revised hazard communication/ghs standard are you prepared? march 28, 2013
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Revised Hazard Communication/GHS Standard Are You Prepared? March 28, 2013. In Collaboration With Chris Merli, CIH, CSP, CHMM Chris’ Safety and Health Consulting, Inc. MAP Client Services Management Analysis Prevention. Guidance & Outreach. Safety National - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Revised Hazard Communication/GHS Standard
Are You Prepared?March 28, 2013
In Collaboration WithChris Merli, CIH, CSP, CHMM
Chris’ Safety and Health Consulting, Inc.
© 2012 Safety National Casualty Corporation All Rights Reserved
MAP Client Services
Management Analysis Prevention
Guidance & Outreach
Chris Merli, CIH, CSP, CHMMChris’ Safety and Health Consulting, Inc.
[email protected]•Services–HazCom Program Development–Interactive HazCom Training–HazCom Auditing–Mock OSHA Inspections–OSHA Authorized Trainer (GI & Construction)
OSHA Guidance & OutreachHighlights• HCS/HazCom Final Rule
» Federal Register: The Final Rule was filed on March 20th at the Office of the Federal Register and available for viewing on their Public Electronic Inspection Desk. The Federal Register published the final rule on March 26, 2012. The effective date of the final rule is 60 days after the date of publication.
» OSHA Issues Minor Corrections to HazCom Standard – Feb 2013• HCS Comparison: HazCom 1994 and Hazcom 2012
» Side-by-side » Redline Strikeout of the Regulatory Text
• HazCom 1994
OSHA Guidance & Outreach
OSHA Guidance & Outreach
OSHA Guidance &Outreach
• Press Release: US Department of Labor's OSHA publishes final rule to update the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS)
• Guidance » OSHA Briefs» Fact Sheet » Quick Cards
OSHA Directorate of Enforcement Programs
• Letters of Interpretation» Provide guidance on specific sections of the
standard.» Where appropriate, will be incorporated into the
directive.
• Hazard Communication Directive CPL 02-02-038» Provides guidance on how OSHA enforces the Hazard
Communication Standard.
Updated OSHA Webpages
• HazCom 2012 Webpage» http://www.osha.gov/dsg/hazcom/index.html
• Safety & Health Topics Webpage» http://www.osha.gov/dsg/hazcom/index2.html
OSHA Guidance & Outreach
OSHA is developing an array of guidance materials• Initial Materials» Quick cards, OSHA briefs, booklets, small entity
compliance guides • Technical Materials» Model training materials; Safety Data Preparation
guidance; Hazard Classification Guidance• Web Applications» SDS Electronic Form; Label Elements Application;
Acute Toxicity Calculator
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ANSI Guidance & Outreach
• ANSI Z129.1-Hazardous Industrial Chemicals-Precautionary Labeling
• ANSI Z400.1-Hazardous Industrial Chemicals-Material Safety Data Sheets-Preparation
• www.ansi.org
Guidance & Outreach
• www.schc.org - Society for Chemical Hazard Communication: GHS Information Sheets and coursework
• www.cdc.gov/niosh - NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (mini-Safety Data Sheets)– Publication No. 2005-151 (CD-ROM)– [email protected]
UN GHS Guidance & Outreach
• United Nations Economic Commission for Europe GHS Sub-committee
• http://www.unece.org/trans/danger/publi/ghs/ghs_welcome_e.html