EHS Today Article: HazCom Gets a Facelift

Last week, EHS Today Magazine ran our article in which we delve into more detail about OSHA's amended Hazard Communication Rule (“HazCom”), and the integration of the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (“GHS”).  Check out the full article here, in which we detailed 10 important things employers need to know about the final HazCom Rule.  Here's the short list:

1. New Hazard Classification Criteria
2. New Method for Evaluating Mixtures
3. Amended Label Requirements
4. Proscrictive Format for Safety Data Sheet
5. Inclusion of Non-Mandatory Threshold Limit Values in SDSs
6. Information and Training Requirements
7. Other Effective Dates
8. Inclusion of a Category of Hazards Not Otherwise Classified
9. No Preemption of State Tort Laws
10. Covers Combustible Dust Without Clarity

The article expands on our post here last month with a brief summary of the new HazCom rule.