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		<title>The War Between Joe Q. Public and Private Industry Over MSDS and Chemical Disclosures</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A quiet battle is being waged between some companies, the government, and the public over how much information the public is entitled to in regards to the chemicals companies use, to which the public may be exposed.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Announces Intention to Nominate Dr. David Michaels to Oversee OSHA</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Ciancio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama recently announced his intention to nominate David Michaels, PhD, MPH, as assistant secretary for Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).  A permanent administrator hasn’t been in place since the resignation of Edwin Foulke Jr. in November 2008.   View the OSHA org. chart. Michaels is an epidemiologist and research professor at the Department [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New CSB Video Demonstrates the Dangers of Combustible Dust</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:40:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Ciancio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chemical Safety Board (CSB) recently released a safety video titled “Combustible Dust: An Insidious Hazard,” which demonstrates the dangers of accumulating combustible dust particles and how they lead to catastrophic explosions that kill and maim workers and damage surrounding communities.  The video illustrates how combustible dust buildup lead to three major accidents that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are MSDSs Required for Consumer Chemical Products?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:14:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Trout</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just back from the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) show in San Antonio.  Great show and thanks to all that stopped by our booth.  A number of people at the show asked me if material safety data sheets (MSDSs) are required for consumer products like Windex or Lysol? This is a common question we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Breaking Down the Hazard Communication Standard</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chuck Haling</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The OSHA Hazard Communication Standard, also known as HCS, 29 CFR 1910.1200, HazCom, among others, is a regulation that governs the communication of hazards associated with chemicals in the workplace.  For purposes of this post we’ll just go with HCS. HCS was first adopted in the early 1980s and is a relatively straight forward regulation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>REACH Will Reach Well Beyond the EU</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 18:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Trout</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There’s been a lot of talk recently about the REACH regulation .  In my opinion it is perhaps the most significant piece of legislation regulating chemical substances to come down the pike, and its impact will be felt by many industries around the globe. What is REACH? REACH is a European Union (EU) regulation governing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GHS is a Reality… Are you Ready?</title>
		<link>http://blog.MSDSonline.com/2009/05/ghs-is-a-reality%e2%80%a6-are-you-ready/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 18:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Trout</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was speaking recently at a VPPPA (OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Programs Participants’ Association) conference on HazCom compliance. The issue of the Global Harmonized System, more commonly known as GHS, arose multiple times, which suggests to me that there are a lot of questions out there. So what exactly is GHS? The idea was born at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is electronic MSDS management OSHA compliant?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:08:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Ciancio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you can guess, we get this question often.  So let's clear the air once and for all.  The answer, of course, is YES... as long as you meet these three criteria:
1.  Have a back-up system in place in case of an emergency.
2.  Ensure that your system is integrated into your overall hazard communication plan.
3.  Ensure employees have hard-copy access if requested.]]></description>
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