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Hazard communication (Hazcom) is the second most frequently cited standard, according to OSHA. The list is created following inspections of worksites by federal OSHA. Hazcom Training Frequency Hazard communication training only needs to be conducted when employees are assigned to work with a hazardous chemical. Please be sure to conduct your hazard communication training with…
With the December 1, 2013 deadline to teach your employees about the revised hazard communication standard from OSHA, we thought it would be helpful to answer some common questions about the standard. According to OSHA, a hazardous chemical means any chemical which is classified as a physical hazard or a health hazard, a simple asphyxiant,…
Lately, our Hazard Communication (Hazcom) training has had an increase in activity. This has lead to a lot of questions about Hazard Communication training, and we’d like to address those questions for you. We’re going to start with the most common question. Who needs Hazcom training? Do I? Does my company? To start, OSHA mandates…
HazCom is changing You may have heard rumblings about some changes to the OSHA HazCom standard. The revised standard actually took effect on May 25, 2012, but don’t worry if you haven’t re-trained yourself or your employees yet. OSHA is giving employers some extra time to become compliant. However, the first of these deadlines is…