First responders should become familiar with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) hazard classes for hazardous materials and the placards and labels used to identify those hazards. This ...

Building a Strong Hazard Communication Training Program An OSHA initiative means employers who use hazardous chemicals in the workplace should start preparing to update their hazard communication ...

FORT SILL, Okla. (March 10, 2016) -- Sgt. 1st Class Arthur Bruton, Oklahoma City Military Entrance Processing Station guidance counselor, is set to retire in June with almost 21 years of service. He ...

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 risk of hazardous materials on the American home front is realistic. Whether an accidental or manmade threat, emergency response personnel require the ability to safely respond, save lives and ...

Chapter 5 of the 2011 National Electrical Code (NEC), which focuses on special occupancies, is made up of 28 Articles, all of which focus on electrical environments that are considerably more ...

Of the three types of Hazardous Locations, Class III has the least stringent requirements. Fibers (and flyings) have a much larger particle size than dust (Class II) or gases (Class I). That makes ...