GHS
GHS Label Information
When it comes to labels, few are better known than the GHS labels (even if people don’t always realize that is what they are called). GHS, or the Globally Harmonized System, is an international set of standards that are agreed upon to help ensure people from across many industries and around the world are all…
Tony Ferraro | July 11, 2016 | Safety Solutions | GHS
GHS Labeling – The Do’s and Don’ts
Globally Harmonized System Labeling Globally Harmonized System (GHS) labeling is an important requirement in many facilities. Whether you are looking to implement GHS labeling in a facility for the first time or you are just updating your current visual communication standards it is important to get everything right. In addition to helping to ensure your…
Tony Ferraro | February 11, 2016 | Safety Solutions | GHS, Hazcom, Labeling, OSHA, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Safety Signs
GHS Compliance – Time is Running out
It seems like quite some time ago now that OSHA completed their 2012 final rule revising the Hazard Communication Standard, also known as the ‘right to know’ regulation. For many companies, the new regulations were looked over and then largely forgotten about. If that is the case for you, consider this your wakeup call! You…
Tony Ferraro | July 30, 2015 | Safety Solutions | GHS
Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals – 1910.119
Addressing the Risks Associated with Highly Hazardous Chemicals When it comes to keeping a facility safe, there are few things that are more important than addressing the risks associated with highly hazardous chemicals. When accidents occur with these types of chemicals it can cause widespread injury or even fatalities. OSHA addresses the specific risks associated…
Tony Ferraro | July 15, 2014 | Safety Solutions | GHS, Labeling, OSHA, Regulations & Compliance, Safety
Hazard Communications – Vinyl Labels
Improving Hazard Communications with Vinyl Labels As you may recall, last week I wrote about a recent study that uncovered that hazard communications were at the heart of many of the most significant safety challenges in facilities today. In that article I went over how floor tape can help convey critical information, and improve the…
Tony Ferraro | June 18, 2014 | Safety Products | Facility Marking, GHS, Hazcom, Labeling, OSHA, Safety, Tool Organization, Workplace Safety
Facility Safety Frequently Asked Questions
Facility Safety Questions and Answers When it comes to improving safety in a facility, people have all sorts of questions. In many cases the questions are about specific situations related to their own facility. These questions often require very detailed answers and looking at how the laws or regulations apply to a specific situation. For…
Tony Ferraro | May 28, 2014 | Safety Solutions | Arc Flash, Electrical Safety, Facility Safety, Fire Safety, GHS, Labeling, Lockout Tagout, OSHA, Safety, Safety Signs, Workplace Safety
Industrial Labeling Systems
Safety signs, labels and other types of visual information are essential in every facility. Some of these items are required by OSHA or other regulations, and others are needed for improved efficiency and safety. The bottom line is that all facilities use these types of things, and need them to be easy to see, very…
Tony Ferraro | May 27, 2014 | Safety Products | 5S, Equipment Labeling, Facility Efficiency, Facility Marking, GHS, Labeling, Organized Workplace, Safety, Safety Signs
Housekeeping for Safety
When Housekeeping for safety is Ignored, Tragedy May Occur It seems that you can’t go more than a few days without seeing a news story about a workplace injury or fatality that could have been prevented with proper safety procedures. The companies where these incidents occur are investigated to see what went wrong, and in…
Tony Ferraro | May 22, 2014 | Safety Solutions | GHS, Labeling, OSHA, Workplace Safety
Universal Safety Standards in the Workplace
Safety Standards in the Workplace and You Recently, chemical production companies, workers, and producers using chemicals in their final products will have noticed some changes in their labeling systems. Known as the GHS, or global harmonization system of labeling, the new labels for chemical containers are an effort at standardizing the identification procedures for many…
Tony Ferraro | May 13, 2014 | Safety Solutions | GHS, Labeling, Safety, Workplace Safety
Chemical Safety in the Workplace and SDS (Safety Data Sheets)
Working with hazardous chemicals can be one of the most dangerous activities for workers to engage in for a number of reasons; not the least of which being that many chemicals used in production are used in small quantities, meaning that they last a while between re-stocks and workers don’t have to handle them constantly.…
Tony Ferraro | April 9, 2014 | Safety Solutions | Forklift Safety, GHS, Hazcom, Labeling, OSHA, Safety, Spill Cleanup, Workplace Safety
How to Handle Chemical Spills
The goal of workplace safety programs is primarily to prevent accidents and injuries by helping train people on how to minimize risk and work more safely. An important part of any program also must focus on how to respond when something goes wrong. Nowhere is this truer than when there is a chemical spill in…
Tony Ferraro | March 18, 2014 | Safety Solutions | Emergency Evacuation, Fire Safety, GHS, PPE, Regulations & Compliance, Safety, Spill Cleanup, Workplace Safety
How to Avoid Burns within the Workplace
In many industries, slips, trips, falls, and lifting injuries make up the vast majority of injuries that workers are prone to experience. In others, however, occupational risks make other incidents more likely. In the case of restaurant kitchens, fast food establishments, chemical and production facilities, and any case in which the heating, cooking, welding, and/or…
Tony Ferraro | March 12, 2014 | Safety Solutions | GHS, Labeling, OSHA, Safety, Workplace Safety
Effective Skin Protection against Chemical Spills
Most manufacturing or industrial facilities use a variety of different types of chemicals in their day to day work. Whether it is used for cleaning, in the production of a product or anything else, these chemicals are essential to the success of most industries. While they are certainly important for business, they can also be…
Tony Ferraro | March 5, 2014 | Safety Solutions | GHS, Labeling, Safety, Spill Cleanup
Changes Ahead: OSHA’s GHS HazCom Standard
Changes are always occurring around us, if processes or practices sit idle for too long they become outdated and less efficient while everything else continues to improve. OSHA’s GHS HazCom Standard is no exception to this rule. The OSHA HazCom Standard is in place to protect employees from exposure to hazardous chemicals through the use…
Tony Ferraro | August 15, 2013 | Safety Solutions | GHS, Hazcom, Labeling, OSHA, Regulations & Compliance, Safety
Hazard Symbols
Hazard symbols are helpful pictograms that illustrate safety messages regarding specific hazards. The reason hazard symbols are so useful is that they work in any language since they do not use linguistics to convey safety messages. Because of the universal nature of hazard symbols, the same set of symbols can be used effectively worldwide thus…
Mike Wilson | May 6, 2013 | Safety Solutions | GHS, Hazcom, Safety, Workplace Safety