Effective hazcom training: OSHA manual can be a valuable resource.(training STRATEGIES) From: Industrial Safety & Hygiene News | Date: October 1, 2006| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2006 Reed Business Information, Inc. (US). This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Hazard communication (hazcom) training problems continue to stymie many employers and keep OSHA inspectors busy. The hazcom rule has been around for more than a decade, but it still leads all other general industry safety regulations in the number of federal OSHA violations year after year (more than 4,200 in 2004/2005). Hazcom training alone accounts for one-quarter of all hazcom violations.

Why so many violations, and why does the same problem persist year after year? In 2004, Business & Legal Reports, in cooperation with the National Environmental Safety and Health Training ...

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