Oil Industry To OMB: Back Hazcom Rule, But Change 'Unclassified' Hazard Category To 'Other'

A major petroleum industry group met with White House officials in mid-December to reiterate its support for OSHA's move to align the U.S. hazard communication (hazcom) standard with the United Nations-developed global system -- but also press some key concerns, including asking that OSHA rename a category for “unclassified” hazards to “other” or similar language in the planned rule. OSHA's proposal to create an “unclassified” list of hazards has been one of the few sticking points over the rulemaking, which has generally enjoyed broad support among large industries. Representatives of the Ame