Hazard Communication Standard

  • Publication Date:
  • Publication Type:
  • Fed Register #:
    89:81829-81836
  • Title:
    Hazard Communication Standard
[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 9, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 81829-81836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23144]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

29 CFR Part 1910

[Docket No.

HCS applicability to an industrial marker containing liquid paint or ink

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.

November 21, 2023

Ms. Melissa Delaney
Regulatory Affairs Manager
UL Verification Services, Inc.
333 Pfingsten Road
Northbrook, IL 60062

Dear Ms. Delaney:

Transmitting bulk shipment labels by technological or other means

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.

November 9, 2022

Ms. Sarah J. Sorenson
The Mosaic Company
3033 Campus Dr., Suite W400
Plymouth, MN 55441

Dear Ms. Sorenson:

Hazard Communication Standard; Proposed Rule

  • Publication Date:
  • Publication Type:
  • Fed Register #:
    86:9576-9831
  • Title:
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 29 (Tuesday, February 16, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 9576-9831]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-28987]





Vol. 86

Tuesday,

No.

Labeling refrigerant cylinders

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.

August 3, 2016

Ms. Caroline Davidson-Hood
Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute 
2111 Wilson Blvd., Suite 500
Arlington, Virginia 22201

Dear Ms. Davidson-Hood:

Listing and disclosing Benzene as a human carcinogen on the label and SDS

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.

July 24, 2017

Dr. Burton Z. Davidson, Ph.D, P.E.
31 Chandler Ct.
Monroe Township, New Jersey 08831

Dear Dr. Davidson:

HMIS use in meeting the in-plant labeling requirements of the HCS.

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.

May 21, 1987

Mr. J. Andrew Doyle
Counsel
National Paint & Coatings Association
1500 Rhode Island Avenue, N. W.
Washington, D.C. 20005

Dear Mr. Doyle:

This is in response to your letter of April 21 regarding the acceptability of the National Paint and Coatings Association's Hazardous Materials Information System (HMIS) for use in meeting the in-plant labeling requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard.

HMIS for meeting labeling requirements of the HCS.

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.

June 11, 1987

Mr. Dick Carlton
Vice President
Carlton Industries, Inc.
Post Office Box 280
La Grange, Texas 78945

Dear Mr. Carlton:

This is in response to your letter of May 15 regarding the National Paint and Coating Association's (NPCA) Hazardous Material Information System (HMIS).

Clarification of the label requirements of the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (HCS).

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.

July 11, 1989

Mr. Karson L. Carpenter
Health Career Learning Systems, Inc.
17187 North Laurel Park Drive
Suite 343
Livonia, Michigan 48152

Dear Mr. Carpenter:

This is in response to your letter of June 9, addressed to Alan McMillan, Acting Assistant Secretary, requesting a clarification of the label requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), 29 CFR 1910.1200.

Carcinogen labeling requirements of the 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.

December 4, 1989

Ms. Linda M. Loreth
Environmental, Health and Safety Manager
A.W. Chesterton Company
225 Fallon Road
Middlesex Industrial Park
Stoneham, Massachusetts 02180-2999

Dear Ms. Loreth:

This is in response to your letter of October 26 to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requesting an interpretation of the carcinogen labeling requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), 29 CFR 1910.1200.