Various types of chemicals can be harmful to your body through immediate or prolonged exposure, including common items in your home, school, or workplace. You might encounter a variety of chemical ...

Fail-Safe: An experiment that is being monitored by a device to shut down the experiment if, for instance, a loss in water pressure or electricity to the experiment could cause a fire, explosion, or ...

OSHA Administrator John Henshaw has indicated the agency will not accept the Chemical Safety Board's (CSB) recommendation that OSHA amend its process safety management (PSM) standard to cover more ...

The HCS hazard definitions may differ from other commonly used definitions. Of particular note is the use of the term “flammable liquid.” The International Fire Code (IFC) and the NFPA classify ...

In some occupations, working with toxic substances and chemicals is required, so what can be done to keep employees and the worksite safe? It’s estimated that the U.S. uses more than 86,000 types of ...

If you have just ONE employee with the potential to be exposed to ONE non-exempt hazardous chemical, you must train that employee under paragraph (h) of 1910.1200. That’s OSHA’s Hazard Communication ...

Supporters call changes modernization; critics warn they could weaken Toxic Substances Control Act, the nation’s primary ...

Like this puzzle, chemical safety has several pieces that together create the whole picture for working with chemicals in a safe manner. At the center of this puzzle is you, the employee or student.

There is not a one size fits all solution when it comes to managing chemical hazards, according to PepsiCo. Alex Mendes, vice president of global food safety and microbiology at PepsiCo, spoke ...

Study reveals hair extensions contain hazardous chemicals linked to health risks, particularly for Black women, with most products unlisted on labels.

Researchers found 169 industrial chemicals, including compounds linked to breast cancer, in everyday hair extensions commonly used by Black women.

Earbuds are tiny chemical delivery systems pressed against your skin. A new study by the ToxFREE LIFE for All project tested 81 pairs of headphones - both in-ear and over-ear - and found hazardous ...