{"id":3384,"date":"2013-11-15T11:48:44","date_gmt":"2013-11-15T16:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.procpr.org\/?p=3384"},"modified":"2026-04-29T13:55:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T17:55:18","slug":"who-needs-hazard-communication-hazcom-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.protrainings.com\/blog\/who-needs-hazard-communication-hazcom-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Who needs Hazard Communication (Hazcom) Training?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.procpr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/hazcom-protrainings.png\" rel=\"lightbox[3384]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3390\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.protrainings.com\/blog\/who-needs-hazard-communication-hazcom-training\/hazcom-protrainings\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.protrainings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/hazcom-protrainings.png\" data-orig-size=\"1017,1017\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Hazcom Training from ProTrainings\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.protrainings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/hazcom-protrainings.png\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3390\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.procpr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/hazcom-protrainings-300x300.png\" alt=\"Hazcom Training from ProTrainings\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.protrainings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/hazcom-protrainings-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.protrainings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/hazcom-protrainings-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.protrainings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/hazcom-protrainings.png 1017w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Lately, our <a title=\"Pro Hazcom\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prohazcom.com\">Hazard Communication (Hazcom) training<\/a> has had an increase in activity.\u00a0 This has lead to a lot of questions about Hazard Communication training, and we&#8217;d like to address those questions for you.\u00a0 We&#8217;re going to start with the most common question.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who needs Hazcom training? Do I? Does my company?<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To start, OSHA mandates that all employers with hazardous chemicals in their workplaces must have labels and safety data sheets for their exposed workers.\u00a0 They must also train their workers to handle the chemicals appropriately.<\/p>\n<p>Employers are also responsible for providing site-specific hazard training.\u00a0 Training like this can never be a one-size-fits-all system.\u00a0 It can provide the knowledge you need to get your workplace up to code, however.\u00a0 It is up to you to appropriately apply the hazard communication training to your workplace.<\/p>\n<p>Employers in all industries of all sizes must provide training when hazardous chemicals are present in the workplace.\u00a0 This includes health care, dental, labs, construction, manufacturing, cleaning services, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Only workers who have potential exposure to the hazardous chemicals need to be trained.\u00a0 In some workplaces, that means everyone.<\/p>\n<p>Office workers who encounter hazardous chemicals only in isolated instances, such as copy toner, consumer cleaning products, adhesive tape, etc. are not covered by the Hazcom rule.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) estimates that 5 million workplaces are subject to this new Hazcom regulation, which is due to be completed by employers before December 1, 2013.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Get your company trained today at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prohazcom.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ProHazcom<\/a>. For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prohazcom.com\/groups\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hazcom group rates, click here<\/a> to get a quote on our OSHA compliant online training!<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lately, our Hazard Communication (Hazcom) training has had an increase in activity.\u00a0 This has lead to a lot of questions about Hazard Communication training, and we&#8217;d like to address those questions for you.\u00a0 We&#8217;re going to start with the most common question. Who needs Hazcom training? Do I? Does my company? 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