Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) is a standardized, international approach to hazard communication. The standard, which was previously known as the 'Right ...

The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday proposed classifying certain so-called "forever chemicals" — which are believed to have serious health effects, and can be found in hundreds of household ...

Classifying a Chemical Based on Downstream Chemical Reactions with Other Chemicals The fundamental problem with OSHA’s proposal stems from the agency’s apparent goal of dramatically expanding the ...

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 ...

The debate over the regulation -- or lack thereof -- of teeth-whitening products heated up last month when the ADA petitioned the FDA to begin classifying bleaching chemicals. The move stems from a ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has revised standards for hazardous communications over the past few years to be more in-line with the Global Harmonized ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A bill filed in the Tennessee General Assembly would classify fentanyl and its derivatives as chemical warfare agents like tear gas, nerve agents and blister agents.

Since OSHA published its 2024 final rule updating the HazCom standard, many business leaders and EHS professionals have had questions about its impact. Learning about these changes is critical, as the ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday classifying “illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemicals” as weapons of mass destruction.

This example shows how KCCs can upgrade the cancer classification of a chemical with very weak evidence from human or animal data. Shortcomings to KCCs When IARC developed the KCCs, they neglected to ...