Hazcom Rule Interpretation Could Clear Up 'Weight Of Evidence' Concerns, Sources Say

An OSHA letter of interpretation might be enough to assuage worker advocates' concerns over industry use of a “weight of evidence” standard in the classification and labeling of potentially cancer-causing agents under OSHA's 2012 hazard communication rule, and sidestep a contentious rulemaking, some experts following the issue tell Inside OSHA Online.