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Hazard Communication—Key to Work Safety
Author(s) -
Brown Randy
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.1995.tb00979.x
Subject(s) - hazard , hazardous waste , work (physics) , key (lock) , occupational safety and health , work safety , hazard analysis , risk analysis (engineering) , risk communication , business , computer science , computer security , engineering , reliability engineering , waste management , medicine , mechanical engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry , pathology
Hazard communication, learning about and protecting yourself from the hazardous chemicals you work with, is the core of a dependable safety program. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's hazard communication regulation (OSHA 1910.1220), known as HAZ COM, includes requirements to protect workers who use chemicals at work. The article lists the steps in building a hazard communication program.