The SCHC OSHA Alliance is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the July 25, 2013: "Hazard Communication: 1 Year of Implementation" webinar. Presenters are: Kathy Landkrohn, Health Scientist, Office of Chemical Hazards - Metals (OCH-M), Directorate of Standards and Guidance (DSG) and Jennifer Lawless, Senior Industrial Hygienist, OCH-M, DSG. Register soon for this information packed webinar.

The March 2013 issue of the Alliance Quarterly Review is here.  This edition focuses on a number of topics including:

• ASSE’s work protecting Hurricane Sandy workers;
• Alliance products translated into Spanish and Portuguese; and
• The ten most frequently cited standards during FY 2012.

Also included in the AQR are articles about OSHA’s rulemaking plan, the 2013 NAOSH Week kick-off event, and new compliance assistance resources developed by Alliance Program participants through the Alliance Program and more.

Through OSHA’s Alliance with the Society for Chemical Hazard Communication (SCHC), an informational presentation on “Hazard Communication – The Revised Standard and What Changes You Can Expect in the Workplace” has been made available to aid companies in understanding the requirements of the new Hazard Communication Standard (HCS 2012). The webinar describes changes to the Hazard Communication Standard to align with the Globally Harmonized System (GHS). Topics included changes expected in training, labeling, and safety data sheets and compliance aides available through SCHC.
The following materials are now available:

• Recorded Presentation (Slideshow with audio presentation – cannot be separately downloaded)
• Slides (PDF – click “Presentation Download” on the left side of the screen)
• An Edited Transcript (PDF – click “Edited Transcript” on the left side of the screen).

To access these materials, click https://goto.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1006847 and submit your e-mail address and information (if needed). You will receive a link with instructions on viewing the presentation, or downloading the reference materials.

When you have finished watching the archive, we would appreciate another minute of your time to complete a brief Evaluation Form to capture your feedback on the presentation.

For additional information on GHS in the Workplace, please consider the following sites:

• OSHA Hazard Communication - http://www.osha.gov/dsg/hazcom/index.html
• Society of Chemical Hazard Communication (SCHC) – www.schc.org
  • SCHC’s Fall Meeting is September 20 – 21, 2012.
    Join us!
• OSHA Alliance with SCHC - https://www.osha.gov/dcsp/alliances/schc/schc.html

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Read the OSHA-SCHC Alliance Renewal Press Release

We are excited to announce that the OSHA-SCHC Alliance has been renewed. Dr. David Michaels, Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA and Suzanne Matuszewski, Society President, will sign the alliance on March 1, 2012 at a ceremony held at OSHA Headquarters in Washington, DC.

Spanish translations of the first six GHS Information sheets are now posted on the Alliance News page. These documents will soon be available as links from the OSHA web page as well. Many thanks go to Beth Levi, GHS Information Sheet Chair, Mike McDowell for formatting the documents and the Information Sheet authors and reviewers.

Go to this link and choose Department of Labor and scroll down to find TITLE: Hazard Communication (RIN: 1218-AC20).

Clockwise, from top, Pam Kreis, Michele Sullivan and Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., sign the 2008 Alliance renewal.

• Work with OSHA to provide expertise to develop training and education programs for small business and other employers regarding hazard communication and to provide expertise in communicating such information to employers and employees in the industry.

• Work with OSHA to provide expertise in developing information on the recognition and prevention of workplace hazards, and to provide expertise in developing ways of communicating such information (e.g., print and electronic media, electronic assistance tools and OSHA's and the SCHC's Web sites) to employers and employees in the industry.
  
  
• Speak, exhibit, or appear at OSHA's or SCHC's conferences, local meetings, or other events.
  
  
• Share information among OSHA personnel and industry safety and health professionals regarding effective approaches to hazard communication issues in the workplace and publicize these results through outreach by SCHC and through OSHA- or SCHC-developed materials, training programs, workshops, seminars, and lectures (or any other applicable forum).
  
  
• Work with other Alliance participants on specific issues and projects on hazard communication that are addressed and developed through the Alliance Program.

• Convene or participate in forums, round table discussions, or stakeholder meetings on hazard communication issues to help forge innovative solutions in the workplace or to provide input on safety and health issues.