Next Week: Virtual OSHA Meeting on the GHS

OSHA will gather input from stakeholders regarding the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) during a virtual meeting to be held next week on Thursday, Nov. 12. The agency plans to consider the comments and information it collects when developing the U.S. government positions for the 50th session of the United Nations Subcommittee of Experts on the GHS (UNSCEGHS), which will be held Dec. 2–4 in Geneva, Switzerland. Individuals who are interested in attending OSHA’s virtual meeting should  in the agency’s Directorate of Standards and Guidance. OSHA will also accept written comments via a docket on Regulations.gov until Dec. 1.

Details about the Nov. 12 OSHA virtual meeting are available from the agency’s website. A provisional agenda for next month’s meeting of the UNSCEGHS can be found on the website of the UN Economic Commission for Europe along with working and informal documents submitted for the upcoming sessions of the UNSCEGHS. The documents cover a variety of topics, including classification criteria for flammable liquids and proposed amendments to precautionary statements.

Related: The cover feature of the March 2026 issue of The Synergist discusses GHS Revision 11 and the future of the UNSCEGHS.