Inspection Procedures for the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS2012)

Federal Program Change Summary Reports:

Date of Directive: 07/09/2015

This directive provides OSHA offices, interested industry representatives, State Plans and federal agencies with guidance concerning the implementation of the Agency’s Inspection Procedures for the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). The directive establishes policies and procedures to ensure uniform enforcement of the HCS. This Instruction is designed to provide guidance to compliance safety and health officers on how to enforce the revised HCS during its transition period and when fully implemented. Significant changes are outlined in the directive.

Adoption Required - No

Intention Required - Yes

State Plan	Intent to Adopt	Adopt Identical	Effective Date	URL or Contact
AK	Yes	Yes	2/9/2016	NA
AZ	Yes	Yes	3/1/2016	NA
CA	Yes	No	01/09/2016	http://www.dir.ca.gov/samples/search/query.htm
CT†	Yes	Yes	10/1/2015	NA
HI	††	††	††	††
IA	Yes	Yes	01/10/2016	Jen Nissen, IOSHA Administrator
IL†	Yes	Yes	12/1/2015	NA
IN	Yes	Yes	11/09/2015	NA
KY	No	No	NA	Chuck Stribling, CSP, OSH Federal-State Coordinator
MA	Yes	Yes	10/1/2015	NA
MD	††	††	††	https://www.dllr.maryland.gov/labor/instructions/
MI	Yes	No	††	††
MN	No	No	NA	NA
NC	Yes	Yes	9/8/2015	Steve Sykes, State Plan Coordinator
NJ†	Yes	Yes	1/9/2016	NA
NM	Yes	Yes	09/15/2015	https://www.env.nm.gov/Ohsb_Website/
NV	Yes	No	††	††
NY†	Yes	Yes	7/31/2015	OSHA Directive CPL 02-02-079
OR	Yes	No	1/7/2016	http://www.orosha.org/pdf/pds/pd-150.pdf
PR	Yes	No	1/14/2016	Jay G. Rullan, Technical Support Division, PR OSHA
SC	††	††	††	††
TN	Yes	Yes	8/15/2015	Larry Hunt, Department of Labor and Workforce Development, TN
UT	Yes	Yes	1/9/2015	Christopher Hill, UOSH Division Director
VA	††	††	††	††
VI†	Yes	Yes	1/1/2016	Dean Andrews, Director, VIDOSH
VT	Yes	Yes	10/1/2015	NA
WA	Yes	Yes	1/9/2016	NA
WY	Yes	Yes	09/11/2015	Daniel Bulkley, WY OSHA Deputy Administrator

^† Plan covers state and local government workers only.
^†† Awaiting response from State Plans.

[Last updated: January 26, 2016]