HazCom/GHS

How to Apply a Label

In this video, learn how to achieve a perfect label application every time with DuraLabel. In this quick ...

How-To: Data Source Merge in LabelForge Pro

Welcome to our comprehensive tutorial on Data Source Merge in LabelForge Pro, brought to you by DuraLabel! In ...

Kodiak Max Industrial Sign and Label Print System

Take control and bring your labeling in-house with Kodiak Max Industrial Sign and Label Print System. This ...

What is GHS?

How-To Create NFPA/RTK Labels with LabelForge PRO

Lockout Tagout Procedure

There are two parts to the lockout process: The Lockout and Re-energizing. Both pose potential ...

ANSI/ASME Pipe Marking Color Code

Do you know the contents of this pipe? Or that one? Having facility pipes clearly marked with compliant ...

What is Lockout Tagout

How-To Create Chemical Labels with LabelForge PRO

OSHA Hazard Communication and HazCom 2012

GHS and HazCom Labeling for Medical Facilities

Maintaining safe medical facilities starts with effective hazard communication (HazCom). The Globally ...

HazCom Basics: Chemical Labeling 101

In the regulatory-driven healthcare environment, proper chemical labeling is required to ensure safety and ...

CO2 Cylinder Tanks and the Art of Labeling 

Dealing with dangerous substances is a major concern for any workplace. Whether it's chemicals that can burn ...

Navigating GHS Labeling: How GHS Label Printers Simplify Compliance

In today's industrial landscape, workplace safety and chemical hazard communication are paramount. The ...

Avoid Costly Mistakes When Shipping Hazardous Materials

Companies fail to meet basic hazardous materials shipping requirements every year. Recently, a Columbus ...

GHS-Compliance: Safe and Effective Storage of Hazardous Chemicals

The Importance of the GHS When working with and storing hazardous chemicals, steps must be taken to ensure ...

Toxic Waste Risks and Management

What is toxic waste? Toxic waste may be defined as discarded material that may pose a substantial threat or ...

OSHA 1910 144 Color Identification

Standard Number: 1910.144 Safety color code for marking physical hazards. 1910.144(a) Color identification - ...

Top 10 Uses for DuraLabel Industrial Label Printers

Workplace safety is more important than ever before. With federal rules and regulations in place and always ...

NFPA 704

NFPA 704 Labels NFPA 704 - Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency ...

Parts of a Safety Data Sheet (SDS)

Under the international standard called the Globally Harmonized System, or GHS, details about a chemical or ...

Choosing PPE to Protect Against Poisons in the Workplace

Poisons and hazardous chemicals are present in nearly every industry. Farmers and agricultural workers may ...

Permissible Exposure Limit

The OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) establishes the upper limit for employee exposure to chemicals or ...

NFPA 704 vs HazCom 2012

A variety of labeling standards and classification systems are available for managing chemical safety. This ...

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)

What Are Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)? Think of yourself as a lab rat. Chemicals synthesized in a ...

Hazardous Materials Identification System (HMIS) and OSHA Signs

Decoding HMIS and OSHA Signs: Creating Safety in Hazardous Environments In hazardous environments, ...

ANSI Cutting Standard

ANSI Cutting Standard The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has updated its hand protection ...

Canadian TDG Labeling

The Canadian Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Act requires that containers holding dangerous materials ...

Simple Tips for Workplace Chemical Safety

New chemicals are created every day for a variety of applications in industry. Working with chemicals and ...

HazCom Plans Crucial in Preventing Employee Exposure

Several workplace chemical exposures have prompted OSHA to remind companies of proper respirator and ...

HazCom Training

OSHA's HazCom rules, sometimes called the Hazard Communication Standard or HazCom 2012, cover requirements ...

What is OSHA Compliance?

Dangerous working conditions nationwide sparked the creation of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH ...

Red Diamonds on HazCom 2012 Labels

Six elements of information must be present on the typical HazCom 2012 chemical label, as listed in OSHA's ...

Understanding the SDS (Safety Data Sheet)

Chemical safety can be a massive puzzle, with a variety of interconnected elements: inventory lists, storage ...

Hazard Pictograms

What are Hazard Pictograms? Hazard pictograms are graphic symbols used on GHS labels to communicate ...

The GHS Framework: Labeling & Compliance

Every two years, the UN publishes a new revision of the Globally Harmonized System (GHS), a standardized ...

How Warning Labels Help Manage Biohazardous Waste

There are an estimated 16 billion injections administered globally each year, and not all of the used ...

GHS Purple Book

The GHS is described in a book, informally known as the "Purple Book." This book contains information on all ...

3 Ways to Improve Ammonia Handling

In refrigeration and HVAC, it's out with old, complex systems and in with new, efficient and sleek ammonia ...

