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US Department of Labor’s OSHA schedules stakeholder meetings on combustible dust hazards

Read the full press release here...

OSHA News Release: [11/17/2009]
Contact Name: Diana Petterson
Phone Number: (202) 693-1898
Release Number: 09-1424-NA

OSHA trade news release - Hexavalent Chromium book

OSHA booklet outlines hexavalent chromium standards

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Society for Toxicology press release

SOT and NLM Announce Availability of Online Toxicology Tutorial

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SCHC December 2009 Newsletter

OSHA to hold public hearing on Hazcom GHS proposal

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View the Federal Register Proposed rule directly 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

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US Department of Labor welcomes GAO’s report on under-reporting of workplace injuries and illnesses

OSHA finds problems identified in report alarming
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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!

Welcome to the New SCHC Newsletter

Download the September 2009 issue on our Outreach Committee page.

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.



OSHA Emphasis Program

OSHA targets sites with hazardous chemicals:  U.S. Labor Department's OSHA national emphasis program targets workplaces that release highly hazardous chemicals

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Upcoming Webinars and Other Events

More Webinars Coming Soon

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SCHC Spring/Fall Meetings

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2010 Spring Meeting, New Orleans, LA

April 10 - 14, 2010
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New Orleans, Louisiana

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2009 Fall Meeting, Arlington, VA

October 3 - 7, 2009
Crystal Gateway Marriott Hotel
Arlington, VA (Washington DC)

Future Meetings:

2010 Fall Meeting, Arlington, VA

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

2011 Spring Meeting, TBA

Location and dates not yet finalized.

2011 Fall Meeting, Arlington, VA

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

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