The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) hazard communication (HazCom) standard has been around since the 1980s, yet it continues to be one of OSHA’s most-cited violations. The adoption of the Globally Harmonized System of Classifying and Labeling Chemicals (GHS) … Read More
Chemical Inventory
SafetyStratus Feature Spotlight: Low Chemical Inventory Alerts
A cloud-based digital chemical inventory system can serve as the backbone of an organization’s chemical safety program, allowing safety professionals to quickly access and update live chemical inventories with a few mouse clicks. Covering all the most critical facets of … Read More
LATCH: Roster-focused Content in a Safety Software Platform
A significant number of cloud-based safety software components are roster-focused, including hazard assessments, personnel lists, training tracking, chemical inventory, and group digital file management. By nature, these aspects tend to be both interrelated and end-user-facing. It is therefore essential that … Read More
The Value of Mobile Tools in EH&S Software
In the last decade, the world has embraced and integrated mobile technology in just about every conceivable capacity. Nearly everyone now carries powerful internet-enabled smartphones in their pockets wherever they go. From scanning a QR code to view the menu … Read More
Key Elements for the Development of a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP)
Stormwater runoff is a significant contributor to water pollution in our surface water and groundwater3. This runoff travels from its origin, potentially picking up sediments, pollutants, and disease-causing agents and deposits them into nearby bodies of water. While alarming, better … Read More
Advantages of Digitizing Chemical Inventory
Production and usage of chemicals have been increasing rapidly from small scale laboratories to large scale industries. The complete details of the availability or use of all the chemicals in any facility fall under a chemical inventory program. The safe … Read More
