A new local emphasis program in the state of Nebraska about hazardous chemicals will be launched by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The program was designed to educate workers on hazardous chemicals and enforcing strategies that can prevent workers from being exposed to these chemicals. The chemicals targeted are formaldehyde and methylene chloride, Read more
In the next six months, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will be encouraging stakeholders such as businesses to provide information that could help reduce hazardous chemical exposures in the workplace. OSHA’s current permissible exposure limits (PELs) for chemicals has not been updated since their adoption in 1971 due to the long process to Read more
Employers whose employees may be exposed to hazardous chemicals in the workplace must train their employees on OSHA’s new chemical label elements and new Safety Data Sheet (SDS) format by December 1, 2013. The training requirement is the first compliance deadline for employers under OSHA’s 2012 revised Hazard Communication Standard, 29 C.F.R. 1910.1200. The Hazard Read more
