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Training Requirements for the Revised Hazard Communication Standard OSHA revised its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to align with the United N...

Health and Safety Recommendations for Workers Who Handle Human Remains Employers and workers face a variety of health hazards when handling, or wo...

Health Effects of Hexavalent Chromium Hexavalent chromium is a toxic form of the element chromium. Hexavalent chromium compounds are man-made and w...

OSHA Fact SheetThe Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Public Law 104-191, requires “covered entities” to protect ...

Hearing ConservationWhat is occupational noise exposure?Noise, or unwanted sound, is one of the most pervasive occupational health problems. It is ...

Protecting Workers from the Effects of HeatAt times, workers may be required to work in hot environments for long periods. When the human body is u...

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a pathogenic microorganism that can cause potentially life-threatening disease in humans. HBV infection is transmitted ...

The National Fire Protection Association defines “high-rise building” as a building greater than 75 feet (25 m) in height where the building height...

Hispanic OutreachOSHA has made immigrant workplace safety a priority within the agency and iscommitted to identifying ways to improve the safety an...

Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S)Hydrogen sulfide is a colorless, flammable, extremely hazardous gas with a “rotten egg” smell. Some common names for the gas ...

OSHA Fact Sheet The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urge employers (owners and o...

OSHA InspectionsThe Occupational Safety and Health Administration is committed to strong, fairand effective enforcement of safety and health requir...

Natural disasters can cause widespread flooding and damage to property and infrastructure. Cleanup and recovery activities involve hazards that can...

Properly maintained Biosafety Cabinets (BSCs), when used in conjunction with good microbiological techniques, provide an effective containment syst...

Laboratory Safety Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP)OSHA’s Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories standard (29 CFR 1910.1450), refer...

Laboratory Safety NoiseThis guidance is advisory in nature and informational in content. It is not a standard or a regulation, and it neither creat...

Laboratory Safety OSHA Laboratory StandardOSHA’s Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories standard(29 CFR 1910.1450), referred ...

Laboratory Safety: Cryogens and Dry Ice Cryogens are substances used to produce very low temperatures [below -153°C (-243°F)], such as liquid nitro...

Protecting Workers from Lead HazardsCleaning up after a flood requires hundreds of workers to renovate and repair, or tear down and dispose of, dam...

Lithium-ion batteries are commonly used in many industries, but they can pose serious hazards if not handled properly. OSHA provides the following ...

What is the OSHA standard for control of hazardous energy sources?The OSHA standard for The Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout), Title 29 ...

Lyme Disease FactsOSHA has published a hazard information bulletin (HIB) to provide guidance to people who reside in high or moderate risk areas in...

Protecting Workers from Mercury Exposure While Crushing and Recycling Fluorescent BulbsThis fact sheet assists employers and workers in understandi...

BRIEF INCIDENT DESCRIPTIONA temporary worker died while removing the coating from a bathtub in a residential building. The worker was alone in a sm...