HazCom 2012 in the United States
technically changed nothing in
the transportation regulations.
The Hazardous Materials Regulation
(HMR), as most recently amended by
the U.S. Department of Transportation
(DOT), transitioned “harmonized”
U.S. standards with International
Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG),
International Air Transport Association
(IATA) and similar international
standards.However, when OSHA
aligned with the UN GHS (United
Nations Global Harmonized System)
Version 3 hazard communication
approach, a number of foundational
practices changed, causing collateral
impact in the transportation arena that
is still being discovered. As a result,
some are now experiencing the need
to classify products as hazardous when
using ingredients that were previously
considered non-hazardous.
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