California enacts cleaning product law
State governments in the U.S. have taken the lead in some areas of environmental and consumer protection legislation.
Improve Workplace Health and Safety
The United Steel Workers (USW) has initiated a safety program, Triangle of Protection (TOP), meant to work actively
Supporting chemical safety
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) in the implementation of its Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)
Texas flood shows need for chemical safety rule
Historic floods in the area of Houston, Texas caused by heavy rains accompanying Hurricane Harvey resulted in
The CDC Workplace Health Resource Center website
https://www.cdc.gov/workplacehealthpromotion/initiatives/resource-center/index.html Offers resources for employers concerned with promoting employee health. Health promotion may benefit employees in a
New Plant Safety Publication
The Strategic Forum Plant Safety Group has done a study of worker injuries and deaths that occurred
GHS Revision 7: What Changes to Expect
The current GHS Purple book, a reference released in July of 2017 by the UN Globally Harmonized System
OSHA launches webpage on HAZWOPER
Employers and workers in construction and general industry are involved by the OSHA Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency
EPA: New TRI Data Available
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its preliminary Toxics Release Inventory (TRI). This data from
How Wearables Could Disrupt Workplace Safety
Wearable devices connected to the internet can increase worker safety by tracking the position and movements of workers