Technology Shoring Up Oil, Gas Efficiency

New technology and its data are helping offshore oil and gas take safety and efficiency to new heights. ...

Short Term Exposure Limit

People have long recognized that no substance is absolutely safe. The Swiss physician Paracelsus, who lived ...

DOT Labels

49 CFR 172.400 specifies that Department of Transportation (DOT) Labels must be used for hazardous materials ...

Explosive Hazard

A ranch worker was grinding a 300-pound gasoline tank late Wednesday when the tank exploded, killing the ...

UN Revises GHS to Clarify Language

A UN panel has made an update to its Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals. ...

OSHA and Canada Partner for Chemical Labeling System

Canada and the United States have been working together to align their laws for classifying and labeling ...

5 Ways to Avert Common Bio Waste Violations

There are clear guidelines that health care and lab workers must follow when handling biohazardous waste. ...

REACH Training

REACH is an acronym for Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and restriction of Chemicals. REACH is a ...

Labeling is Crucial: Safety in Bulk Chemical Handling

Safety in handling bulk chemical unloading is a procedure that requires careful work and optimal ...

5 Easy Ways to Strengthen Bloodborne and Airborne Safety Management

Workplace exposure control plans are encompassing much more than in the past. How are workplaces mitigating ...

The Importance of Chemical Risk Assessments

Chemicals are in use in workplaces every day. It is important to follow and maintain chemical safety for ...

Get a Grip on Better Cold Storage Material Handling

Freezer warehouses and cold storage facilities are some of the most demanding workplaces. To meet new ...

GHS Label Information

Appendix C to the 2012 (OSHA 1910.1200) Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) specifies the mandatory ...

NFPA 704 Hazmat Diamond

NFPA 704 is titled "Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response." NFPA 704 defines a ...

Pipe Marking Basics: OSHA and ANSI/ASME Labeling Standards

Pipes can put people and facilities in danger if no one knows what's flowing through them. Pipe labels help ...

What is HazCom? Your Guide to Chemical Labeling, GHS, & OSHA Standards

Canada Aligns to GHS

OSHA announced a continued partnership with Health Canada to align U.S. and Canadian regulatory approaches to ...

BS5609 Compliance and GHS

BS5609 is the British Standard for pressure-sensitive adhesive labels used for marine applications. Also ...

Avert Chemical Safety Program Failures

Facilities that handle chemicals need to be aware of the potential hazards of each chemical. Part of ...

Maintain Uniformity with DoD Labels

Military expectations are high when it comes to labeling products for MIL-STD-129 shipping and MIL-STD-130 ...

Tips for Better Chemical Safety Management

Workplace chemical safety is all about understanding the risks and following proper protocol. Train and ...

Popcorn Lung Spreads to Workers in Different Industry: Coffee Roasters

In 2000, workers at a Midwest popcorn processing plant began showing symptoms of bronchiolitis obliterans, a ...

ALARP (As Low As Reasonably Possible)

What is ALARP? ALARP is the acronym for "As Low As Reasonably Possible," a principle primarily used in the ...

Oil & Gas Industry Taps into New Future of Safety

The future of the oil and gas industry is facing rampant change, and safety is part of the discussion. ...

Improper Hazardous Material Shipping is Costly

Every year, there are a list of companies that fail to properly ship hazardous material. Lapses in safety ...

Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security

The small town of West, Texas, will never be the same after April 17, 2013, when the community was deeply ...

OSHA Rules for Hazardous Chemicals

When dealing with hazardous chemicals, safety is key. However, the steps necessary to keep workers safe will ...

Elevate Your Safety Plan: Hierarchy of Hazard Control

There are five levels to the hierarchy of hazard control:

Lab Safety Labels

Permanent Container Safety Labels OSHA requires employers to ensure that no worker uses, stores, or allows ...

New EPA e-Manifest System for Electronic Hazardous Waste Tracking

To make the tracking process of hazardous waste more progressive and efficient, the EPA has begun ...

49 CFR Transportation

CFR is the abbreviation for "Code of Federal Regulations." CFR 49 ? Transportation, contains nine volumes ...

Hazardous Waste Symbols

Symbols and pictograms are the fastest, most efficient and reliable way to communicate warnings. People ...

Occupational Exposure

The term "occupational exposure" refers to a potentially harmful exposure to hazards chemicals in the ...

From MSDS to SDS

OSHA's HazCom 2012 rules require companies to have a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for every hazardous chemical in ...

Hazardous Waste Disposal

According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), subtitle C of the Resource Conservation Recovery Act ...

Hazardous Chemicals Overview

In the eyes of OSHA, hazardous materials run the gamut from household cleaners to deadly gasses. Effects can ...