Spencer Fane attorney Andrew Brought was quoted on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) recently published revisions to its Hazard Communication Standard that clarifies issues left unresolved by the last set of revisions in 2012 in a recently published Business Insurance article.
In the article, OSHA’s Revised Hazard Communication Standard Tackles Unresolved Issues, Andrew explains the expected impact of the new regulations, which go into effect July 20. For larger enterprises involved in importing and distributing, many of the changes focus on updated labeling requirements and adjustments to safety data sheets that must accompany chemicals.
In the article, Andrew explains that importers would be most affected. He shares, “OSHA believes most employers already have inadequate hazard communication programs, and that concept is supported by the enforcement statistics which routinely reflect HazCom violations as one of the highest penalized areas by the agency, usually only behind fall protection violations.”
At the firm, Andrew counsels clients with complex challenges at the intersection of health, safety, and environmental regulations and is frequently called upon to assist in handling crisis management situations, strategic response, and incident investigations.
Read the full Business Insurance article here.