The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration Hazard Communication Standard (OSHA HCS or HazCom Standard) was first adopted in 1983. The HCS requires chemical manufacturers and importers to provide information about the identities and hazards of the substances and mixtures they produce and distribute, and to communicate that information on container labels and Safety Data Sheets (SDSs). Employers with hazardous chemicals in the workplace are also required to have a hazard communication program and provide training to workers on the appropriate handling and use of these chemicals. The standard initially applied only to employees in manufacturing workplaces but was later broadened in scope to include workers in all OSHA-covered workplaces.
OSHA is implementing new rulemaking changes to align the HCS with GHS Revision 7, which leaves many in the position to implement long overdue updates.
Download our whitepaper to dig into what the regulatory changes and how they might apply to your operations.
Steve Ernst, Senior Project Manager III
Steve is a Senior Project Manager III for the Regulatory Consulting team here at Pace® and has been with us since 2011. He consults as a technical expert for REACH/RoHS, Canadian WHMIS, DSL, TSCA, OSHA, DOT, FIFRA, and many more international chemical regulations. Steve has been in the industry for nearly 30 years and holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Iowa. Steve often collaborates and draws on the expertise of others on his talented team.