OSHA Sends Long-Awaited Final Hazcom Rule To White House, Stakeholders Await Details

OSHA has sent its draft final rule on hazard communication to the White House for review, the last internal step leading to possible issuance of the long-awaited rule that will align U.S. labeling and reporting requirements with the globally harmonized system of chemical classification and labeling (GHS). OSHA observers say the effort to align the U.S. labeling and classification of chemicals with GHS amounts to a bellwether for OSHA's ability to move regulations forward generally, since the rulemaking has generated little controversy and has the backing of key stakeholders in both the labor a