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Subject:
Re: [DCHAS-L] legal question on MSDS's
Date:
Jun 7, 2012 07:33 UTC
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DCHAS-L
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Killing bugs, presumably with an EPA registered
pesticide, is not under the OSHA hazcom rules (pesticides are specifically
exempted from this rule). This is a requirement of the EPA FIFRA pesticide
rules. The exterminator is required by EPA to provide the LABEL to the
homeowner/occupant. Not an (M)SDS.
I once asked the guy in Home Depot for
an MSDS for some paint solvent I was going to buy & he looked at me
like I was from Mars & had no idea what I was talking about. Said he
never heard of it! (my daughter rolled her eyes and gave him the 'oh-oh
wrong answer' look!)
Kim Gates Auletta
Lab Safety Specialist
EH&S Z=6200
Stony Brook University
kim.auletta**At_Symbol_Here**stonybrook.edu
631-632-3032
FAX: 631-632-9683
EH&S Web site: http://www.stonybrook.edu/ehs/lab/
Remember to wash your hands!
From:
Dave Roberts <droberts**At_Symbol_Here**DEPAUW.EDU>
To:
DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU
Date:
06/07/2012 07:26 AM
Subject:
[DCHAS-L] legal
question on MSDS's
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List <dchas-l**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU>
What can I say, it's summer so I have time to catch
up on some things
that have been building.
How does it work if a bug killing company (removing termites or
whatever) applies something in a household, and then gives an MSDS to
the home owners? While I appreciate that they are warning them of
the
hazards, what is the reason for doing such a thing? Are they required
to warn people of the hazards, and are people expected to understand
what these documents mean? I don't remember ever receiving an MSDS
when
I bought something from a hardware store (though I know I could get one,
and of course I would know what it means, but I don't think my dad would
- but he would know who to ask).
Any thoughts on this would be appreciated. I have been asked a question
on this and wanted to know some thoughts.
Thanks so much
Dave (again)
