Hazard Communication Standard

What it does

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 Sec. 1910.1200(j)(2)(i) is extended from January 19, 2026, until May 19, 2026; the compliance date in Sec. 1910.1200(j)(2)(ii) is extended from July 20, 2026 to November 20, 2026; the compliance date in Sec. 1910.1200(j)(3)(i) is extended from July 19, 2027 to November 19, 2027; and the compliance date in Sec. 1910.1200(j)(3)(ii) is extended from January 19, 2028 to May 19, 2028.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

29 CFR 1910

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has published 4 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 3 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

1 earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 1218-AC93 since Jan. 1, 2025.

• Jan. 8, 2026 Final rule; correction and technical amendment. Hazard Communication Standard; Corrections

Since then:

• Feb. 13, 2026 Final rule Hazard Communication Standard; Corrections

What happens next and when

Effective Date January 15, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket OSHA-2019-0001 on Regulations.gov
• Title 29 on eCFR

The record as published

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register