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Industrial
Hygiene Insights —October 2009
Welcome to IH
Insights, the monthly electronic newsletter for industrial
hygiene practitioners. Each issue brings you analysis and
commentary
from our contributing editors, all veteran industrial
hygienists, plus
news on compliance, research, and professional practice from the
EHS Today editorial team.
1. OSHA Issues Proposed Rule to Adopt the
Globally Harmonized Hazard Communication System
Calling it the “first step in an aggressive regulatory agenda”
for the Obama administration, acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for
OSHA Jordan Barab announced a proposed rule to align OSHA’s Hazard
Communication Standard (hazcom standard) with provisions of the United
Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of
Chemicals (GHS). The rule was published in the Sept. 30 Federal
Register.
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