The United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has
renewed an alliance with the Society for Chemical Hazard Communication in an effort to reduce
and prevent worker exposure to chemical hazards. Additionally, the alliance was formed and
renewed to increase awareness of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and
Labeling of Chemicals requirements.
“American workers use thousands of chemicals every day, and every year tens of thousands of
workers are made sick or die from occupational exposures to hazardous chemicals,” said
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels. “Our
renewed partnership with SCHC will extend our efforts toward ensuring healthier workers and
safer workplaces.”
The renewal of this alliance shows OSHA is focused on protecting the rights and health of
employees who work with dangerous chemicals. So if you are required to have chemical hazard
standards at your workplace, it is time to ensure they are all accurate and up-to-code. If not, you
could find yourself exposed to potential fines if you are audited.
If you are concerned about your chemical hazard standards, it might be a good idea to review
your standards with a third party occupational safety and health auditing firm. A third party firm
can do a complete wall to wall audit of the facility, and help you uncover any potential issues, in
addition to the chemical hazard deficiencies.
If you have any questions about this alliance and how it might impact you, or any questions
about a third party audit, please contact us. If you have anything to add about the importance of
third party audits, please leave a comment.
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