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1 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.

2 © 2012 Safety National Casualty Corporation All Rights Reserved MAP Client Services Management  Analysis  Prevention

3 Guidance & Outreach Safety National Don Enke, Sr. Risk Control Manager don.enke@safetynational.com

4 Guidance & Outreach Chris Merli, CIH, CSP, CHMM Chris’ Safety and Health Consulting, Inc. chris@chrissafety.com Services – HazCom Program Development – Interactive HazCom Training – HazCom Auditing – Mock OSHA Inspections – OSHA Authorized Trainer (GI & Construction)

5 OSHA Guidance & Outreach Highlights 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

6 OSHA Guidance & Outreach

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8 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

9 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.

10 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

11 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

12 12 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

13 Guidance & Outreach www.schc.org - Society for Chemical Hazard Communication: GHS Information Sheets and coursework www.schc.org www.cdc.gov/niosh - NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (mini-Safety Data Sheets) www.cdc.gov/niosh – Publication No. 2005-151 (CD-ROM) – cdcinfo@cdc.gov

14 UN GHS Guidance & Outreach United Nations Economic Commission for Europe GHS Sub- committee http://www.unece.org/t rans/danger/publi/ghs/g hs_welcome_e.html


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