect Workers More than 20 years after the Employee Right to Know Act gave new rights to employees who work in facilities that store hazardous chemicals, individuals in the workplace are still being critically injured, still being diagnosed with terminal illness, and still dying from exposure to hazardous chemicals. Though no major ...
By Incora
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Taking the Guesswork Out of Compliance: Software Management Tools Ease the Burden of Hazardous Chemical Regulations
While government regulations regarding hazardous chemicals are necessary, they can be burdensome. But, software management packages are available to help ease the pain. And, users say they also prove to be time and money savers. The regulations Occupational Safety & Health Administration's Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) regulations and the Environmental Protection Agency's SARA Title III ...
By Incora
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