OSHA’s Hazard Communication Deadline Arrives for Employers on November 20
Employers that use hazardous chemicals face a November 20, 2026 deadline to update, as necessary, their workplace labeling, written hazard communication programs, and employee training for the chemical substances they handle. The obligation flows from OSHA’s 2024 revision of the Hazard Communication Standard, 29 C.F.R. § 1910.1200, and the compliance phase for substances is now […]
Canada begins phase-in of GHS with Hazardous Products Regulation.
Earlier this month, Canada published final regulations implementing the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) for Classification and Labeling of Chemicals. The Hazardous Products Regulation (HPR) aligns closely with the United States’ Hazard Communication Standard and the United Nations’ fifth revision of the GHS. The HPR harmonizes criteria for hazard classification, labels, and safety data sheets, but […]
OSHA to Adopt Final GHS Rule by August 2011
Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS): On December 20, 2010, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its Fall 2010 Unified Agenda. 75 Fed. Reg. 79604. The Agenda sets August 2011 as the date for publishing a final rule that will modify the current hazard communication standard (HCS) at 29 CFR 1910.1200 […]
Consultation Periods Open on Proposals to Harmonize Classification and Labeling of Four Substances under the EU's CLP Regulation
EU CLP Regulation: Public consultation periods have opened on propoosals to harmonize the classification and labeling of four substances under the EU Regulation on Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures (the so-called “CLP Regulation,” (EC) No 1272/2008). The CLP Regulation implements the UN’s Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (“GHS“). The substances are: […]