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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

OSHA GHS Hearings

OSHA has scheduled informal public hearings on its proposal to revise the Hazard Communication Standard. On September 30, 2009, OSHA published a proposed rule to revise the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to conform with the United Nations' (UN) Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) (74 FR 50280).

DATES: The hearings will begin at 9:30 a.m. local time, on the following dates and locations:

March 2, 2010, in Washington, DC;
March 31, 2010, in Pittsburgh, PA; and
April 13, 2010, in Los Angeles, CA.

Labels: global hazmat classification