Hazard Communication — 29 CFR 1910.1200 — has been in the OSHA Top 10 most‑cited violations for as long as the Top 10 has been published. There are only a handful of standards that consistently sit on that list, and HazCom is one of the few in general industry that does. That tells me something the inspections data already tells us: most employers think they have a HazCom program because they have a binder of Safety Data Sheets near the door, and most of those programs would