OSHA’s 2024 final rule aligning HazCom with GHS Revision 7 set the first compliance deadline for substances in May 2026 — already in effect. If your chemical inventory, SDS library, and training haven’t been reviewed since 2012, you likely have gaps to close now, ahead of the mixture deadlines in 2027 and 2028. 

OSHA just ruled that a personal e-cigarette battery fire is a recordable workplace injury — even though the device was personal property and the employee caused the incident themselves. Here's what the geographic presumption actually requires, and where most employers get it wrong.

An OSHA inspector doesn't call ahead. When they arrive, they'll ask for your written RPP, fit test records, medical clearances, and training logs within the first two hours. If your team is scrambling — that's an unverified program. Here's what 2026 hospital audit-readiness actually looks like.

The call comes to the front desk: an OSHA compliance officer is in the lobby. They have credentials, a clipboard, and they are not leaving without seeing your facility. What happens in the first 60 minutes will define the entire inspection.