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Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:05:20 -0500
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Subject: Re: MSDS Retention
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It is my understanding that the '30 years' refers to the date of the last
potential exposure, not the data that the MSDS was received. So that 30
years might actually be 45 years, if that individual used it for a period
beyond its first use. Although I am not in an OSHA regulated facility, we
have been screening MSDSs for products used in our underground mine long
before Haz Com was ever developed.
Mary Ellen Abel
Quality Assurance & Environmental Manager
Morton Salt
P.O. Box 428
Grand River, OH 44045-0428
phone: 440-639-4279
fax: 440-639-4269
cell: 440-479-9022
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A debate has come up within our organization concerning the retention of
MSDSs. I have been saving old copies of MSDSs for which new revisions
have been issued. My understanding is that this would be proof that we
did have the MSDS on file if an employee claimed twenty years later that
they were exposed to a chemical and said we did not provide them with
adequate information. I planned on keeping them for thirty years.
Others in my organization feel I may be wasting my time. They feel I
should be throwing out older versions and only retaining the latest copy
particularly if the revisions were not significant. They do agree
however, that I should be keeping old MSDSs for chemicals for which we
discontinue use.
Any thoughts? Thank you, everyone.
Pat Peifer
Health Safety and Training Team Leader
West Pharmaceutical Services
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It is my understanding that the '30
years' refers to the date of the last potential exposure, not the data
that the MSDS was received. So that 30 years might actually be 45
years, if that individual used it for a period beyond its first use. Although
I am not in an OSHA regulated facility, we have been screening MSDSs for
products used in our underground mine long before Haz Com was ever developed.
Mary Ellen Abel
Quality Assurance & Environmental Manager
Morton Salt
P.O. Box 428
Grand River, OH 44045-0428
phone: 440-639-4279
fax: 440-639-4269
cell: 440-479-9022
"Peifer, Patricia"
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A debate has come up within our organization
concerning the retention of MSDSs. I have been saving old copies
of MSDSs for which new revisions have been issued. My understanding
is that this would be proof that we did have the MSDS on file if an employee
claimed twenty years later that they were exposed to a chemical and said
we did not provide them with adequate information. I planned on
keeping them for thirty years.
Others in my organization feel I may be
wasting my time. They feel I should be throwing out older versions
and only retaining the latest copy particularly if the revisions were not
significant. They do agree however, that I should be keeping old
MSDSs for chemicals for which we discontinue use.
Any thoughts? Thank you, everyone.
Pat Peifer
Health Safety and Training Team Leader
West Pharmaceutical Services
Find West on Twitter
and LinkedIn.
The contents of this message are confidential and may
be privileged. If you have received this message in error, please permanently
delete it, along with any files that may be attached to this message, without
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