MSDSs
exist for pesticides, they are just hard to get. That�??s
because they are required for worker protection in the
plants that make the pesticide, under the OSHA Hazard
Communication rules. FIFRA trumps the labeling both inside
and outside the workplace, and MSDSs are not required for
pesticide applicators. I�??ve sometimes called the pesticide
manufacturer and gotten an MSDS or at least a full listing
of ingredients.
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This
is a fairly important issue because the �??inert�?? ingredients
can be hazardous.
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I would be surprised if you got this
answer at a Home Depot ever again. Each store has a
designated safety person who can easily obtain this
information online. � They, along with at least 14 other
retailers require their suppliers to enter chemical data
into a web portal and manage MSDS centrally. � Nothing like a
$10 or $15 million fine for inadvertent waste disposal to
get your attention.�
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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Discussion 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)
