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       The US GHS was formally implemented on March 26, 2012. The regulations cover the relevant provisions of the United Nations GHS on the classification and labeling of chemical substances, in particular the classification and labeling requirements for chemical substances in the workplace. The GHS labels, hazard classes and safety data Table, etc. made clear provisions, but also to the global chemical production enterprises issued a new challenge.

 Implementation of GHS in US and Its Implementation

       The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is responsible for the classification, labeling, and chemical safety data sheets for workplace chemicals. On November 25, 1983, OSHA issued the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), which aims to ensure that hazards are assessed for all manufactured or imported chemicals and that hazard information is passed to employers and employees in the production sector. With the promulgation of the United Nations GHS, the United States in order to reduce the international chemical classification and labeling differences, carried out a series of work:

    On September 30, 2009, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM") was issued to harmonize the current Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) with OSHA. The NPRM public comment deadline is December 29, 2009, and an informal public hearing will be held in March and April 2010.

    On 25 October 2011, the NPRM was sent to the Budget Management Office for administrative review.

    The final revised Hazard Communication Standard (HCS-2012) was officially published in the US Federal Register on March 26, 2012, and will take effect two months later. This means that the formal implementation of the US workplace GHS, marking the United States on the hazard label and safety data sheet specifications and GHS formal requirements.

    In addition to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the GHS implementation also involves the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), responsible for pesticides, chemicals, Implementation of GHS in consumer goods.

 Laws and regulations relating to GHS implementation

1) The Hazard Communication Standard (HCS)

    To harmonize with the United Nations GHS, the OSHA revised and promulgated the new Hazard Communication Standard (HCS-2012), which includes requirements for GHS labels, Hazard Classes and Safety Data Sheets ("SDS", formerly known as "MSDS" in HCS) , And in the next four years to achieve step by step.

    Amendments to the hazard transmission standard include (1) the revision of the hazard classification criteria for chemicals; (2) the revision of labeling requirements, including the use of warning words, icons, hazard terms and precautionary terms; (3) safety hazard data sheets Specific formats; (4) revisions to definitions of relevant terms and requirements for training of employees on labeling and safety data sheets.

2) SDS national standard (ANSIZ400.1) and the national standard (ANSI Z129.1)

    ANSI Z400.1 - American National Standard for Industrial Hazardous Chemicals - Preparation of Material Safety Data Sheets;

    ANSI Z129.1 - American National Standards for Industrial Hazardous Chemicals - Labeling;

    2010 will be the two GB into a national standard: ANSI Z400.1 / Z129.1-2010 - the United States national standards for hazardous chemicals in the workplace - Hazard Assessment, Safety Data Sheets and the production of safety labels.

    ANSI Z400.1 and ANSI Z129.1 are voluntary national standards developed by the American Chemical Society (ACC) to provide technical guidance for compliance with the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). As ANSI Z400.1 and ANSI Z129.1 two GB are involved in the transmission of hazards, content, there are many similarities, the American Chemical Society (ACC) has been carried out in 2008 -2009 GB corresponding to the merger of the corresponding work. At the end of 2009, OSHA announced the proposed amendment to the United Nations GHS (NPRM), which posed two problems: it was revised in accordance with the original plan, not consistent with the GHS; or postponed the publication of the national standard until the OSHA formally adopted GHS. After careful consideration, the national standard development committee decided to develop and publish according to the original plan GB (ANSI Z400.1 / Z129.1-2010), the following reasons:

    At least 18 months after the publication of OSHA's NPRM, the final legal text will be published. OSHA will have a transition period of at least 3 years after GHS adoption, and the revised GB will still provide a reference value during this transition period. However, the GB development committee recognized that OSHA will gradually implement the GHS in the next few years, so some of the concept of GHS throughout the national standard, and has added some information, including GHS annex.

    During the transition period of the US GHS implementation, enterprises can use the old HCS standard and the new HCS standard. If the enterprise chooses the new HCS standard to make SDS and label, it can not directly adopt the ANSI standard, and the content and format need to be adjusted.

    All manufacturers and distributors must update all legacy MSDSs to the new OSHA GHS SDS by June 1, 2015 to ensure compliance with the new regulations.

    NTEK has launched a new version of its SDS publishing business in compliance with OSHA GHS in May 2015. The MSDS report for North China Labs 2015 is available for a one-month transitional period. Please have the need to update the SDS customers directly call the National Hotline 4000186169, or directly contact your docking salesman to learn more, so as not to delay your product sales in the market.