Each year when federal statistics are released, it comes as little surprise that violations of OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard are among the top 10 safety citations issued to general industry.

Q: I live in an apartment complex and our dumpster provider does not adequately mark the containers. I have to frequently pull non-recyclable items out of the overflowing recycle dumpster and put them ...

New US Pharmacopeial Convention standards provide a universal approach to organizing labels for prescription containers dispensed by US pharmacists in an effort to improve patient understanding. The ...

What is hazard communication, and why does it apply to my workplace? OSHA recently aligned with a global system to simplify workplace safety. Hazard communication is a procedural standard set forth by ...

To provide more consistent labeling that is easier to understand on dispensed prescription packages, the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has issued a new set of recommendations to standardize ...

"As more patients enter the healthcare system, and as the nation becomes increasingly diverse, more patients will have difficulty understanding and using important healthcare information provided to ...