OSHA Holds 'Multiple Meetings' With Those Suing Over GHS Rule To Resolve Disputes, Source Says

OSHA officials and representatives of the groups that have filed suit over the agency's recently finalized hazard communication (hazcom) standard have met several times since the litigation began in hopes of coming up with a resolution out of court, a source familiar with the issue tells Inside OSHA Online. Several groups are suing over different aspects of the final rule, which is intended to align the U.S. hazcom standard with the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of classifying and labeling chemicals. Some in industry are upset over the inclusion of a “hazards not otherwise classified” categ