Nov. 19, 2013: Grainger Provides Support for OSHA-Required Hazard Communication Training
Millions of Businesses and Workers Must Comply with New OSHA Standard by Dec. 1, 2013
CHICAGO — Grainger, a leading broad line supplier of maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) products, is offering support and tools to help customers meet the Dec. 1, 2013 training requirements for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) new Globally Harmonized System (GHS) standard for hazard communication.
OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) is adopting GHS to provide a single set of criteria for classifying chemicals according to their health and physical hazards, and to bring consistency to the labels and data sheets designed to communicate those hazards. The modified U.S. standard will create global alignment among other OSHA standards and federal U.S. agency regulations. In anticipation of this change, and as an initial step, OSHA requires all U.S. workers who produce or handle hazardous chemicals be trained on the new label elements and format by Dec. 1, 2013.