On May 20, 2024, OSHA published a significant revision to the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) in an effort to better align the HCS with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of ...

The Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals is a new worldwide initiative for the standardized classification of hazardous chemicals and a communication system for ...

Since OSHA published its 2024 final rule updating the HazCom standard, many business leaders and EHS professionals have had questions about its impact. Learning about these changes is critical, as the ...

If you are using chemicals, you will have Safety Data Sheets (SDS) available. The details of some of the information in the SDS, like the hazard classifications of the Globally Harmonized System of ...

This press release was modified on 22 December 2023 to add the final text of Council regulation. The Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the regulation for the ...

The Council has today adopted a regulation on the classification, labelling and packaging of chemical substances (CLP). This is the last step in the decision-making procedure. The CLP regulation ...

Safety professionals have a lot on their plate. You must manage your chemical inventory and safety data sheet (SDS) library, among other things. Ironically, this busy schedule may keep you from ...

The European Commission proposed on 19 December a revised Regulation on classification, labelling and packaging of chemicals (CLP) and introduced new hazard classes for endocrine disruptors and other ...

This report explores critical synergies between the GHS and the ILO’s instruments on chemicals and occupational safety and health, with an aim to further promote GHS implementation and an even greater ...

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