{"id":3392,"date":"2013-11-18T15:22:30","date_gmt":"2013-11-18T20:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.procpr.org\/?p=3392"},"modified":"2026-04-29T13:55:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T17:55:09","slug":"hazcom-f-a-q-what-is-a-hazardous-chemical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.protrainings.com\/blog\/hazcom-f-a-q-what-is-a-hazardous-chemical\/","title":{"rendered":"Hazcom F.A.Q.: What is a Hazardous Chemical?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.procpr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/image5.png\" rel=\"lightbox[3392]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3403\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.protrainings.com\/blog\/hazcom-f-a-q-what-is-a-hazardous-chemical\/image5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.protrainings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/image5.png\" data-orig-size=\"1017,1017\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Hazard Communication Training &#8211; Corrosion Pictogram\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.protrainings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/image5.png\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3403\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.procpr.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/image5-300x300.png\" alt=\"Hazard Communication Training - Corrosion Pictogram\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.protrainings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/image5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.protrainings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/image5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.protrainings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/image5.png 1017w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>With the December 1, 2013 deadline to teach your employees about the revised hazard communication standard from OSHA, we thought it would be helpful to answer some common questions about the standard.\u00a0 According to OSHA, a hazardous chemical means any chemical which is classified as a physical hazard or a health hazard, a simple asphyxiant, combustible dust, pyrophoric gas, or hazard not otherwise classified.<\/p>\n<p>This includes, but is not limited to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>dusts<\/li>\n<li>mixtures<\/li>\n<li>paints<\/li>\n<li>fuels<\/li>\n<li>cleaners<\/li>\n<li>solvents<\/li>\n<li>special pharmaceuticals<\/li>\n<li>anesthetics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><em>The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) estimates that 5 million workplaces are subject to this new Hazcom regulation, which <del>is due to be completed by employers before<\/del>\u00a0went into effect on December 1, 2013.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Get your company trained today at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prohazcom.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ProHazcom<\/a>. 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