Jim- anyone selling ultrasonic cleaning solution by the gallon would have a
hard time convincing OSHA that it was only for personal use. I get the
copies I want from the net.
Bill
At 09:06 PM 2/28/2005 -0800, Jim Lux wrote:
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Bill Aycock" <baycock@direcway.com>
>To: "Gene WØQFC" <erastber@tampabay.rr.com>; <TowerTalk@contesting.com>
>Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 7:22 PM
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Cleaner
>
>
>
>Anyone selling such materials MUST (by law) be able to supply the MSDS
>(material safety data sheets) for it. Tell the people offering you the
>stuff that you need the MSDS, (Which often has the ID of the major
>ingredients).
>Bill
>--------------------
>this isn't precisely true. You need to have MSDS for things sold for
>occupational use (as in sales to an employer), because it satisfies OSHA
>requirements. Retail products (called "consumer producs" in the rules) need
>not have MSDS information. For instance, you can't ask the supermarket (or
>the mfr) for a MSDS for soup, or for dishwashing detergent, for example.
>
>"OSHA requires MSDS's ONLY for materials that a) meet OSHA's definition of
>hazardous and b) are "known to be present in the workplace in such a manner
>that employees may be exposed under normal conditions of use or in a
>foreseeable emergency".
>
>Some companies selling products into the retail market (but NOT to
>businesses, per se) don't provide MSDS information because that would
>require revealing composition of the product at some level. Check out:
>http://www.ilpi.com/msds/osha/I19900516A.html for an opinion letter from
>OSHA which talks about why retailers don't have to provide MSDS info.
>
>Much, much more info at http://www.ilpi.com/msds/faq/ which says, among
>other things:
>"As mentioned previously and discussed below, manufacturers and distributors
>are under no OSHA obligation to supply MSDS's to consumers"
>
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