Washington – OSHA has created a webpage intended to help workers and employers involved with the agency’s Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard (1910.120) for construction and general industry. The page includes links to background information on HAZWOPER and corresponding OSHA standards, as well as resources for general businesses, worker preparedness and training. The …
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NIOSH Releases Mobile App for Chemical Hazards Guide
Washington – NIOSH has created a mobile app to accompany its Pocket Guide on Chemical Hazards. Containing more than 600 chemical entries and appendices, the app allows users to search by chemical name or synonym, as well as DOT, CAS or RTECS numbers. Information also can be marked as a “favorite” for future reference, according …
7 Steps to Transition Your Company to Using Safer Chemicals
The modern workforce has become much more cognizant of the immediate and long-term health effects of exposure to dangerous chemicals on the job. However, hazardous materials are still in daily use despite our knowledge of the risks they present to workers. Many of these chemicals can be replaced by safer alternatives that would reduce or …
Final GHS/Hazcom deadline in 2016: Is your company ready?
The final deadline in OSHA’s four-stage conversion to the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) occurs in 2016. Companies will now have to be in full compliance with the revised hazard communication standard (HCS). The final deadline is scheduled for June 1, 2016. According to the OSHA document, Small Entity Compliance …
Hazardous Waste Training Bundle Download
Click Here to download the FREE hazardous waste safety training bundle. HAZWOPER Handling Hazardous Materials Help employees to understand the nature and behavior of hazardous chemicals, and how to reduce or eliminate potential exposure to hazardous materials. View Product HAZWOPER Emergency Response Training Guides your employees through the OSHA HAZWOPER emergency response training requirements. …
Connecticut environmental cleanup company faces more than $95,000 in OSHA fines
True Blue Environmental Services, a Wallingford, Conn., environmental remediation company, faces a total of $95,750 in proposed fines from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for allegedly failing to protect employees against hazards at jobsites in Northampton, Mass., and Danbury, Conn. The bulk of the hazards were at the former …
HAZWOPER 8 Hour online training
HAZWOPER 8 Hour Online Training Hazardous materials and waste are part of many work situations, and can be found in many types of facilities. OSHA feels that it is so important for employees to know how to recognize these potentially dangerous substances (as well as how to handle and dispose of them properly) they have mandated that …
HAZWOPER Training Program with this 16-Video Library
The Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard (HAZWOPER) training program is designed to help employers in complying with employees training requirements of OSHA’s HAZWOPER regulation (29 CFR 1910.120) which states that employees dealing with hazardous materials and waste have to take OSHA 40 HR HAZWOPER Training.