NACD Warns Against OSHA Changes to Hazard Communication Standard Safety Data Sheets
ARLINGTON, VA – The National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) sent a joint letter to U.S. Secretary of Labor Martin J. Walsh and Assistant Secretary of Labor Douglas L. Parker raising concerns over the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) proposed changes to its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) regarding Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
The letter, penned by members of the Council of Chemical Association Executives, raises concerns over proposed changes to Section 2 of the SDS, which NACD claims would significantly expand the scope of the HCS, add needless complexity and liability to the system, and undermine the HCS’s own goals of seeking to communicate chemical hazard data to assure worker protection.