OSHA29CFR1910.1200HAZARDCOMMUNICATION2013BENEFITSOFADOPTINGTHEGHS•Increasethequalityandconsistencyofinformation•Reduceconfusion–Increasecomprehensionofhazards•HelpaddressliteracyproblemsNOTABLECHANGES•Labelsaremoredefinedandwillnowrequire:•Productidentifier•Pictogram•Signalword•Hazardstatement(s)•Precautionarystatement(s)•Name,address,andphonenumber•SafetyDataSheet(notMaterialSafetyDataSheet)•Usesa16sectionformatORGANIZATIONOFSTANDARDa)Purposeg)SafetyDataSheets*b)ScopeandApplicationh)EmployeeInformationandTrainingc)Definitions*i)TradeSecretse)WrittenHazardCommunicationj)EffectiveDates*f)LabelsandOtherFormsofWarning*AppendicesA-Fa)PURPOSE•AllhazardstobeCLASSIFIEDnotEvaluated•"Classification"meanstoidentifytherelevantdataregardingthehazardsofachemical;reviewthosedatatoascertainthehazardsassociatedwiththechemical;anddecidewhetherthechemicalwillbeclassifiedashazardousaccordingtothedefinitionofhazardouschemicalinthissection.Inaddition,classificationforhealthandphysicalhazardsincludesthedeterminationofthedegreeofhazard,whereappropriate,bycomparingthedatawiththecriteriaforhealthandphysicalhazards.•"Hazardclass"meansthenatureofthephysicalorhealthhazards,e.g.,flammablesolid,carcinogen,oralacutetoxicity.b)SCOPEANDAPPLICATION•Allchemicalsknowntobepresentarecovered.•Practicalaccommodationsforspecialsituations•AddressinterfacewithotherFederallaws.c)DEFINITIONS•PhysicalhazarddefinitionsremovedandplacedinnewAppendixB•Deletedterms:flashpoint,hazardwarning,materialsafetydatasheets.•SomedefinitionswererevisedtobeconsistentwiththeGHS.•Newdefinitionsaddedforclassification.•SignalWord-meansawordusedtoindicatetherelativelevelofseverityofhazardandalertthereadertoapotentialhazardonthelabel.Thesignalwordsusedinthissectionare"danger"and"warning.""Danger"isusedforthemoreseverehazards,while“Warning"isusedforthelesssevere.d)HAZARDCLASSIFICATION•Chemicalmanufacturersandimportersshallevaluatechemicalsproducedintheirworkplacesorimportedbythemtoclassifythechemicalsinaccordancewiththissection.Foreachchemical,thechemicalmanufacturerorimportershalldeterminethehazardclasses,andwhereappropriate,thecategoryofeachclassthatapplytothechemicalbeingclassified.Employersarenotrequiredtoclassifychemicalsunlesstheychoosenottorelyontheclassificationperformedbythechemicalmanufacturerorimporterforthechemicaltosatisfythisrequirement.e)WRITTENHAZARDCOMMUNICATIONPROGRAM•Employersmusthaveawrittenprogramdescribinghowtherulewillbeimplemented,includingalistofhazardouschemicals,methodsforinformingemployeesaboutnon-routinetasks.•Employersmustmakesuretheprogramiscurrentwhenthenewprovisionsareimplemented(e.g.,listofhazardouschemicalsmayhavetobeupdated).f)LABELSANDOTHERFORMSOFWARNING•Shippedcontainerstobelabeledwithproductidentifier;signalword;hazardstatement(s);pictograms;precautionarystatements;andresponsibleparty.•Specifiesinformationbyhazardclassandcategory•Appendix“C”isacookbookapproachforlabeling.LABELREQUIREMENTS–SHIPPINGCONTAINERS•Productidentifier•Signalword•Hazardstatement(s)•Pictogram(s)•Precautionarystatement(s)•Name,address,andphonenumberoftheresponsibleparty.PICTOGRAMSHEALTHHAZARDFLAMEEXCLAMATIONMARKGASCYLINDERCORROSIONEXPLODINGBOMBFLAMEOVERCIRCLEENVIRONMENTSKULL&CROSSBONESThefinalrulerequirescontainersshippedsixmonthsaftertheinformationisavailabletobelabeledcorrectly.FLAMEOVERC...