DC Circuit rejects challenge to OSHA Hazardous Communication Standard
Lexology DC Circuit rejects challenge to the revised OSHA Hazardous Communication Standard From: Blog Gravel2Gavel Construction Law Blog Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Anthony B. Cavender USA October 27 2014 Author page » On October 24, 2014, the D.C. Circuit rejected a challenge to the revised OSHA Hazardous Communication Standard insofar as it applies to "combustible dust". The case is National Oilseed Processors Association, et al., v. Occupational Safety & Health Administration, et al . The Standard was substantially revised in 2012 to conform with the Globally Harmonized System, a uniform international chemical labeling system. The Hazard Communication, 77 Fed. Reg. 17,574 (Mar. 26, 2012) (" Final Rule ") designated "combustible dust" as a hazardous chemical subject to the Standard, although OSHA has yet to develop a workplace standar...