SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Supreme Court's "Gade plurality" comments notwithstanding, Fed-OSHA's hazard communication standard (HCS) "does not preempt a state law that requires industrial truck manufacturers to provide (Prop. 65) warnings on their products" because the HCS has a limited scope---it regulates only communication to employees by employers and chemical handlers. (Emphasis added---Ed. For a summary of Gade, see NEWS p. 00-6221.)Since industrial truck manufacturers are not regulated by the fede
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