You might encounter a variety of chemical hazards on a daily basis. As their name suggests, chemical hazards are substances that can be dangerous to the human body, causing irritation or toxicity ...

(Beyond Pesticides, March 3, 2025) When the United Nations (UN) adjourned the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on ...

With 192 different active ingredients and counting, it is essential to establish the connection between the use of these chemicals and their respective hazards. View the step-by-step guide on how to ...

The information must be understandable to all workers. The pictogram based hazcom program make it easier for workers to understand the hazard information on the chemical labels and safety data sheets.

From the bloodstreams of office workers in the world’s most developed countries to the organs of Amazonian hunter-gatherers, almost every person alive today carries synthetic chemical compounds that ...

The Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) requires employers to establish hazard communication programs to transmit information on the hazards of chemicals to their employees by means of labels on ...