Hello Tim, Peter, Kim, et al There is a variation on the MSDS ruling for storing available information on MSDS and safety requirements when using general consumer products as reported by OSHA for medical/ dental offices... and I assume that it should apply to all businesses. It is no longer required to have MSDS sheets for consumer products that can be purchased in any ordinary store (across-the-counter). Therefore, we no longer need to have the MSDS for dishwashing detergent, white-out, or ink pens. It had really gotten ridiculous with tracking down some of these things and it costs our staff a great deal of time to stay current with every little product. Our MSDS book is over four inches thick and the cross-reference takes a great deal of time and attention even though we have only three employees. And the distilled water story is another example of the insanity. (What water company would test for volatiles in distilled water anyway?) If minute details are important to the user, then they need to do independent research for across-the-counter sales. And if an employee is stupid enough to drink toilet bowl cleaner or use it as soap, then who is responsible? That same employee has the bottle in hand and precautions should be documented on across-the-counter goods. (I think we already discussed that distilled water mentions "not to be used as drinking water") Now, we have had MSDS books in our office for about ten years and the only employee that refers to them is the one that updates the sheets. Ha! What a great idea... MSDS for employee reference.
Good luck with understanding. P. Kim There is a "right to know" law that requires all companies to make available the MSDS sheets on al chemicals used by and in the company. All he needs to do is to request to see or get a copy of the MSDS sheet from the Safety officer are responsible party. Failure for the company to produce this MSDS is a legal problem for the company. I was the plant manager for one of General Electrics High Voltage Switchgear plants in the US and was very familiar with this requirement. Best Wishes, Tim F. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kim & Garth Travis Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 1:31 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: re: [Biofuel] Indura fabric Greetings, How does one do so without getting the husband in trouble? Politics are a problem. Bright Blessings, Kim At 10:58 AM 1/24/2005, you wrote: > >Greetings, > > > >My husbands company has decided to make all the field personal wear flame > >resistant uniforms. It is extremely rare for there to be a fire on > >location, but some customer has decided to make this another hoop for the > >company to jump thorugh. [I am a little perturbed.] > >Your best bet is to get an MSDS sheet from the company about the garment. > > >_______________________________________________ >Biofuel mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): >http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
