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Current OSHA Regulations and Official Inspection Guidelines (HCS 2012)

29 CFR 1910.1200 - The Hazard Communication Standard (HCS 2012)

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29 CFR 1910.1200, Appendix A, Health Hazard Criteria (Mandatory)
29 CFR 1910.1200, Appendix B, Physical Criteria (Mandatory)
29 CFR 1910.1200, Appendix C, Allocation of Label Elements (Mandatory)
29 CFR 1910.1200, Appendix D, Safety Data Sheets (Mandatory)
29 CFR 1910.1200, Appendix E, Definition of "Trade Secret" (Mandatory)
29 CFR 1910.1200, Appendix F, Guidance for Hazard Classifications Re: Carcinogenicity (Non-Mandatory)

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CPL 02-02-079 - Inspection Procedures for the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS 2012)

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Purpose, scope, references, changes, background and effective dates
Inspection Guidelines
Interface with other OSHA standards
Appendix A - Table of Contents for Appendices A and B of the Hazard Communication Standard
Appendix B - Hazard Classification Evaluation Procedures
Appendix C - Evaluation of Carcinogenicity
Appendix D - Petroleum Streams
Appendix E - HCS Effective Dates
Appendix F - HCS Pictograms and Hazards
Appendix G - Referral Procedures and Sample Letter, Safety Data Sheet/Label Query
Appendix H - Guide for Reviewing Safety Data Sheet (SDS) Compliance
Appendix I - Other OSHA Standards Amended by HCS 2012
Appendix J - Other Standards to Consider When Citing Chemical Exposures with No PEL
Appendix K - Other Directives Changes due to HCS 2012

OSHA Interpretation Letters for 29 CFR 1910.1200, the HazCom Standard

We've compiled 427 Official OSHA interpretations on the Hazard Communication Standard (and a few on related issues). As with the Standards above, we have made these much easier to read and use.

Some of these interpretations are now obsolete and refer to earlier versions of the Standard (1984, 1994) which have since changed rather significantly. Please be certain to interpret these documents in their historical vs current contexts. We are making an effort to review these interpretations and help the reader determine if they still have any validity, but this is just our opinion only and should not be relied upon as legal advice.

You can browse these by sequentially by title or perform a full-text search of all the documents using the search box at the top of each page in this section.

Interpretations made under the current version of the HazCom Standard (HCS 2012)

Interpretations made under the previous version of the HazCom Standard (HCS 1994)

Interpretations listed under the inital version of the HazCom Standard (HCS 1984)

Previous (Obsolete) Versions of HazCom Regulations and Official Inspection Guidelines

HCS 2012

The documents provided below are for historical purposes only and should not be relied upon for current regulatory advice

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A comparison of the 1994 and 2012 HCS with strikeouts and additions in red and green, respectively, as well as some additional commentary.

29 CFR 1910.1200 - The Hazard Communication Standard (HCS 1994)

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Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS's)