The Globally Harmonized System, or GHS, was proposed by the United Nations in an effort to internationally standardize classification and labeling of chemicals through the use of pictograms, signal ...

Happy 2015! The arrival of the New Year means that we are just six months away from the deadline in which all safety data sheets (SDSs) and labels must comply with the new HazCom 2012 standards. This ...

In a world economy, many countries both import and export to the United States a wide variety of goods, including chemicals. The global chemical business is more than $1.7 trillion each year, ...

How and when will OSHA's updated Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), which will now be aligned with the Globally Harmonized System of Chemical Labeling (GHS), impact chemical labeling? Read on for a ...

Coming soon to factory floors, laboratories, and store shelves: new labels for chemical products that will look similar throughout the world. There are standard symbols for properties such as ...

In the United States, OSHA set a June 1 deadline for end users to update their workplace chemical labels. If compliance is lacking, industrial end users must be prepared to document for OSHA their ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- The Occupational Health and Safety Administration has made changes to the Hazard Communication Standards to comply with the mandates of the Global Harmonized System. The ...

For domestic and international shippers, now is the time to satisfy GHS freight label compliance. The “Globally Harmonized System” (GHS) was established by the United Nations to create a unified ...

A Globally Harmonized System (GHS) for Hazard Classification and Labeling. It is an international, standardized approach to hazard communication. The introduction of this system ensures that chemical ...