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Adoption of GHS in India?

The Backstory India’s long-awaited adoption of the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) of classification and labeling appears to finally be gaining traction. Released in draft form since July 2011, India’s Ministry of Environment and Forests never officially adopted the GHS rules, which were expected to be implemented as part of a…
Alex Milan
01/18/18
Compliance & Regulatory NewsGHSOSHA

OSHA, EPA Mull Changes to GHS

The backstory The Global Harmonization System (GHS) was implemented in the United States through the introduction of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Hazard Communication Standard 2012 (OSHA HCS 2012), which entered into force in 2015. Since then, it has become clear that this so-called “harmonization” scheme isn’t so harmonized…
Alex Milan
10/24/17
Compliance & Regulatory NewsOSHA

Are You at Risk of Being Targeted by OSHA?

Categories of Inspections Does OSHA target specific industries? The answer is yes and no. Inspections fall into two categories: Programmed and Unprogrammed. Programmed inspections are done in high risk industries (like chemical processing) or when they want to focus on specific hazards like combustible dust. But, as a percent of…
Alex Milan
10/19/17