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OSHA is soliciting applications for Susan Harwood Targeted Topic Training Grants to provide training and education programs on safety and health for workers and their employers.
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OSHA Trade Release

Whistleblowers.gov offers quick worker access to whistleblower protection information.
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SCHC’s Development of GHS Information Sheets Recognized in Latest OSHA Alliance Quarterly Review

Download the OSHA Alliance Quarterly Review, June 2010 (PDF)

Visit the SCHC-OSHA Alliance page for fact sheets


Consumer Products Group to Host CPSC Conference in September

“The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) from A to Z (And Beyond)”
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OSHA News Release: New OSHA training component emphasizes workers’ rights.

“Introduction to OSHA,” a new training component emphasizing workers’ rights, is required content in every OSHA 10- and 30-hour Outreach Training Program class.

Download the News Release here.


US Labor Department's OSHA releases data detailing worker exposure to toxic chemicals

Also issues directive on protecting non-English speaking workers from hazards


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US assistant secretary of labor for OSHA testifies on strengthening enforcement and ensuring safe workplaces for every American worker

WASHINGTON -- Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Dr. David Michaels [testified] before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on the need for tools to enforce safe working conditions. Michaels [testified] on programs, enhancements and changes to strengthen workplace safety and OSHA’s ability to enforce the law.

The transcript of Dr. David Michaels April 27 2010, testimony can be downloaded here.

For more information, visit http://www.osha.gov and http://help.senate.gov.


2010 Meeting Presentations Now Being Posted.

Most of the presentation files for the Spring Meeting in New Orleans have been posted. All files should be available shortly.

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Fact Sheets: Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals.

OSHA trade news release - Hexavalent Chromium book

OSHA booklet outlines hexavalent chromium standards

Read the news release here.

Society for Toxicology press release

SOT and NLM Announce Availability of Online Toxicology Tutorial

Read the press release here.

Journal of Occ. Health Article: Implementing GHS - Lessons Learned from Japan

"Model for the Implementation of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS): Lessons Learned from Japan"

From the Journal of Occupational Health 2009; 51:526-530

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2010 Membership Applications are Available

Download your copy in either MS Word form-based, or Acrobat PDF formats. Click Here.

SCHC members publish GHS article in AIHA newsletter

How can industrial hygienists manage the far-reaching consequences of GHS and REACH?
By Robert Skoglund and Denese Deeds

Click this link and scroll down to September.

OSHA issues ANPR for combustible dusts

OSHA Proposes Adoption of the GHS for Hazcom Standard

Download the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

Also see the presentation files from the Fall, 2009 meeting.

Here are the links to the side-by-side comparison and redline versions of the NPRM that are now posted on OSHA's website.

The Globally Harmonized System for Hazard Communication

This may well be the biggest HazCom event in 25 years!

Committee Launches Outreach Speakers Bureau on GHS

The Outreach and Communications Committee of SCHC has launched an Outreach Speakers Bureau on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS).

Visit the speakers bureau page to learn more about the volunteer speakers dedicated to enhancing your awareness of the GHS.



Upcoming Webinars and Other Events

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!

GHS: Acute Toxicity Mixtures Workshop

August 3, 2010, 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. ET
Click here to: REGISTER NOW!

Presenter:
Paul W. Brigandi
Executive Consultant
CGI Technologies and Solutions Inc.


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ANSI: The Combined Standard

September 15, 2010, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. ET
Click here to: REGISTER NOW!

Presenter:
David W. Peters
Co-Chair, ACC ANSI Work Group
Regulatory Compliance Lead, Monsanto Company


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Extended Safety Data Sheets (eSDS)

Extended Safety Data Sheets (eSDS)

Presenters:
Robert Skoglund,
Paul Brigandi and Ann Johnson

Details TBD


 

SCHC Spring/Fall Meetings

Upcoming Meeting:

2010 Fall Meeting, Arlington, VA

October 2 - 6, 2010
Marriott Crystal Gateway Hotel
Arlington, VA (Washington DC)

Recent Meeting:

2010 Spring Meeting, New Orleans, LA

April 10 - 14, 2010
Marriott New Orleans Hotel
New Orleans, Louisiana

Future Meetings:

2011 Spring Meeting, Seattle, WA

March 26 - 30, 2011
Marriott Seattle Waterfront Hotel
Seattle, WA

2011 Fall Meeting, Arlington, VA

October 1 - 5, 2011
Marriott Crystal Gateway Hotel
Arlington, VA (Washington DC)

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