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The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is a United States federal agency established in 1970 by the Occupational Health and Safety Act. OSHA is part of the Department of Labor and is charged with assuring healthy, safe, working environments. OSHA sets and enforces safety standards and policies. Examples of OSHA's duties include setting limits on workers' exposure to hazardous substances, ensuring workers have access to safety information and protective equipment, and providing employers and workers proper training to prevent dangerous conditions. less -

Communication is Key: OSHA’s Amended Hazard Communication Standard

Williams Mullen on 6/25/2024

OSHA is amending its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) regulations which require chemical manufacturers and importers to classify the hazards of chemicals they produce or import and to provide their employees information...more

[Webinar] Major Updates to OSHA's Hazard Communication (Chemical Right-to-Know) Standard - June 20th, 1:00 pm ET

Conn Maciel Carey LLP on 5/31/2024

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...more

Manufacturers Should Prepare For OSHA’s New And Altered Proposed Hazard Communication Requirements

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 3/29/2021

Manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, and importers have often struggled with communicating product hazards to downstream employees and users, due to complex hazard communication requirements in international standards, as...more

OSHA Proposes Changes to Align Hazard Communication Standard with GHS Revision 7

Littler on 3/1/2021

On February 16, 2021, the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking to update its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS)....more

OSHA Issues Proposed Rule to Update Its Hazard Communication Standard

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/24/2021

Employers have been on the lookout for a temporary emergency standard for COVID-19 from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), but what they have thus far received is a proposed rule to update the...more

What’s That Smell? An Examination of Legal Developments Related to Formaldehyde Products

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 4/11/2017

Is that formaldehyde you smell in your newly floored sunroom? Hopefully, it is not. Formaldehyde is a colorless, flammable, strong-smelling chemical used in construction and household products, such as cabinets, furniture,...more

HCS: OSHA Issues Letter of Interpretation on Import/Export Labels for Hazard Communication Standard (HCS 2012)

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. on 12/15/2015

On November 23, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a Letter of Interpretation (LOI) on labeling packages for import and export. The LOI discusses labeling...more

OSHA Directive on Inspection Procedures for the Hazard Communication Standard

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/27/2015

OSHA has just announced a compliance Directive on “Inspection Procedures for the Hazard Communication Standard,” CPL 02-02-079 (July 9, 2015)....more

HCS: OSHA Publishes Interim Enforcement Guidance for the Hazard Communication Standard

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. on 6/3/2015

On May 29, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published the "Interim Enforcement Guidance for Hazard Communication 2012 (HCS 2012) June 1, 2015 Effective Date" (Interim...more

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