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Chemical Group Warns HCS Update Could Worsen Supply-Chain Shortages


January 26, 2022 at 06:02 PM
A chemical industry group says it expects OSHA to finalize an updated Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) as early as the fall but is warning that the rule as proposed could exacerbate current supply chain issues in part because its new requirements for data on risks posed by downstream chemical uses are “impossible to comply with.”

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