Material safety data sheets (MSDSs) are the cornerstone of compliance for a number of OSHA and EPA standards. Yet, as notorious as they are among safety professionals, some argue that MSDSs remain ...

Twenty years ago, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration began requiring companies that manufacture or market hazardous chemicals to prepare and issue material safety data sheets (MSDSs).

The chairman of the Senate's OSHA oversight subcommittee, Sen. Michael Enzi, R-Wyo., has joined FIGHT Project founder Ron Hayes in asking that OSHA increase the reliability and accessibility of ...

The one-year anniversary of the final phase-in date for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) revised Hazard Communication standard (HCS), Title 29 Code of Federal Regulations ...

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) Hazard Communications (“HazCom”) Standard was the most frequently cited general industry standard in the past fiscal ...

Inform yourself about hazardous materials before working with them. Start by reading the container label and reviewing the product's Safety Data Sheet (SDS). The Occupational Safety and Health ...

OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) was first adopted in 1983 for the manufacturing sector. In 1987, the agency expanded the scope of coverage to include all industries where employees are ...

OSHA requires that Safety Data Sheets (SDS) be readily available to employees in the workplace. Safety Data Sheets for chemicals used in the sciences (Chemistry, Biology, Botany and Neuroscience), can ...