August 3, 2015
GHS Compliance Clock Ticking Away
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Less than one year away, June 1, 2016, is the final deadline by which OSHA expects U.S. employers to fully comply with its 2012 final rule revising the Hazard Communication Standard, which the agency has dubbed the “right to understand” standard to differentiate it from the previous “right to know” regulation. By that date, employers should have their workplace labeling procedures in place and all employees trained.
So the clock is ticking. A May 2015 memorandum to OSHA regional administrators from Thomas Galassi, director of OSHA’s Directorate of Enforcement Programs, was issued three days before the most recent deadline, June 1, for manufacturers to be producing safety data sheets and labels compliant with the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) format. In it, Galassi indicated many chemical suppliers would miss that June 1 deadline.
Read Full Article At Ohsonline.com
Related GHS Training DVDs:
HazCom (GHS) in Industrial Facilities Training DVD
Introduction to GHS The Globally Harmonized System Training DVD
GHS Safety Data Sheets Training Video
