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Regulation and standards record

Each record preserves the issuing authority, jurisdiction, instrument or authority type, legal or operating status, version and application dates, affected audience, workflow mapping, source link, and interpretation boundary.

Covered United States employers and establishments, subject to stated scope and exemptions · U.S. federal regulation

OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping

Part 1904 governs which occupational injuries and illnesses covered employers record, severe events they report, records they retain, and data certain establishments submit electronically to OSHA.

In forceU.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Covered U.S. workplaces where employees may be exposed to hazardous chemicals, with sector-specific applicability · U.S. federal occupational-safety regulation

OSHA Hazard Communication Standard

The standard requires hazard classification, labels, safety data sheets, written programs, and worker information and training for hazardous chemicals. The 2024 revision primarily aligns with GHS Revision 7 and changes selected classification, label, and SDS provisions.

In force; 2024 amendments have phased compliance dates extended in 2026U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Covered U.S. processes involving threshold quantities of listed highly hazardous chemicals, subject to stated exemptions · U.S. federal occupational-safety regulation

OSHA Process Safety Management standard

The PSM standard establishes an integrated program for covered highly hazardous chemical processes, including process-safety information, hazard analysis, procedures, training, contractors, pre-startup review, mechanical integrity, hot work, management of change, incident investigation, emergency planning, compliance audits, and trade secrets.

In forceU.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration

U.S. stationary sources with more than threshold quantities of regulated substances, subject to rule scope · U.S. federal environmental regulation

EPA Risk Management Program rule

The RMP rule requires covered facilities to develop and submit risk-management plans and operate chemical-accident prevention and emergency-preparedness programs. Current obligations and proposed 2026 revisions must be tracked separately.

In force with a February 2026 proposal to revise portions of the 2024 amendmentsU.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. facilities and governmental planning bodies within the applicable EPCRA provisions · U.S. federal statute and regulations

EPCRA

EPCRA creates chemical emergency planning, release notification, hazardous chemical inventory, and toxic release reporting requirements designed to support responders and community access to information.

In force; technical amendments to 40 CFR Part 370 published June 22, 2026U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Voluntary global standard unless adopted through contract, policy, certification scope, or legal reference · International consensus standard

ISO 45001

ISO 45001 specifies requirements for an occupational health and safety management system, emphasizing leadership, worker participation, hazard and risk management, operational control, performance evaluation, and continual improvement.

Published and currentInternational Organization for Standardization

Voluntary global guidance unless adopted through policy, contract, or another instrument · International consensus guidance standard

ISO 45003

ISO 45003 gives guidance for managing psychosocial risk within an occupational health and safety management system, including work organization, social factors, work environment, consultation, controls, and evaluation.

Published and currentInternational Organization for Standardization

Voluntary global guidance · International consensus guidance standard

ISO 45004

ISO 45004 guides organizations in establishing monitoring, measurement, analysis, evaluation, and indicators for occupational health and safety performance.

Published and currentInternational Organization for Standardization

Voluntary global standard unless adopted through contract, policy, certification scope, or legal reference · International consensus standard

ISO 14001:2026

ISO 14001:2026 is the current environmental-management-system requirements standard. It retains the management-system framework while refining language and replacing the 2015 edition and separate climate-action amendment.

Published; transition planning applies to organizations using the superseded 2015 editionInternational Organization for Standardization

EU Member States through national transposition, subject to directive scope and national implementation · European Union directive

EU OSH Framework Directive

The framework establishes general principles of prevention, employer responsibility, risk assessment, worker information, training, consultation, health surveillance, and protective services across the EU occupational-safety system.

In force as amendedCouncil of the European Communities

EU establishments within substance and threshold scope through Member State transposition · European Union directive

Seveso III Directive

Seveso III establishes prevention, safety-management, emergency-planning, land-use, inspection, public-information, and accident-reporting requirements for covered establishments involving dangerous substances.

In forceEuropean Parliament and Council of the European Union

Voluntary international guidance for national and organizational OSH management systems · International tripartite guidance

ILO-OSH 2001

ILO-OSH 2001 provides internationally developed guidance for coherent OSH policy, organizing, planning and implementation, evaluation, and action for improvement, with worker participation as a central principle.

Published guidanceInternational Labour Organization

How to read the library

Binding requirements, official guidance, technical standards, implementation guides, program rules, and authority data are not interchangeable. Each page names the source class and states what it can and cannot establish about an organization or product.