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Occupational Safety and Health J ct. OSHA regulations deal principally with physical aspects of safety and those things generally associated with accident prevention. These federal regulations deal especially with the need for estabHshed material safety data sheets and the proper labeling of printing inks under the Hazard Communication Laws. 

The required notification must be provided at ieast annually In writing. Acceptable forms of notice are, for example, a letter, product labeling, and product literature distributed to customers. If you are required to prepare and distribute a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for the mixture under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard, your section 313 notification may be attached to the MSDS or the MSDS may be modified to include the required information. (A sample letter and recommended text for inclusion in an MSDS appear on pages E-4 and E-5 of this appendix.)... 

Examining Materials Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) for chemical components and chemical hazards in product formulations is far less than ideal, but pragmatic. The Occupational... 

H. Safety considerations. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), US Department of Labor, standard entitled Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories (29 CFR 1910.1450) makes it necessary to address safety issues in the SOP. The standard requires laboratories that use hazardous chemicals to maintain employee exposures at or below the permissible exposure limits specified for these chemicals in 29 CFR Part 1910, Subpart Z. Hazards associated with any specific chemicals used in a method must be addressed so that the user has the information needed to follow the Chemical Hygiene Plan for their laboratory. The method developer should limit the use of hazardous chemicals where feasible. The use of toxic and/or carcinogenic reagents should be avoided or eliminated as much as possible. Additionally, the cost of disposal is increasing and could impact the practicality of a method. Material Safety Data Sheets for the analyte(s) and any unusual or hazardous reagents should be provided for the user. 

Material Safety Data Sheet May be used to comply with OSHA s Hazard Communication Standard. 25 CFR 1910.1200. Standard must be consulted for specific requirements. U.S. Department of Labor A Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Non-Mandatory Form) Form Approved 0MB No. 1218-0072... 

One of the best ways to determine that potential is to examine the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), which by law in most jurisdictions must be provided by the manufacturer for any hazardous material used in the workplace and made available to the employees by plant management. The MSDS provides all the information necessary to determine the hazard potential and the requirements for control of any hazardous substance. Still other information can be found in the various guidelines published by the American Industrial Health Association, or by the U.S. National Safety Council, or by NIOSH (the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) or various other national, state, or provincial government bodies. (See Appendix II for information on sources.) Once you have an inventory, of course, you can start relating potential health problems to possible sources in particular areas. Also, in the process of preparing this report, you will begin to build an invaluable library that will stand you in good stead for further consideration of the problems at hand. 

Your occupational health and safety officer at work can and should tell you whether chemicals you work with are dangerous and likely to be carried home on your clothes, body, or tools. Ask if you should shower and change clothes before you leave work, store your street clothes in a separate area of the workplace, or launder your work clothes at home separately from other clothes. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) for many chemicals used at your place of work. MSDS information should include chemical names and hazardous ingredients, and important information such as fire and explosion data, potential health effects, how you get the chemical(s) in your body, how to properly handle the materials, and... 

The toxic properties of chemicals can be found in a reference such as Hazardous Chemicals Desk Reference (Sax and Lewis 1987), which lists a number of chemicals alphabetically by name. For instance, n-butane is classified (by the Department of Transportation) as a flammable gas, is moderately toxic via inhalation, causes drowsiness, is an asphyxiant, poses very dangerous fire hazard when exposed to heat, flame, or oxidizers, and is highly explosive when exposed to flame. Information about safety and environment is also provided and updated by websites maintained by government agencies, such as the U.S. EPA, the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, and the National Safety Data Sheet. 

The Safety Data Sheet contains information, such as the identity of the dye, possible hazardous components and physicochemical, toxicological, and ecological data, first aid and emergency measures, occupational exposure limits, and information on personal protective equipment [45],... 

Employees should be fully informed of the potential hazards associated with their jobs. Regulations, such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard, require that hazard information be communicated not only to employees, but also to users of manufactured products (OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910.1200 Hazard Communication). Information is communicated partly through material safety data sheets and labels. Education and training of employees about health hazards they may encounter on the job, along with appropriate protective measures, should be conducted by a multidisciplinary health team of relevant specialists and trained health educators. 

When using ERPG data, keep in mind that human responses vary widely and that particular responses cannot be attributed to exact levels of exposure. Other sources of hazards data in some case can be found in Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) issued by the manufacturer of the material or in the National Institute of Occupation Safety and Health (NIOSH) publication NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (DHHS, 1990). 

Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) A document, required by OSHA (U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration) regulations, that provides a thorough profile of a potentially hazardous substance or product. The MSDS profile includes recommendations of how to handle the product, as well as how to treat a person who swallows the product, gets the product in the eyes or is otherwise overexposed. Manufacturers of such products, such as cleansers, solvents and coatings, provide these MSDS sheets at no cost to customers and end users. 

Workplace exposure to chemical substances and the potential for pulmonary toxicity are subject to regulation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), including the requirement that potential hazards be disclosed on material safety data sheets (MSDS). (An interesting question arises as to whether carbon nanotubes, chemically carbon but with different properties because of their small size and structure, are indeed to be considered the same as or different from carbon black for MSDS pur-oses.) Both government and private agencies can be expected to evelop the requisite threshold limit values (TLVs) for workplace exposure. Also, EPA may once again utilize TSCA to assert its own jurisdiction, appropriate or not, to minimize exposure in the workplace. 

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration s (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200) of 1986 requires that employers at manufacturing facilities, and any other work place where toxic chemicals are handled or processed, be provided Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for aU hazardous substances used in their facility, and to make these MSDSs available to all employees potentially exposed to these hazards. 

See also Chemical Hazard Communication and Material Safety Data Sheets Environmental Protection Agency, US Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association Hazard Identification Hazardous Waste Occupational Safety and Health Administration. 

This database contains the complete text of over 130,000 Material Safety Data Sheets compiled by the Canadian Center for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS). This information was gathered from over 500 manufacturers and suppliers in the United States and Canada. Each record covers one chemical substance and provides trade and supplier name, description, chemical/physical properties, reactivity, health hazards, storage and disposal, personal protection, cleanup and disposal, and emergency first aid (CCINFOLINE, STN available on CD from CCOHS). 

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) published a criteria document in 1974, which recommended a standard to OSHA. The document entitled A Recommended Standard. .. An Identification System for Occupationally Hazardous Materials, included provisions for labels and material safety data sheets. 

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