Right to know

This law (Fed. Reg. 29 cfr 1910.1200) covers employees right to know about the chemical hazards to which they are exposed if they exist in a working area. 

The District of Columbia was concerned that the failure to hilly inform the community regarding the arsenic contamination and the possibility of buried chemical containers and ordnance increases the risk of contact through certain ordinary homeowner activities such as vegetable gardens and excavations. Arsenic is on the Community Right to Know List. The District was concerned with apparent violations of 10 U.S. Code Section 2705(a)(1) by experts who should have been familiar with the Defense Environmental Restoration Program requirements. 

This means that the employer must establish a written, comprehensive hazard communication program that includes provisions for container labeling, materials safety data sheets, and an employee training program. The program must include  

The means the employer uses to inform employees of the hazards of nonioutine tasks. 

The way the employer will inform other employers of the hazardstowhieh their employees may be exposed. 

Workers have the right to information regarding the hazards to which they are, or will be, exposed. They have the right to review plans such as the Hazard Communication Program. They have a right to see a copy of a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) during their shift and receive a copy of an MSDS when requested. Also, information on hazards, which may be brought to the workplace by another employer should be available to workers. Other forms of information, such as exposure records, medical records etc., are to be made available to workers upon request. 

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J. O. Accrocco and M. Cinquanti, eds., Right-To-Know Pocket GuideforEaboratoy Employees, Genium, Schenectady, N.Y., 1990. 

Hazardous Substance Fact Sheet Nr 1092, Right-to-Know Project, New Jersey Department of Health, Trenton, N.J., 1987. 

In the United States, the reportable quantity of 1-propanol for spills under CERCLA "Superfund" is 100 Ib/d (45.4 kg/d). However, no reportable quantity is assigned for transport (43). The substance is on the list for atmospheric standards, as defined iu 40 CER 60.489 (47). The iatent of these standards is to require all newly constmcted, modified, and reconstmcted manufacturiug units to use the best demonstrated system of continuous emission reduction for equipment leaks of volatile organic compounds (47). 1-Propanol is also on the right-to-know regulations of the states of Connecticut,... 

Environmental Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)... 

Poly(vinyl chloride) is Hsted on the TSCA inventory and the Canadian Domestic Substances List (DSL) as ethene, chloro-, homopolymer [9002-86-2]. Because polymers do not appear on the European Community Commercial Chemical Substances listing or EINECS, poly(vinyl chloride) is listed through its monomer, vinyl chloride [75-01-4]. In the United States, poly(vinyl chloride) is an EPA hazardous air pollutant under the Clean Air Act Section 112 (40 CER 61) and is covered under the New Jersey Community Right-to-Know Survey N.J. Environmental Hazardous Substances (EHS) List as "chloroethylene, polymer" with a reporting threshold of 225 kg (500 lb). 

The actual coated fabrics themselves are not subject to these federal regulations. They are classified as "Articles of Commerce." However, in recent years most manufacturers have, for the convenience of their customers, generated an MSDS for their products. Their customers, the manufacturers, and contractors using these coated fabrics have requested this information because they are also covered under federal and state "Right to Know" laws and want to ensure the safety of their employees. 

The toller needs to be familiar with all raw materials, intermediate materials, products and wastes, used, produced or generated, respectively, while operating the process. Tollers in the U.S. should comply with the Federal OSHA Hazard Communication Standard, codified as 29 CFR. 1910.1200 and any similar state right-to-know laws that are currently in force or may be enacted during the term of the contract. This is often stated in the contract. The contract may require the toller to inform its employees of the chemical hazards associated with products or chemicals and may also be responsible for training its employees in the proper handling methods. The toller has an obligation when in doubt about a product or chemical, to seek further information from the product s manufacturer. 

Eederal OSHA Hazard Communication Standard, codified as 29 CER 1910.1200 and any similar state right-to-know laws... 

The toxic air pollution problem is widespread. Information generated from the Superfund "Right to Know" rule From the Superfund Authorization and Recovery Act (SARA Section 313) indicates that more than 2.7 billion pounds of toxic air pollutants are emitted annually in the United States. EPA studies indicate that exposure to such quantities of air toxics may result in 1000 to 3000 cancer deaths each year. 

Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA) The U.S. Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA) also known as the Community Right-To-Know Act or SARA, Title III provides for the collection and public release of information about the presence and release of hazardous or toxic chemicals in the nation s communities. The law requires... 

Submission of EPA Form R. the Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Reporting Form, Is required by section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community RIght-to-Know Act (Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthoiizatlon Act of 1986), Public Law 99-499. The Information contained in Form R constitutes a report, and the submission of a report to the appropriate authorities constitutes reporting. ... 

Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Information Hotline U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 401 M Street. S.W. (OS-120)... 

Note Chemicals may be added to or deleted from the list. The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Information Hotline, (800) 535-0202 or (202) 479-2449 in Washington, D.C. or Alaska, will provide up-to-date information on the status of those changes. See page 11 of the instructions for more information on the do minimis values listed below.]... 

The purpose of this letter Is to inform you that a product that we sell to you. Furniture Lacquer KX2-1390, contains 20 percent toluene (Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) number 108-88-3). We are required to notify you of the presence of toluene in the product under section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986. This law requires certain manufacturers to report on annual emissions of specified toxic chemicals and chemical categories. 

If you are unsure if you are subject to the reporting requirements of Section 313, or need more information, call the EPA Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Information Hotline (800) 535-0202 or (202) 479-2449 (in Washington D.C. or Alaska). Your other suppliers should also be notifying you if section 313 chemicals are In the mixtures and trade name products they sell to you. 

This product contains the foiiowing toxic chemicais subject to the reporting requirements of section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community RIght-To-Know Act of 1986 (40 CFR 372) ... 

Mr. James TInney Bureau of RIght-to-Know Room 1503... 

SECTION IV. EMPLOYER S GUIDE TO COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW REPORTING... 

There are three categories of substances which must be reported on the Community Right to Know Survey ... 

Employer s Guide to Community Right-to-Know Reporting 193... 

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