Generation of electricity, steam, heating, and cooling accounts for 40 percent of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions¹. It is imperative that companies learn how to properly categorize, calculate and report these emissions.

Topics: GHS, Sustainability, GRI, EHS Management, Utilities

OSHA has released a preliminary ranking of the Top 10 workplace safety violations for the year.

1. Fall Protection 1926.501
2. Hazard Communication 1910.1200
3. Scaffolding 1926.451
4. Respiratory Protection 1910.134
5. Powered Industrial Trucks 1910.178
6. Lockout/Tagout 1910.147
7. Ladders 1926.1053
8. Electrical - Wiring Methods 1910.305
9. Machine Guarding 1910.212
10. Electrical - General Requirements 1910.303

Topics: OSHA, GHS, Regulatory Information, EHS Software, Workplace Health and Safety

North America to Align with GHS

The coming year 2015 marks an important change for companies that use, distribute, or import hazardous chemicals. The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) has already been adopted by many countries, and is now being implemented in the United States by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). As part of OSHA’s new Hazard Communication Standard, the United States is being brought into alignment with the 

Topics: OSHA, GHS, SDS, Regulatory Information