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Updates to the Hazard Communication Standard.
Vermont Proposed Rule: 24P046
AGENCY: Department of Labor
CONCISE SUMMARY: The modifications to the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), proposed in this rule making, include revised criteria for classification of certain health and physical hazards, revised provisions for updating labels, new labeling provisions updating labels, new labeling provisions for small containers, new provisions related to trade secrets, technical amendments related to the contents of safety data sheets (SDSs), and related revisions to definitions of terms used in the standard.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Dirk Anderson, Vermont Occupational Safety and Health Administration, P.O. Box 488 Montpelier, VT 05601-0488 Tel: 802-828-4391 Fax: 802-828-0408 E-Mail: dirk.anderson@vermont.gov URL: https://labor.vermont.gov/vosha.
FOR COPIES: Karl Hayden, Vermont Occupational Safety and Health Administration, P.O. Box 488 Montpelier, VT 05601-0488 Tel: 802-828-5084 Fax: 802-828-0408 E-Mail: karl.hayden@vermont.gov.