{"id":1601,"date":"2021-12-17T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.compliancesigns.com\/blog\/chemical-safety-requirements-for-the-workplace\/"},"modified":"2022-10-03T12:03:08","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T16:03:08","slug":"chemical-safety-requirements-for-the-workplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.compliancesigns.com\/blog\/chemical-safety-requirements-for-the-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"Chemical Safety Requirements for the Workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did you know that everyday cleaners contain chemicals? They sure do. Simply, unknowingly mixing together chemicals can create a deadly hazardous combination.<\/p>\n

Every hazardous chemical in the workplace matters. Regardless of how many employees work at your company or how large it is, chemical safety in the workplace is serious business.<\/p>\n

About 32 million workers work with and are potentially exposed to one or more chemical hazards, per OSHA. There are an estimated 650,000 existing chemical products, and hundreds of new ones being introduced annually. This poses a serious problem for exposed workers and their employers.<\/p>\n

The way chemicals are used, stored, labeled, and disposed of covers a large landscape. Chemicals and toxic substances pose a wide range of health hazards (such as irritation, sensitization, and carcinogenicity) and physical hazards (such as flammability, corrosion, and explosibility).<\/p>\n

As you can see, chemical safety is important. Information about hazardous chemicals must be available and understandable to workers. Hazard Communication Posters<\/a> help inform workers about chemicals and how to read the labels.<\/p>\n

To protect workers, OSHA\u2019s<\/a> Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) requires the development and distribution of information:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n