U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a final rule to update the agency’s Hazard Communication Standard (HCS).

On May 20, 2024, OSHA issued a final rule updating the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), which took effect on July 19, 2024. On October 9, 2024, the agency issued a corrections notice and technical amendment to correct errors in that final rule.

OSHA corrected several errors in the regulatory text and appendices to the HCS which pertain to the classification of hazardous chemicals and information presented on labels and Safety Data Sheets (SDSs). The agency believes these errors, although minor and primarily typographical in nature, needed to be addressed expeditiously to avoid confusion or unnecessary costs in the regulated community due to incorporation of errors on labels and SDSs. OSHA is continuing its review of the regulatory text and will issue another correction document to address additional minor errors at a later date.

The correction notice can be found at: Federal Register :: Hazard Communication Standard