With over 900,000 chemicals that could show up in a workplace, chemical safety and management is one of the most complex challenges employers and employees face at work. To better protect workers from ...

There is not a one size fits all solution when it comes to managing chemical hazards, according to PepsiCo. Alex Mendes, vice president of global food safety and microbiology at PepsiCo, spoke ...

Register for this webinar as we will review some of the differences between OSHA, consumer product, and other labeling requirements. The hazards of some common maintenance chemicals will be reviewed.

Fail-Safe: An experiment that is being monitored by a device to shut down the experiment if, for instance, a loss in water pressure or electricity to the experiment could cause a fire, explosion, or ...

Many paints, solvents, and other chemicals used in commercial and industrial settings require a level of care well beyond ...

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 ...

In Texas, environmental activists and experts raise the alarm about the potential impact on public health if the Toxic ...

In September 2023, sirens blared again across Hopewell, Virginia, after oleum, commonly known as fuming sulfuric acid, leaked from the AdvanSix chemical plant. The plant, one of many big polluters in ...

Nanotechnology underpins many emerging industries and technological innovations, such as artificial intelligence, quantum information science, and advanced manufacturing. Nanotechnology is a ...

The products’ health effects still need to be studied, but several compounds were found to exceed EU limits for consumer products ...

Jonathan Witt is the college’s Chemical Hygiene Officer. Please reach out to him if you have any questions. This web based summary of Bates College’s Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP) is intended to make ...

Like this puzzle, chemical safety has several pieces that together create the whole picture for working with chemicals in a safe manner. At the center of this puzzle is you, the employee or student.