OSHA Has Revised 30 CFR 1910.12 00 Hazard Communication Standard

1. OSHA Has Revised 30 CFR 1910.12 00 Hazard Communication Standard

2. Modified HazCom Standard • OSHA revised its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to align with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System (GHS). • Two significant changes contained in the revised standard • new labeling • standardized format for Safety Data Sheets (SDSs), formerly known as, Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs). • The Hazard Communication Standard of 1983 gave the workers the “Right to Know”

3. The new Globally Harmonized System gives workers the “Right to Understand” • “By providing a single, harmonized system to classify chemicals, labels and Safety Data Sheets (SDS) with the primary benefit of increasing the quality and consistency of information provided to workers, employers and chemical users”*

4. Compliance to GHS • To help companies comply with the revised standard, OSHA is phasing in the specific requirements over several years • Effective, in part, on June 26, 2012, with a built-in transition period • Employee awareness training by December 1, 2013 and • Fully implementation date of June 1, 2016

5. Purpose of OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard To ensure that employers and employees know about chemical hazards and how to protect themselves. Hazard Communication Program Container Labeling Safety Data Sheet SDS Program Label

6. HazCom Program (f) "Labels and other forms of warning." (g) " safety data sheets." (h) "Employee information and training." Why is a written program required? • Program is specific to your company. • Ensures that all employers receive the information they need to inform and train their employees • Update hazard communication program as necessary by June 1, 2016

7. GHS Container Labeling • A system for standardizing chemical classification and labeling for world-wide implementation Labels: • Signal words (Danger/Warning) • Hazard statements • Precautionary statements • Pictograms (9)

9. GHS classification ratings order of severity differ from NFPA and HMIS: Hazardous Material Information System HMIS/NFPA 0 = Least Hazardous 4 = Most Hazardous GHS 5 = Least Hazardous 1 = Most Hazardous PPT-016-04 36

11. Hazard Communication Safety Data Sheets Material Safety Data Sheets= Safety Data Sheets

12. Safety Data Sheet Format • New safety data sheets will be organized using a specified order of information • The required information will appear in the same sections of an SDS regardless of the supplier • There are 16 sections

13. Required Training by December 1, 2013 • Specifically, OSHA has stated: • Employers shall train employees regarding the new label elements and safety data sheet format by December 1, 2013 • The training is to ensure that employees understand the new label and SDS approach

14. The table below summarizes the phase-in dates required under the revised Hazard Communication Standard (HCS):

15. Summary • OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard is based on a simple concept - that employees have both a need and a right to know the hazards and identities of the chemicals they come in contact with. • Employees also need to know what protective measures are available • The new Globally Harmonized System gives workers the “Right to Understand”by providing quality and consistent information.

16. References: • OSHA, 29 CFR 1910.1200 (g) and Appendix D. • United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) • US Department of Labor • www.osha.gov