New OSHA Regulations Highlight Importance of Proactive Workplace Safety Management
02/17/2021
If you’re like many EHS professionals, you’re already stretched pretty thin. Adding to the challenge is that 2021 has gotten off to… Read more
MSDSonline | GHS
GHS is the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals. It’s a global approach to hazardous chemical classification and communication that countries and agencies around the world can adopt to more closely align their disparate hazard communication standards in order to, among other things, reduce trade barriers and protect end-users of chemicals.
US Department of Labor, OSHA Publishes Proposed Rule to Align HazCom Standard with GHS Revision 7
02/05/2021
Earlier today, OSHA announced it has published a long-awaited proposed rule that will update its Hazard Communication Standard (HazCom)… Read more
GHS/HazCom: Preparing for Upcoming Changes
01/26/2021
Since OSHA completed its initial alignment of the Hazard Communication Standard (HazCom) with the UN’s Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling… Read more
VelocityEHS Offers HazCom & Chemical Safety Support for Emergency Responders, Businesses and Others Affected by Hurricane Delta
10/09/2020
VelocityEHS is providing free access to critical chemical safety and hazard communication information for those impacted by Hurricane Delta. For a limited… Read more
HazCom & WHMIS Updates: U.S. and Canada Publish RCC Work Plans for 2019-2020
03/12/2020
On March 10, 2020 the U.S.–Canadian Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC) published its 2019-2020 work plans. These work plans introduce the specific… Read more
OSHA HAZCOM UPDATES: U.S. DOL Publishes Fall 2019 Unified Regulatory Agenda
11/22/2019
On November 20, 2019 the U.S. Office of Information and Regulatory Affiars (OIRA) published the federal government’s Fall… Read more
SCHC Fall 2019 Meeting Covers Latest Updates on OSHA HazCom, WHMIS, GHS & TSCA
09/25/2019
VelocityEHS was in attendance Tuesday morning at the Society for Chemical Hazard Communication's Fall 2019 Meeting in Arlington, Virginia. Representatives from OSHA… Read more
WHMIS 2015 Updates: Health Canada Publishes Guidance Documents for Canadian Hazardous Products Suppliers
09/20/2019
Earlier this summer, Health Canada published a number of formal guidance documents and other resources intended to help Canadian hazardous products suppliers… Read more
Safe Work Australia Gearing Up for National Safe Work Month
09/16/2019
Safe Work Australia, the agency responsible for developing Australia’s national policy on work health and safety (WHS), is reminding workers and employers… Read more
Upcoming Webinars Help Ease Concerns Around Complex Hazardous Chemical Compliance Tasks
07/30/2019
While the phase-in period for OSHA's first alignment with GHS might be over, your obligations are not. Getting and staying compliant with… Read more