{"id":9982,"date":"2016-05-05T08:55:48","date_gmt":"2016-05-05T12:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oshadefensereport.com\/?p=535"},"modified":"2026-02-27T22:02:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T22:02:29","slug":"webinar-new-ghs-hazard-communication-standard-roll-out-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.connmaciel.com\/osha-defense-report\/webinar-new-ghs-hazard-communication-standard-roll-out-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"New GHS Hazard Communication Standard: Roll-out Issues [Webinar Recording]"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On Wednesday, May 11, 2016, Kathryn M. McMahon<\/a> and Dan C. Deacon<\/a> of Conn Macial Carey’s national OSHA Practice Group presented a webinar regarding the final roll-out of OSHA’s new GHS Hazard Communication Standard<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0as part of the Firm\u2019s 2016 OSHA Webinar Series<\/a>.<\/p>\n

[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jdCy23-CkV4?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&w=480&h=360]<\/p>\n

Perhaps the most significant safety related regulatory reform during the Obama Administration has been the amended Hazard Communication Standard, bringing OSHA\u2019s chemical Right-to-Know regulation more in line with the United Nation\u2019s Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (\u201cGHS\u201d).\u00a0 The new GHS HazCom standard fundamentally changes how employers must classify chemicals in the workplace, and requires all new chemical labels and Safety Data Sheets (formerly MSDSs).<\/p>\n

The new GHS HazCom Standard had a seemingly long roll-out period, but time has flown by, and many of the key deadlines under the new rule have already past, and the final deadlines are now upon us.<\/p>\n

This webinar explained the new Hazard Communication standard, identified some of the key issues with the new HazCom rule that have surfaced during the roll-out, and explained what employers need to do to come into compliance.\u00a0 Participants learned about the following:<\/p>\n