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The Importance of Labeling Hazardous Containers

Every year, when the statistics are release, it comes as no surprise at all that the top ten safety violations belong to that of OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard. With more than 4,000 violations being issued each year, OSHA makes it very clear that having a nearly empty MSDS book that is carefully forgotten is just not enough. OSHA states that in order to meet HCS standard, it is very important for organizations to have a well-written safety plan and to ensure that all their employees are well-trained with regards to the hazards that exist in their workplace. It also states that every organization should keep certain documents open for employees to view in order to protect themselves. One of the biggest rules of the hazard communication standard is that that every company should establish a process of accurately labeling containers. Like the forgotten MSDS book, a container that is also neglected or has some smudged writing on it will not comply with the OSHA standards. This is why