June marked the culmination of a decade-long effort to align OSHA's hazard communication standard (hazcom) with GHS, the UN's Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals. However, companies covered by hazcom must not view the conclusion of the GHS deadlines as the end. Moving forward, OSHA will continue to not only enforce the current GHS modifications to its hazcom standard, but also has indicated its intent to review and potentially modify the rule in the future maintain alignment with updated versions of GHS.
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