The potential for a hazmat accident, as well as the gap in directions for the safe storage of non-bulk chemicals in industry, prompted AIAG's Occupational Health & Safety Steering Committee to develop ...

MANAGING hazardous materials in a safe and compliant fashion can be a complex and daunting task unless proper planning and procedures are in place. Many environmental, health & safety (EHS) ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 requires that employers provide safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. Many of the standards relating to hazardous substances were issued ...

Chemicals and compounds have been known to exist for centuries. Emergency responders have dealt with them for many years and often referred to them as chemicals or by their common chemical names, if ...

This course covers OSHA General Industry Standards and other consensus and proprietary standards that relate to the use of hazardous materials. Course topics include flammable and combustible liquids, ...

How times have changed. Before the early 1980s, hazardous-materials (hazmat) storage buildings were stick-built buildings. They usually were built outside the existing building at the direction of the ...

For the U.S. Army Reserve’s 88th Readiness Division, the best way to effectively manage hazardous materials inventories and provide immediate access to safety data sheets came down to a simple choice: ...

One of the most dangerous locations for fire, EMS and law enforcement emergency responders is the confined space. Hazards in confined spaces include mechanical/electrical, communicative, thermal, ...

The SUPERloc hazardous material storage building manufactured by U.S. Chemical Storage offers 4-hour fire-rated, FM-approved storage of flammables and combustibles near or within an existing facility.

The use and storage of hazardous materials is regulated by the Michigan Right to Know Law, also called the Hazard Communication Standard. The Right to Know Law affects nearly every employee at the ...