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Hazard Communication Standard
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on January 15, 2026. It took effect on January 15, 2026.
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What the agency says
OSHA is extending the compliance dates in its Hazardous Communications Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200), published in the Federal Register on May 20, 2024 (89 FR 44144), by four months. The compliance date in Sec. 1910.1200(j)(2)(i) is extended from January 19, 2026, until May 19, 2026; the compliance date in Sec. 1910.1200(j)(2)(ii) is extended from July 20, 2026 to November 20, 2026; the compliance date in Sec. 1910.1200(j)(3)(i) is extended from July 19, 2027 to November 19, 2027; and the compliance date in Sec. 1910.1200(j)(3)(ii) is extended from January 19, 2028 to May 19, 2028.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-00653
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule; extension of compliance dates
- Agency
- Labor Department; Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- Published
- January 15, 2026
- Takes effect
- January 15, 2026
- Dates
- Effective Date January 15, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket No. OSHA-2019-0001
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1218-AC93
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 29 CFR 1910
- Topics
- Chemicals; Diseases; Explosives; Flammable materials; Gases; Hazardous substances; Labeling; Occupational safety and health; Safety; Signs and symbols
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 2
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