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Sam Cahan, PE                          

Hazard Communication (Amendments)

The Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) proposes revisions to the hazard communication provisions contained in GISO---General Industry Safety Orders. A few changes:

-Update labels within three months when newly aware of significant hazard information

-Employers may maintain MSDS information in other languages, in addition to the English version

-May maintain MSDS information in non-paper version if no barrier to immediate access.

-Adopt federal language requiring that MSDS training be effective.* 

* Ed.note: What constitutes "effective" training? What guidelines will OSHA inspectors employ to evaluate? Just asking.

Check website: www.dir.ca.gov/oshsb