Hazard Communication Standard

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration 29 CFR Part 1910 [Docket No. OSHA-2019-0001] RIN 1218-AC93 AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Final rule; extension of compliance dates. SUMMARY: 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 § 1910.1200(j)(2)(i) is extended from January 19, 2026, until May 19, 2026; the compliance date in § 1910.1200(j)(2)(ii) is extended from July 20, 2026 to November 20, 2026; the compliance date in § 1910.1200(j)(3)(i) is extended from July 19, 2027 to November 19, 2027; and the compliance date in § 1910.1200(j)(3)(ii) is extended from January 19, 2028 to May 19, 2028. DATES: Effective Date January 15, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Press Inquiries: Mr. Frank Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of Communications, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone: (202) 693-1999; email: meilinger.francis2@dol.gov . For General and Technical Information: Tiffany DeFoe, Director, Office of Chemical Hazards, Metals, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, Room N-3718, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210; email: defoe.tiffany@dol.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Overview On May 20, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OS…