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Thank you following along throughout our OSHA HCS Updates blog post series! Throughout this journey, CHEMTREC has provided a thorough examination of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) final rule. Our inaugural post offered a comprehensive overview, followed by weekly breakdowns of key updates. We explored Hazard Classification updates in our second blog and last week we published blog post three, Label Element Allocation and General Label Updates. In our fourth and final installment, we cover Safety Data Sheet (SDS) updates!
CHEMTREC and the Alliance for Chemical Distribution (ACD), recently convened a panel of professionals to share their experience of preparing for hurricane season. Here are the top 10 tips for achieving hurricane preparedness in the chemical industry.
By now, you’re well-acquainted with our thorough examination of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) final rule. Subsequent to this, we published, Blog Post 2: Physical and Health Hazard Classification Updates. In this third Blog Post, we will cover updates to the allocation of label elements and general label updates.
Last week, CHEMTREC posted its it's comprehensive insight into the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). This week, we cover hazard classification updates: Hazard Clarification update to the language of Paragraph (d)(1), Physical Hazards and Health Hazards.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) final rule was published May 20, 2024, in the Federal Register. This OSHA 2024 update amends the HCS to conform to the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). Focused primarily on GHS Revision 7, it addresses issues that arose during the implementation of the 2012 HCS update. This will provide better alignment with other U.S. agencies and international trading partners, while enhancing the effectiveness of the OSHA HCS. CHEMTREC is here to provide you with its detailed insight into what this means and how CHEMTREC believes it will impact the workplace.
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