While the first implementation date of the 2012 Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard ─ the employee training deadline on Dec. 1, 2013 – is more than a year away, there remains consternation among safety professionals as to how to understand and meet the new regulations, especially as it relates to the Globally…
2012 Dangerous Goods Instructors Symposium Just Around the Corner
I’m enduring the heat wave in an air-conditioned office putting together the final edits for AIR Shipper 2013! Once that’s off to the printer, we’re looking forward to seeing the instructors in Chicago in September for DGIS VII. We won’t have the book at the symposium, but I’ll be there to talk about the changes…
OSHA to Announce GHS Updates to Hazard Communication Standard in Teleconference
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a news release announcing a March 20 teleconference to provide details on the final rule that updates the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Hazard Communication Standard to align it with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals: “Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis, joined by…
Introducing the Labelmaster Blog
Welcome to the new Labelmaster Blog, your source for the latest hazardous material regulatory news, industry updates, new product availability, and more! Our company’s intricate knowledge of the ever-shifting domestic and international regulatory landscape ensures that if it’s happening in hazmat, you’ll read about it here. We encourage reader participation and conversation, so please reach…