The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued two reports on the safe management of hazards by small businesses and storage facilities that use highly hazardous chemicals in business ...

In an address at the annual conference of the Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS), Henshaw said his agency will instead focus on providing guidance to industry, while relying on general duty ...

A single warehouse catching fire, or a storage tank collapsing and ejecting its deadly contents, could spell doom for the environment. At a time like this, a great deal of devastation could happen in ...

In March 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in the closely watched Perez v. Mortgage Bankers. The Court’s decision killed a longstanding doctrine, set by the D.C. Circuit, that changes ...

The primary goals of safe chemical storage are to reduce risk by minimizing quantities of chemicals stored, avoiding contact between incompatible chemicals, and preventing hazardous storage conditions ...

OSHA issued its Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories standard 1 (29 CFR 1910.1450) in 1990. Known as the Laboratory Standard, it was developed to address workplaces where ...

Versatile hazardous materials buildings, from US Chemical Storage, provide storage for drums, totes and other containers. Utilizing the safe protection these structures provide, dangerous chemicals, ...

Improper chemical storage caused a fire at Bio-Lab’s Conyers facility, leading to OSHA citations and $61K in fines. A U.S. Department of Labor investigation has determined that improperly stored ...

The HCS hazard definitions may differ from other commonly used definitions. Of particular note is the use of the term “flammable liquid.” The International Fire Code (IFC) and the NFPA classify ...