May 28, 2024
It’s official … OSHA’s Hazard Communication (HazCom) final rule — which was just published in the Federal Register on May 20 — will take effect on July 19, 2024. OSHA first published proposed changes to the HazCom Standard on February 16, 2021, with public hearings held in September 2021.
The revisions are intended to:
There are staggered compliance dates for chemical manufacturers, importers, and distributors evaluating substances (January 19, 2026) and mixtures (July 19, 2027). Employers have six months beyond those dates (July 20, 2026, for substances and January 19, 2028, for mixtures) to update any alternative workplace labeling, update their HazCom program, and provide any additional employee training for newly identified physical, health, or other hazards.
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