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Pick your role and product kind to get the single in-force HCS 2024 (GHS Rev 7) compliance date that applies to you — with a live countdown, the exact 29 CFR 1910.1200(j) citation, and a downloadable action plan.

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Dates reflect the four-month extension finalized January 15, 2026 (FR Doc. 2026-00653 (Jan 15, 2026), +4 months). For your role and product type, one of the four (j) dates applies — but a company that is both a manufacturer and an employer, or handles both substances and mixtures, can face more than one. This tool isolates the date for your inputs.

Your situation

All in-force HCS 2024 dates

RoleProductDeadlineCite
Mfr / importer / distributorsubstanceMay 19, 202629 CFR 1910.1200(j)(2)(i)
Mfr / importer / distributormixtureNovember 19, 202729 CFR 1910.1200(j)(3)(i)
EmployersubstanceNovember 20, 202629 CFR 1910.1200(j)(2)(ii)
EmployermixtureMay 19, 202829 CFR 1910.1200(j)(3)(ii)

There is no separate distributor date — manufacturers, importers, and distributors share the (j)(2)(i)/(j)(3)(i) dates. Source: 89 FR 44144 (May 20, 2024), as extended by FR Doc. 2026-00653 (Jan 15, 2026), +4 months.

Select your role and product kind to see the one date that applies to you, a live countdown, and a downloadable action plan.

Informational summary, not legal advice. Dates verified 2026-06-23 (regulatory module 2026-10-05) against eCFR / Federal Register. State-Plan states may set their own dates.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

May 19, 2028, under 29 CFR 1910.1200(j)(3)(ii). By that date, employers must, as necessary, update workplace labeling, their written hazard communication program, and worker training for the new mixture hazards.

May 19, 2026, under 29 CFR 1910.1200(j)(2)(i). There is NO separate distributor date — manufacturers, importers, and distributors share this date for substances.

Yes. November 20, 2026 is the in-force employer deadline for substances under 29 CFR 1910.1200(j)(2)(ii). It is the original July 20, 2026 date plus the four-month extension finalized January 15, 2026 (FR Doc. 2026-00653). It is not fabricated.

A final rule published January 15, 2026 (FR Doc. 2026-00653) extended every original HCS 2024 compliance date by four months. The tool reads only these post-extension dates from the verified regulatory source of truth.

During the interim, you may comply with the 2012 HCS, the 2024 HCS, or both. Once your specific date passes, only the 2024 HCS (primarily GHS Revision 7) satisfies the standard for your role and product kind.

No. The standard groups manufacturers, importers, and distributors together. They share the (j)(2)(i) substance date (May 19, 2026) and the (j)(3)(i) mixture date (November 19, 2027); there is no distinct distributor-only date.

Not necessarily — and this is where multi-state employers get caught. State Plans must adopt standards at least as effective as federal OSHA, generally within six months, but each writes its own compliance schedule. None of the five plans we read directly land on the federal date. Washington set July 20, 2026 for substances under WAC 296-901-14020 — four months earlier than federal, and already past. Michigan and Minnesota both adopted HCS 2024 but pinned it before the January 15, 2026 extension existed, so on the face of their rules they carry that same July 20, 2026 date. Oregon set June 1, 2027 for employers under OAR 437-002-0376. California has not adopted HCS 2024 at all: Title 8 section 5194 still carries the 2013 and 2015 dates of the 2012 standard. The dates on this page are the federal dates — if you operate in a State Plan, read your state's own rule.

How the HazCom 2024 compliance dates work

The 2024 update to OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard (89 FR 44144 (May 20, 2024)) aligns U.S. chemical labeling and Safety Data Sheets with primarily GHS Revision 7. It does not take effect all at once. Instead, 29 CFR 1910.1200(j) sets four staggered compliance dates — split by who you are (the upstream chemical manufacturer/importer/distributor, or the downstream employer) and what you handle (a single substance or a mixture). You owe exactly one of these dates; this tool isolates it so you stop guessing.

A final rule published January 15, 2026 (FR Doc. 2026-00653) pushed every original date back by four months. The dates below are the in-force, post-extension dates — including the real November 20, 2026 employer-substance date, which some stale sources still list as July 20, 2026.

The four in-force HCS 2024 deadlines

RoleProductIn-force deadlineCitation
Manufacturer / importer / distributorsubstanceMay 19, 202629 CFR 1910.1200(j)(2)(i)
Manufacturer / importer / distributormixtureNovember 19, 202729 CFR 1910.1200(j)(3)(i)
Employer (downstream user)substanceNovember 20, 202629 CFR 1910.1200(j)(2)(ii)
Employer (downstream user)mixtureMay 19, 202829 CFR 1910.1200(j)(3)(ii)

There is no separate distributor date — manufacturers, importers, and distributors share the (j)(2)(i)/(j)(3)(i) dates. Source: 89 FR 44144 (May 20, 2024), as extended by FR Doc. 2026-00653 (Jan 15, 2026), +4 months. Verified 2026-06-23.

What each role must finish by its date

Manufacturers and importers must reclassify products to the primarily GHS Revision 7 criteria and reauthor every Safety Data Sheet. Manufacturers, importers, and distributors must ship containers with compliant labels — corrected pictograms, signal words, and hazard/precautionary statements — and pass updated Safety Data Sheets downstream (29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(1)).

Employers must update workplace (secondary) container labels under 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6) — either the full GHS label, or a product identifier plus words/pictures conveying the hazards — refresh the written hazard communication program, and retrain workers on any new pictograms and label changes.

Worked examples

Example 1 — A drywall contractor (employer) buying a single-chemical solvent. Role = employer, product = substance → your date is November 20, 2026 under 29 CFR 1910.1200(j)(2)(ii). By then your secondary-container labels, written program, and training must reflect the 2024 standard.

Example 2 — A coatings blender (manufacturer) shipping paint, which is a mixture. Role = manufacturer, product = mixture → your date is November 19, 2027 under 29 CFR 1910.1200(j)(3)(i). Mixtures get the latest upstream date because reclassifying multi-component products takes longer.

What to do next

  • Find your one date with the lookup above, then download the bilingual (EN/ES) action-plan PDF.
  • Audit your SDS library and labels against the 2024 criteria — the most common gap is workplace labels that still use pre-2024 pictograms.
  • Update the written program and retrain, then document the training with a dated sign-in sheet you can show an inspector.
  • Comply early. Until your date, the 2012 HCS, the 2024 HCS, or both are acceptable — there is no penalty for switching ahead of schedule.

Sources & verification

Dates verified 2026-06-23 against eCFR / Federal Register (regulatory module last verified 2026-10-05). This tool is an informational summary, not legal advice; State-Plan states may set their own effective dates.

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