Hazard communication State agencies

CFR1910.1200 41CFR101-42.302(b) Standard Form 123 4.5.2.1 The State Agency for Surplus Property (SASP) or the donee, when applicable, shall prepare Standard Form (SF) 123 (Transfer Order Surplus Personal Property). A full description of the actual or potential hazard associated with handling, storage, or use of the item must be provided with an MSDS, HMIS data, or an equivalent document that complies with the requirements of the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard. 

These state agencies are responsible for implementing a Hazard Communication or Worker Right I To Know Standard at the state level. This information is current as of February 10, 2014... 

The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act (EPCRA) is administered by the ERA and state and local agencies. It affects virtually all facilities that manufacture, use, or store hazardous chemicals. The following are the reporting requirements of the Act ... 

The program employs the all-hazards approach to disaster planning recommended by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which states that disaster planning should take place at a system level as well as within the organization and community, and is competency based. 

EPCRA s primary purpose is to inform citizens of chemical hazards in their communities. Sections 311 and 312 of EPCRA require businesses to report the locations and quantities of chemicals stored on-site to State and local governments in order to help communities prepare to respond to chemical spills and similar emergencies. EPCRA Section 313 requires the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the States to annually collect data on releases and transfers of certain toxic chemicals from industrial facilities, and make the data available to the public in the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI). 

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