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OSHA updates standard to improve hazard information on chemical labels


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he Occupational Safety and Health Admin- istration has issued a final rule that will improve the amount and quality of infor- mation on chemical labels and safety data sheets to better protect workers. The final rule updates the current Hazard Communication Standard to align with the seventh revision of the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals. The changes take effect July 19 and address issues that arose since the implementation of the 2012 standard and improves alignment with other federal agencies and Canada.


The updated Hazard Communication Standard requires labels on small packaging to be more comprehensive and readable and makes changes to help ensure trade secrets no longer pre- vent workers and first responders from receiving critical hazard information on safety data sheets, according to an OSHA news release.


Other changes in the updated standard include: a clearer hazard classification process to provide more complete and accurate hazard information on labels and safety data sheets; updated physical hazard classes to better inform users on safe handling of explosives, aerosols and chemicals under pressure; and, updated precautionary statements on how to safely handle, store and dispose of hazardous chemicals.


Entries for 2024 ADA Design Innovation Awards close August 16


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ave you built or remodeled your practice in the past three years? If so, show off the fruits of your labor through the ADA Design


Innovation Awards, a competition that showcases the best dental practices in esthetic appeal, function and design. Contest sponsors — ADA, ADA Member Advantage and Panacea Finan- cial — are seeking entries now through August 16 for the 2024 program. Association members are encouraged to submit entries for the remodel, new build and large new build (over 2,000 square feet) categories.


A judging panel of dentists and industry experts will be looking for how the dental facility demonstrates an interesting or innovative use of space and color, with an eye toward function and a design that enhances the patient and staff experience. They will select three finalists from each category. Votes will be cast online to determine the winners, who will receive a $1,000 prize and be showcased in ADA publications. Winners will be announced in November.


The MDA was proud to have two Missouri winners in the 2023 contest. The large new build winner was Bennett Family Dentistry in Cape Girardeau and NKC Dental in North Kansas City earned the top spot in the remodel category. They were joined by the new build category winner, Central Texas Periodontics in Georgetown, Texas. For questions, call ADA Member Advantage at 312-587-4700 or email designinnovation@ada.org.


8 focus | SUMMER 2024 | ISSUE 2 Meet 3 MO Medicaid Providers


Offering Medicaid services can help you expand business opportu- nities while bringing much-needed care to those in your area. The MO Medicaid Matters program met with three Missouri practice owners to chat about their decision to offer dental Medicaid. Scan the QR code to watch their stories about profitability, community impact and more.


ADA Headquarters Relocating A


fter having spent nearly 60 years at its current Chicago location, ADA is moving its headquarters. During the


first quarter of 2025, the Association will move from 211 E. Chicago Avenue to 401 N. Michigan Avenue. Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, which in recent years has been the ADA’s largest ten- ant, closed June 5 on the purchase of the ADA building. The purchase allows Lurie Children’s to expand its clinical capacity by moving its administrative offices out of the main hospi- tal, which has occupied the building next to the ADA headquarters since 2012. The build- ing in which ADA’s new headquarters will be located is on the southern end of Chicago’s Magnificent Mile and overlooks the Chicago River. Less than one mile from the current headquarters, it offers robust employee amenities and ample conference facilities to host volunteers. Because local staff works in a hybrid modality and some staff work re- motely, leaders said the ADA doesn’t need as much office space in Chicago as it once did. Additionally, with the formation of the ADA Forsyth Institute, the ADA’s science opera- tions and research facilities will soon move to Massachusetts.


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