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3E RegReport
Office of Management and Budget Extends Its Review of OSHA GHS
On January 24, 2012, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) extended its review period for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s final rule, which adopts the United Nations' Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) for its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). The OMB extension of review is on a one-time basis for no more than 30 days. The OMB also has the option of returning the final rule to OSHA for reconsideration during the review. The status of OMB extension of review became publicly available on January 24, 2012.
For additional information, please go to: http://www.reginfo.gov/public/jsp/EO/eoDashboard.jsp; click on the bar graph for “DOL”; find “DOL-OSHA” RIN: 1218-AC2
3E Company has a wide range of resources available to support conformance with the revised Standard, when it is promulgated.
- To view a press release on the status of 3E's expanding GHS practice, please click here;
- To visit the GHS Solutions page on the 3E Web site, please click here;
- To view 3E's latest presentations, articles, and webinars on GHS, please visit our the 3E's EH&S Resource Center.
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