January 3, 2005—Workers and employers involved in the manufacture, distribution, use, and storage of chemicals will benefit from a new Web page on Chemical Reactivity Hazards recently unveiled by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
The purpose of the page is to provide relevant information to employers and workers in order to ensure safe chemical operations. It is a product of national OSHA alliances with the Dow Chemical Company and the Reactives Alliance.
Various sections describe hazard recognition and incident investigation reports, hazard evaluation, control and prevention, and training. The page also offers free on-line access to the publication “Essential Practices for Managing Chemical Reactivity Hazards,” produced by the Center for Chemical Process Safety of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
