New Jersey may require train operators to disclose hazardous cargo

This chemical storage guide will help small to medium businesses to safely store chemicals in their workplace. It outlines some of the common health and safety risks of storing chemicals and shows you ways to manage those risks.The guide includes a handy storage checklist that sets out the standard precautions everyone should take and a detailed ch...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has just recently published a new Proposed Rule -- “Update to the Hazard Communication Standard.” The associated Notice of Proposed Rulemaking will be published in March of 2019. The abstract provides as follows:OSHA and other U.S. agencies have be...

The California wildfires destroyed thousands of homes across the state, leaving behind an even greater share of displaced residents. Though the flames have now subsided, locals are left with a lingering environmental threat: the presence of hazardous chemicals.As the homes began to burn, so did the items inside: things like phthalate...

It deems appropriate to establish regulation to control the usage of chemicals in food production or directly contact food products in order to eliminate or reduce quantity of biological, chemical, and physical hazards contamination for the safety of consumers. The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), therefore, proposes the draft Notification of the ...

In 2015 the Oregon legislature passed the Toxic Free Kids Act. The law requires manufacturers who make children’s products to report when their products contain toxic chemicals that are scientifically linked to health impacts in kids. Three years later, we finally have a glimpse into the range of toxic chemicals in kid’s products. Manuf...