recentlyinherited the job of maintaining our facility’s MSDS book. One of the first things I've noticed is that I am getting manufacturer’s MSDS sheets from our maintenance department for everything... understand the "Right-to-Know" concept, but I guess anytime in the past when I heard the term "MSDS

. The MSDS sheets have been kept over the past years in each department of the hotel, filed into in three-ring binders with the corresponding MSDS info for each department; one for the laundry (housekeeping... for the maintenance department. My question is in regard to maintaining the MSDS info for the maintenance

Our workforce is primarily Spanish and several of our employees can't read English. What is our responsibility with the MSDS's? I'm not aware of any place they are available in Spanish but if one of those employees got into a situation where they needed one, they wouldn't be able to read

and product labels. For pesticides, the product label is more important than the MSDS. There may be information on the label about special warnings and PPE that are not on the MSDS. Following... Administration (OSHA), and not the Agency [EPA]has direct authority over MSDSs. However, when an MSDS

Is the company required to maintain an MSDS on whatever chemical the vendor is using... chemicals they are using. 2. Provide an MSDS for all chemicals 3. Based on the MSDS provide Personnel... of the hazardous materials and MSDS sheets before they begin any job..Based on that you make an assessment

There is no requirement for retaining MSDS after the product is no longer in use; provided that it is also no longer at your facility. However, there are strict requirements for maintaining your MSDS.... There is no need to maintain the entire MSDS on that chemical, just some of the information. However

The purpose of the MSDS is for the benefit of the workplace as a resource guideto accessing vital... and there should be someone in charge of its maintenance. If that is you then compare the two MSDS. If they have.... Why? A cluttered and/or redundant MSDS can only slow down access to obtaining the information needed

What's the latest story on the legality of having electronic access to MSDS's on the shop floor? I heard that somewhere there was a "3-click" rule - the worker has to be able to get the MSDS within 3 clicks - or OSHA could fine you. I'm wondering about moving away from our binders of MSDS's

What is a company's responsibility for chemicals used by a vendor on the company's premises? The company doesn't actually store the chemical (pesticide)in question, but the vendor uses it to treat the facility for pests. Is the company required to maintain an MSDS on whatever chemical the vendor

It really depends on your specific situation. If you have lots of outdated MSDS's, then you can... standard. Then you can toss the old MSDS's. If you only have a few, then it might be just as easy to keep the MSDS. The exerpt that Sr quoted is out of the fed OSHA standard (1910.1200). Before you