Category: Chemicals
Today’s workplace uses thousands of chemicals, many of which are hazardous. The resources in this section will help guide you in the safe and legal identification, storage, transport, and use of these chemicals, and in making sure that your employees right to know how to be safe around such substances is provided, as required by law.
Hazardous Waste: It’s Called ‘Hazardous’ for a Reason
Hazardous wastes need special handling. Failure to do so can result in tragedy. OSHA has cited a hazardous waste treatment facility and levied heavy fines in the wake of a tragic fire and explosion. The incident killed one worker and severely burned another. The agency did not hold back in its reaction to the employer’s […]
Chemical Incident Videos: Grisly, but Instructive
Getting and holding trainees’ attention is essential for successful training. Here’s one way to do it. If you’re looking for a new method of training your employees on chemical safety, you may want to tap into their fondness for YouTube videos and reality TV. A 3-DVD set of 31 safety videos produced by the U.S. […]
Data Required for Pesticide Registrations
Pesticide Minimum Risk Exemption
Compliance Checklist: Working Safely with Corrosives
Corrosive materials are highly reactive, unstable substances that pose a serious and immediate risk to living tissue. Make sure your workers are protected. There are four basic types of corrosives: Acids, such as hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid, can destroy body tissue. Alkalis, or bases, such as potassium and sodium hydroxide, can cause severe burns, […]
Map Workplace Exposures Through Sampling
Are your workers exposed to hazardous concentrations of airborne chemicals? How do you know? If you don’t know, how can you find out? Airborne exposures may occur in and around operations that involve: Dust generation Combustion or work done at high temperatures Solvents, especially when used in liquid or spray processes Melting metal or treating […]
More on EPA’s Changes to UST Regs
EPA Proposes Changes to UST Regs
