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Title: 10/04/1990 - Material Safety Data Sheets for methanol, windshield washer concentrate, and windshield washer solvent. | |
Record Type: Interpretation | Standard Number: 1910.1200 |
October 4, 1990
Walter W. Allshouse, President
Supersonic Sales
Division of Massillon Supersonic
739½ Third Street, S.E.
Post Office Box 164
Massillon, Ohio 44648
Dear Mr. Allshouse:
Thank you for your letter of August 21, concerning the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), 29 CFR 1910.1200. You requested a review of your company's Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) for the three Superview products: methanol, windshield washer concentrate, and windshield washer solvent.
The OSHA does not review, approve, or certify MSDSs. The HCS is a performance-oriented standard, which gives the chemical manufacturer or importer the responsibility to obtain or develop MSDSs in English that meet the following criteria and contain at least the following information: the specific identity of the hazardous chemical(s) and the common name(s); the physical and chemical characteristics of the hazardous chemical; known acute and chronic health effects and related health information; exposure limits; whether the chemical is considered to be a carcinogen by the National Toxicology Program (NTP), the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), or OSHA; emergency and first-aid party procedures; precautionary measures; and the identification of the party responsible for preparing the sheet. Specific requirements are set forth in the HCS at Section (g) and Appendices A and B. OSHA MSDS form (OSHA 174) is not a mandatory form, but may be used to comply with the HCS as long as the MSDS contains at least the above cited information. All spaces on the MSDS must be completed so the reader will know that an item has not been inadvertently omitted. | Safety Emporium has all kinds of labels for assisting with your OSHA compliance needs. |
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Sincerely,
Patricia K. Clark
Director Designate
Directorate of Compliance Programs
August 21, 1990
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
U. S. Department of Labor
Frances Perkins Building
Third St. & Constitution Ave.
Washington, D. C. 20210
Gentlemen:
Enclosed, please find Material Safety Data Sheets for our three Superview products, Methanol, Windshield Washer Concentrate and Windshield Washer Solvent.
We request that you review these data sheets and let us know if they meet OSHA regulations, so that we may release them to our customers.
Your assistance is greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Walter W. Allshouse, Pres.
The official, public domain, OSHA version of this document is available at http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=INTERPRETATIONS&p_id=20099&p_text_version=FALSE