OSHA has updated the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) by adopting the Global Harmonized System (GHS) of classification and labeling of chemicals. GHS replaces the provisions of the MSDS safety data ...
The Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals is a new worldwide initiative for the standardized classification of hazardous chemicals and a communication system for ...
Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis and Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels held a teleconference March 20 to announce the final rule for the long-awaited ...
The intent of the 1991 GHS UN mandate was to encourage and enhance commercial chemical trade by adopting a standardized approach to hazard classification, labels and safety data by improving the ...
The first seeds of global harmonization were sown in 1991 with the creation of a United Nations mandate. The mandate was intended to encourage and enhance commercial chemical trade by adopting a ...
A Globally Harmonized System (GHS) for Hazard Classification and Labeling. It is an international, standardized approach to hazard communication. The introduction of this system ensures that chemical ...
FORT RUCKER, Ala. (Jan. 9, 2013) -- Soldiers and civilians who handle hazardous chemicals as part of their job will soon begin training for changes coming to the labeling and classification of ...
Acute toxicity data in laboratory animals are required to provide classification and labelling warning of a chemical, including drugs. The drugs are classified into different hazard categories based ...