Taiwan to Revise Chemical Hazard Communication Rules Following GHS Purple Book v8 Update

On 9 September 2025, TaiWan's Occupational Safety and Health Administration announces that it will host free online seminars on October 21 and 22, 2025, to introduce updates to the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) and outline the direction of upcoming regulatory amendments.

Taiwan’s national standard CNS 15030 (Classification and Labelling of Chemicals) has already been revised in line with the 8th edition of the GHS Purple Book. The government plans to update the Regulations for Labelling and Hazard Communication of Hazardous Chemicals next year to reflect these changes.

The seminars, organized by OSHA and executed by the Safety and Health Technology Center (SAHTECH), will provide an overview of Taiwan’s GHS implementation, highlight key changes in Purple Book version 8, and present initial directions for revising hazard labelling and communication rules.

Each session is free of charge and limited to 250 participants, with registration opening on September 19 at 9:00 a.m. on a first-come, first-served basis. Participants must register online, and confirmation details will be sent by email the day before the event.

Seminar details

• October 21, 2025 (Tuesday), 13:45–15:00 Registration link

• October 22, 2025 (Wednesday), 13:45–15:00 Registration link

The sessions are intended for occupational safety and health professionals and industry stakeholders with prior GHS experience.

For further information, contact Ms. Lin at SAHTECH, tel: (06) 293-7770.