HAZARDCOMMUNICATIONHazardClassificationGuidanceforManufacturers,Importers,andEmployersOSHA3844-022016OccupationalSafetyandHealthActof1970“Toassuresafeandhealthfulworkingconditionsforworkingmenandwomen;byauthorizingenforcementofthestandardsdevelopedundertheAct;byassistingandencouragingtheStatesintheireffortstoassuresafeandhealthfulworkingconditions;byprovidingforresearch,information,education,andtraininginthefieldofoccupationalsafetyandhealth.”Thisguidancedocumentisnotastandardorregulation,anditcreatesnonewlegalobligations.Itcontainsrecommendationsaswellasdescriptionsofmandatorysafetyandhealthstandards.Therecommendationsareadvisoryinnature,informationalincontent,andareintendedtoassistemployersinprovidingasafeandhealthfulworkplace.TheOccupationalSafetyandHealthActrequiresemployerstocomplywithsafetyandhealthstandardsandregulationspromulgatedbyOSHAorbyastatewithanOSHA-approvedstateplan.Inaddition,theAct’sGeneralDutyClause,Section5(a)(1),requiresemployerstoprovidetheiremployeeswithaworkplacefreefromrecognizedhazardslikelytocausedeathorseriousphysicalharm.CoverImage:PhotodiscMaterialcontainedinthispublicationisinthepublicdomainandmaybereproduced,fullyorpartially,withoutpermission.Sourcecreditisrequestedbutnotrequired.Thisinformationwillbemadeavailabletosensory-impairedindividualsuponrequest.Voicephone:(202)693-1999;teletypewriter(TTY)number:1-877-889-5627.Thispublicationprovidesageneraloverviewofaparticularstandards-relatedtopic.ThispublicationdoesnotalterordeterminecomplianceresponsibilitieswhicharesetforthinOSHAstandards,andtheOccupationalSafetyandHealthAct.Moreover,becauseinterpretationsandenforcementpolicymaychangeovertime,foradditionalguidanceonOSHAcompliancerequirements,thereadershouldconsultcurrentadministrativeinterpretationsanddecisionsbytheOccupationalSafetyandHealthReviewCommissionandthecourts.HAZARDCOMMUNICATIONHazardClassificationGuidanceforManufacturers,Importers,andEmployersOccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministrationU.S.DepartmentofLaborOSHA3844-022016iTABLEOFCONTENTSOVERVIEW...................................................................................................................................1I.INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................3II.THEHAZARDCLASSIFICATIONPROCESS..................................................................6III.IDENTIFYINGHAZARDOUSCHEMICALS..................................................................14IV.DATACOLLECTION........................................................................................................15V.DATAANALYSIS..............................................................................................................19VI.RECORDINGTHERATIONALEBEHINDTHERESULTSOBTAINED.....................28VII.CLASSIFICATIONOFHEALTHHAZARDS..................................................................32VII.1AcuteToxicity............................................................................................................32VII.2SkinCorrosion/Irritation.............................................................................................63VII.3SeriousEyeDamage/EyeIrritation............................................................................86VII.4RespiratoryorSkinSensitization...............................