Feds OK New Labels for Hazardous Workplace Chemicals
Federal officials agreed this week to require new easy-to-read labels for hazardous chemicals in a move to protect the lives of the 43 million U.S. workers who deal with these substances on the job. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) estimates that the new labels could prevent more than 40 deaths and about 500 workplace illnesses and injuries from