To save on costs, many service departments are purchasing flammable liquids such as brake cleaner, lacquer thinner, gasoline, and other flammable liquids in bulk 55-gallon drums.  While this may make economic sense, you may have to spend a bit more upfront to comply with flammable liquid storage regulations.  

Flammable and combustible liquids like oil, gas, kerosene, and solvents present unique fire hazards. Do you know the basics of working with them?

What is OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard? Why are HCS violations so common? How can you avoid one? Find the answers and more in this KPA article.

Don’t let your people or your organization become statistics in 2020. It’s time to see whether your hazard communication protocols meet OSHA’s standards.

KPA launched the Hazard Communication Program Grader to assess if organizations were complying with a key OSHA rule. Here’s what we’ve learned.

Your Safety Data Sheet library needs to be updated whenever new chemicals are introduced. That includes any cleaning products you’re using to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

Do you know how to effectively prevent spills, leaks, and other forms of toxic chemical exposure? Find out by taking KPA’s Chemical Spills and Leaks Pop Quiz.

A death at a Buffalo Wild Wings demonstrates the importance of hazard communication training—and the tragic cost of repeating EHS mistakes.

The people at OSHA care about communication so much, in fact, that they’ve developed a Hazard Communication Standard. The HCS requires organizations to adopt a hazard communication program, and applies to all employers with hazardous chemicals in their workplaces.