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 ...

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 ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has amended its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), 29 C.F.R. § 1910.1200, to align with Revision 7 (Rev. 7) of the United Nations’ Globally ...

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 ...

Rules for hazardous (classified) locations can be found in Chapter 5 [Special Occupancies] of the National Electrical Code (NEC). What are these specific locations, and why is the word “classified” in ...