Did you know that when the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) adopted the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) for Labeling Chemicals in 2012, more than just the hazard communication (HazCom) standard changed? Now that the deadlines to update your HazCom plan, train workers on the new container labeling and remove old-labeled inventory have passed, it’s time to take a look at what other plans might need to be revisited.
Here’s a list of general industry standards that have changed as a result of GHS updates:
- 1910.6 – Standards incorporated by reference
- 1910.106 – Flammable Liquids
- 1910.107 – Spray finishing using flammable and combustible materials
- 1910.119 – Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals
- 1910.120 – Hazardous waste operations and emergency response
- 1910.123 – Dipping and coating operations: Coverage and definitions
- 1910.124 – General requirements for dipping and coating operations
- 1910.125 – Additional requirements for dipping and coating operations that use flammable liquids or liquids with flashpoints greater than 199.4°F (93°C)
- 1910.252 – Welding, cutting and brazing – General requirements
- 1910.1001 – Asbestos
- 1910.1003 – 13 Carcinogens
- 1910.1017 – Vinyl Chloride
- 1910.1018 – Inorganic arsenic
- 1910.1025 – Lead
- Appendix B to 1910.1025 – Employee standard summary
- 1910.1026 – Chromium
- 1910.1027 – Cadmium
- 1910.1028 – Benzene
- 1910.1029 – Coke oven emissions
- 1910.1043 – Cotton dust
- 1910.1044 – 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane
- 1910.1045 – Acrylonitrile
- 1910.1047 – Ethylene oxide
- 1910.1048 – Formaldehyde
- 1910.1050 – Methylenedianiline
- 1910.1051 – 1,3-Butadiene
- 1910.1052 – Methylene chloride
- 1910.1450 – Occupational exposure to hazardous chemicals in laboratories
Now that you know which OSHA regulations were affected by GHS, read-up on the regulations that apply to your facility’s practices and make changes to your response plans, if needed.
You tell us: What questions do you have about GHS and the changes to the above regulations? Leave us a comment below!
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