Shops, crews and small employers that use chemicals

What chemicals do your workers use?

Free checklist for an OSHA written hazard communication program: chemical list, safety data sheets, labels and training, with 2026 update dates.

  • Free to read
  • No sign-up until the draft
  • Hands off to the right door
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ePlan fills in

  • GHS hazard classes
  • OSHA state plan
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How it works

Written hazard communication program checklist, from one answer

  1. List or photograph the chemicals your crew uses.
  2. ePlan pulls hazard classes and checks what the program must cover.
  3. Read the checklist free. Running a job site? Start a site-specific safety plan.

What you get

Written hazard communication program checklist and 1 more document

The check is free. The paperwork after it is drafted at the Site-specific safety plan with activity hazard analyses door.

The first draft

Written hazard communication program checklist (free)

  1. Scope and responsible person
  2. Chemical list by work area
  3. Container labels and workplace labeling
  4. Safety data sheets: where and who
  5. Training: first day and new hazards
  6. Non-routine tasks and contractors

Modeled on: 29 CFR 1910.1200(e) Written hazard communication program

Next · 2

Site-specific safety plan

  1. Project and competent person
  2. Hazard analysis by task
  3. Emergency action plan
  4. Training and sign-off

From public data

What ePlan fills in, and from where

Nov 20, 2026

is OSHA's deadline for employers to update HazCom programs, workplace labels and training for newly classified hazards in substances
Source: 29 CFR 1910.1200(j)(2)(ii), eCFR

Ready for the paperwork?

Draft a site-specific safety plan with a hazard analysis (AHA) for each task, fall protection and emergency steps for your GC or a Corps job. Free to read.

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Questions

Written HazCom Program: what people ask

Does a small business need a written HazCom program?

Yes, if workers are exposed to hazardous chemicals. OSHA requires a written program at each workplace that describes how you meet the label, safety data sheet and training rules, with a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present.

Source: ecfr.gov

What are the deadlines in OSHA's 2024 HazCom update?

For substances, employers must update alternative workplace labels, the written program and training for newly identified hazards by November 20, 2026. For mixtures, the deadline is May 19, 2028. Until then, either the new or the 2023 version of the rule may be followed.

Source: ecfr.gov

Where do safety data sheets have to be kept?

In the workplace, one for each hazardous chemical, readily accessible to workers in their work areas during every shift. Electronic access or other alternatives to paper are allowed as long as they don't create barriers to immediate access.

Source: ecfr.gov

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