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 ...

An earlier hierarchy of controls had engineering controls as the top-level control. Of course, now most hierarchy of controls, including the one used by OSHA, include elimination and substitution as ...

Frosty weather forecasts and frigid wind chill warnings send many people to their closets for another layer of clothing. For employees who work outdoors in cold weather, more foresight, protection and ...

In a recent Safety Office article in TRACKS, we explained the role of personal protective equipment, or PPE, in the hierarchy of controls. Although PPE is the last resort in controlling a hazard, it ...

Laboratories that meet the following requirements must have a Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP) and their associated written Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Chemical manipulations are carried out on a ...