Major Updates to OSHA's Hazard Communication (Chemical Right-to-Know) Standard

On May 20, 2024, OSHA published its long-in-the-making revision to the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). OSHA’s revised its standard to better align with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification (GHS) in order to enhance conformity with international trading partners and other U.S. agencies, although the standard aligns with outdated version 7 of the GHS. The new standard also builds into the regulatory language a myriad of interpretations the agency has made since it first released its GHS-aligned HCS in 2012. In making these changes, OSHA has introduced numerous new regulatory obligations for chemical manufacturers, importers, distributors, and downstream users required to communicate chemical hazard information.
CMC is thrilled to be joined for this special webinar event by co-presenter Maureen Ruskin, the recently former Deputy Director of the Directorate of Standards and Guidance at OSHA, where for many years, Ms. Ruskin was the top OSHA official leading the agency’s effort to align OSHA’s HazCom Standard with the Globally Harmonized System for Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). Maureen had a major hand in crafting OSHA’s new final HazCom Standard.
This webinar explained the changes to the HCS, identified key compliance deadlines, and explained what employers need to do to come into compliance. Specifically, participants in this webinar learned:
• Background about OSHA’s HCS and its relationship with the GHS
• The most important elements of the recent revisions that employers need to know
• Key implementation deadlines
• Best practices for coming into compliance with the revised HCS
A webinar from Conn Maciel Carey LLP.
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