Dan Markiewicz, MS, CIH, CSP, RMP, is an independent environmental health and safety consultant and a long-time columnist. He can be reached at (419) 356-3768 or by email at dan.markiewicz@gmail.com.
The December 1, 2013, deadline for OSHA’s HazCom (labels/Safety Data Sheet) training was known since the revised standard was published in the Federal Register on March 26, 2012
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