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 […]
OSHA Revises Hazard Communication Standard
On May 20, 2024, OSHA published a final rule revising the Agency’s Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), which requires that workers be informed of chemical hazards. The rule aligns the HCS with Revision 7 (Rev. 7) of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS), which is updated biennially by the United Nations. […]
Canada Requests Input on Proposed CCPSA Requirements for Consumer Chemical Products
Health Canada has released a notice of intent requesting comments on proposed regulatory requirements for consumer chemical products under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA). The Department says it will use the comments and information received to shape a potential regulatory initiative that would mandate information disclosure and other requirements for certain human health […]
European Commission Sets Implementation Dates for New Hazard Classes
The European Commission has released implementation dates for new hazard classes introduced by an amendment to the Classification, Labelling, and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures Regulation. The new hazard classes are as follows: Endocrine disruption for human health (ED HH) in category 1 and category 2 Endocrine disruption for the environment (ED ENV) in category […]
OSHA Proposes Revisions to Hazard Communication Standard
On February 15, 2021, OSHA posted a notice of proposed rulemaking to make changes to the Hazard Communication Standard. The proposed changes include updates the criteria for classification on health and physical hazard, updating labels, new labeling provisions for small containers, technical amendments for the contents of safety data sheets, and revisions to definitions of […]
OSHA releases Hazard Communication Standard inspection procedures.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released a new Directive outlining the changes in enforcement caused by the modification of the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS 2012) to harmonize with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). The new Directive, titled Inspection Procedures for […]
Final OSHA Rule Published on Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals
GHS/HazCom: March 26, 2012, the Federal Register published OSHA’s final Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). With this rule OSHA has modified its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to be consistent with to the United Nations’ System. GHS Requirements OSHA estimates that 880,000 hazardous chemicals are currently used in the U.S., and […]
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 […]