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From: Secretary, ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <secretary**At_Symbol_Here**DCHAS.ORG>
Subject: [DCHAS-L] 4 more MSDS and GHS
Date: Jan 25, 2012 09:15 UTC
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The relevant standard is the OSHA "Access" standard, 29 CFR 1910.1020. It requires that exposure records be retained for 30 years. MSDSs are considered exposure records, in that they document the chemical identities of what employees were exposed to. However, the employer can discard the MSDS if he or she has an alternate document that lists the identity of the chemical, where it was used and how it was used. (1910.1020(d)(1)(ii)(B).
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From: ACTSNYC**At_Symbol_Here**cs.com
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] 4 Re: [DCHAS-L] MSDS for obsolete chemical
Date: January 25, 2012 7:09:39 PM EST
That's OSHA's wording. The SDS is a UN work. I'd to direct to the purple book. It's easy to find.
Monona
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From: "Kennedy, Sheila"
Subject: GHS Purple book link
Date: January 25, 2012 7:18:47 PM EST
To: DCHAS-L
This is what I found today:
http://www.osha.gov/dsg/hazcom/ghs.html
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