Classifying cloth-like wipes saturated with a hazardous solution under OSHA’s Hazard Communication standard

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

April 23, 2021

Ms. Chandra Deeds Gioiello
IHSC, LLC
8 Huntington Street, Suite 290
Shelton, CT 06484

Dear Ms. Gioiello:

Hazard Communication Standard – Classifying 'Articles'

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

January 12, 2017


Mr. Bradley P. Miller
Director of Advocacy & Sustainability
Business + Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association
678 Front Ave. NW, Ste. 150
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504-5368

Dear Mr. Miller:

Safety Data Sheets for grinding wheels and abrasives

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

Mar 23, 2017

Ms. Dawn Chappell
Radiac Abrasives
P.O. Box 1410
1015 S. College Avenue
Salem, Illinois 62881

Dear Ms. Chappell:

Potential release of hazardous substances from heat shrink products

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

DEC 21 1990

Mr. Kenneth B. Finney
Heller, Ehrman, White
& McAuliffe Attorneys
333 Bush Street
San Francisco, California 94104-2878

Dear Mr. Finney:

Thank you for your letter of November 26, to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requesting an interpretative ruling regarding the applicability of the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), 29 CFR 1910.1200, to heat shrinkable polymeric products ("heat shrink products").

You specifically raised the following two questions:

Application of the HCS to certain products containing crystalline silica.

Archive Notice - OSHA Archive

NOTICE: This is an OSHA Archive Document, and may no longer represent OSHA Policy. It is presented here as historical content, for research and review purposes only.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

March 15, 1989

Mr. Norman W. Bernstein
Attorney at Law
Jenner and Block
One IBM Plaza
Chicago, Illinois 60611

Dear Mr. Bernstein:

This is in response to your letter of February 11, to Assistant Secretary John Pendergrass, on behalf of your client, United States Gypsum Company, regarding application of the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to certain products containing crystalline silica.

HCS classification and labeling requirements for products containing crystalline silica

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

February 10, 2015

David Cawthon, Ph.D.
Center for Toxicology and Environmental Health, LLC
5120 North Shore Drive
North Little Rock, Arkansas 72118

Dear Dr. Cawthon:

Chemical manufacturer's responsibility with regard to inorganic arsenic under OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

 

Applicability of OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard for truck drivers hauling waste products that are exempt by EPA

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

December 23, 2014

Dr. Leslie A. Walleigh
P.O. Box 229
West Rockport, Maine 04865

Dear Dr. Walleigh: