On OSHA’s Top 10 list of the most frequently cited standards in fiscal year 2020, Hazard Communication (HazCom) took the no. 2 spot, as it has for the last eight years. Although the HazCom standard has numerous requirements, training violations are among the most common for employers.
These violations occur even though HazCom requirements have been essentially unchanged since 2016 when OSHA’s transition timeline to GHS Revision 3 ended. What’s more, the Agency’s recently proposed alignment with GHS Revision 7 suggests compliance challenges and uncertainty will only increase.