From: Monona Rossol <actsnyc**At_Symbol_Here**cs.com>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Chemical safety information liability
Date: Fri, 16 May 2014 21:07:21 -0400
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Ralph There are reports, going back to the early days of RCRA, that clearly show litigation(civil tort) is much more effective in modifying behavior than regulations. I know for a fact of dozens of cases where the information on the MSDS has been the focus of the issue. I suspect GHS is way too new to have a track record yet ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- The information contained in this message is privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. ACSafety has a new address: NEAL LANGERMAN, Ph.D. ADVANCED CHEMICAL SAFETY, Inc. PO Box 152329 SAN DIEGO CA 92195 011(619) 990-4908 (phone, 24/7) www.chemical-safety.com We no longer support FAX. Please contact me before sending any packages or courier delivery. The address for those items is: 5340 Caminito Cachorro San Diego CA 92105 -----Original Message----- From: DCHAS-L Discussion List [mailto:dchas-l**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU] On Behalf Of Ralph B. Stuart Sent: Friday, May 16, 2014 12:16 PM To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU Subject: [DCHAS-L] Chemical safety information liability I wonder if anyone on the list has knowledge of specific law the assigns, or cases that have assessed, who is responsible for the accuracy of chemical safety information provided to uses of those chemicals? I suspect that the answer would vary by country, perhaps by state, but I'd be interested in either generic or jurisdiction-specific responses. My understanding has always been under the OSHA HazComm standard that the employer is responsible for assessing the quality of the information on an MSDS before developing training materials about how to work with that chemical safety. I wonder if the development of the GHS has changed that at all or if there are cases where the supplier of the chemical has been held responsible for injuries to workers who use those chemicals? Thanks for any information on this. - Ralph Ralph Stuart CIH Chemical Hygiene Officer Department of Environmental Health and Safety Cornell University rstuart**At_Symbol_Here**cornell.edu
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