Classification of Combustible Dusts under the Revised Hazard Communication Standard
Classification of Combustible Dusts under the Revised Hazard Communication Standard (OSHA Memo) Safety Info Posts - OSHA Compliance Posts Written by Bryan Haywood Wednesday, 01 January 2014 11:37 FYI OSHA issued this memo on 12/27/13 to Regional AD's to close the gap on how Combustible Dust will be handled under the new HAZCOM std. Until OSHA addresses these issues through rulemaking, CSHOs will use this memo to determine if manufacturers and importers (from now on "classifier") are in compliance with the obligations of 1910.1200(d) for combustible dust. This memorandum ( CLICK HERE to see the OSHA memo) provides guidance for compliance safety and health officers (CSHOs) to use in determining whether manufacturers or importers have properly classified their products(1) for co...