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By Brent I. Clark, Adam R. Young, and Craig B. Simonsen

iStock_000011623330_MediumThe Occupational Safety and Health Administration has recently released a draft Guidance on Data Evaluation for Weight of Evidence Determination: Application to the 2012 Hazard Communication Standard.

We had previously blogged about OSHA’s 2012 Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), including an Enforcement Guidance,  and a Directive …
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By Brent I. Clark, Ilana R. Morady, and Craig B. Simonsen

iStock_000004667648MediumWe had previously blogged that June 1, 2015 is the deadline for compliance with the all new hazardous communication (HazCom) standard (29 CFR section 1910.1200) (HCS 2012) requirements, with exceptions for chemical distributors, and for employers to update workplace labeling and hazard communication programs. 77 …
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By Brent I. Clark and Craig B. Simonsen

OSHA has recently released a “Small Entity Compliance Guide for Employers That Use Hazardous Chemicals.” OSHA 3695-03 2014.

As we noted in an earlier blog, OSHA had in 2012 issued a more than 800-page Final Rule revising the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), 29 C.F.R. 1910.1200.  The primary purpose…
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By James L. Curtis and Ilana R. Morady

As we noted in a blog earlier this year, on December 1, 2013, employers must begin complying with OSHA’s new Hazard Communication (HazCom) standard.

The Agency had revised its HazCom standard (77 Fed. Reg. 17574 (March 26, 2012)) to align with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of…
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By Ilana R. Morady

2013 is the year that employers must begin complying with OSHA’s new Hazard Communication (HazCom) standard.

What is the new HazCom standard?

Last year, the Agency revised the HazCom standard to align with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS), which is an international standardized approach to elements of hazard communication. …

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