On April 20, 2023, the European Commission (EC) announced the implementation dates for the introduction of new hazard classes as part of its revision to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on the ...

First responders should become familiar with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) hazard classes for hazardous materials and the placards and labels used to identify those hazards. This ...

I once had an experience working with a manufacturing operation that included painting processes for the main production line and a small spray-painting area in the repair section. The facility ...

Considerable testing of chemicals that are handled in the workplace may be required. This could include flash point, reactivity, or corrosivity. As stated in the OSHA ...

Nearly every community, large and small, has hazardous materials transported through it or around it. The Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA) mandates the creation of ...

In the NEC, the word “hazardous” denotes the way a particular location is classified due to either: 1. Flammability properties within that area (Art. 500 – 506). 2. Specific use of that area (Art. 510 ...