In 2012, OSHA revised the standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200, Hazard Communication (HCS 2012). [Reference, 77 Fed. Reg. 17574 (Mar. 26, 2012)]. This rulemaking also made minor changes to several other OSHA standards related to hazardous chemical communication, such as revising the legend used on the warning sign to a regulated work area specified in OSHA’s standard for general industry, 29 CFR 1910.1001, Asbestos. Additionally, in an unrelated rulemaking in 2013, OSHA revised its standard for signage used in general industry and construction, 29 CFR 1910.6, Incorporation by Reference, by updating the references to national consensus standards approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). [Reference, 78 Fed. Reg. 35559 (Jun. 13, 2013), and 78 Fed. Reg. 66642 (Nov. 6, 2013)].
Question 1: Must all asbestos signs be updated to the new wording before June 1, 2016?