CHAS 23 |
| In 1985, the OSHA HazCom required chemical manufacturers and distributors provide their customers with Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs). Employers were required to make every MSDS accessible to their employees. Many state Right-to-Know laws extended these MSDS requirements to nonpublic employers. EPA EPCRA regulations required employers to submit MSDSs to their LEPC when the minimum threshold in inventory is exceeded, or upon request. In 1993, a standard MSDS format was approved by ANSI. In 2002, this standard format was adopted by the UN under their Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals. The challenge for facilities to efficiently retrieve and analyze MSDS information can now be readily resolved by implementing Web-based, hierarchical and customizable retrieval and analytical systems: 1. MSDS Retrieval System for Product Hazard Information (MRS-PHI): imaged manufacturer MSDSs. 2. MSDS Retrieval System for Chemical Hazard Information (MRS-CHI): imaged product and constituent chemical MSDSs for chemical reference files. 3. MSDS Retrieval System for Chemical and Environmentally Preferable Product Analyses (MRS-CEPPA): includes all MSDS images and numerous reference databases. |
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Teaching Safety
9:00 AM-11:45 AM, Tuesday, August 21, 2007 Seaport -- Seaport A, Oral
Division of Chemical Health & Safety |