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Although OSHA requires safety data sheets (SDSs) or material safety data sheets (MSDSs) for a lot of chemicals, there are a number of exemptions to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) requirement to maintain SDSs/MSDSs, and these OSHA exemptions subsequently exempt them from reporting under Section 312 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). Substances that do not require an SDS/MSDS per 29 CFR 1910.1200(b)(6) are:
Chemicals found in the above forms are either regulated by another law or do not present a hazard to the workers handling these substances. If a chemical is exempt from OSHA's HCS, it is not regulated by EPCRA 312.
On the other hand, a chemical may be subject to OSHA's HCS but exempt from EPCRA hazardous chemical inventory reporting requirements due to an exemption listed at 40 CFR 370.13, including:
These EPCRA 312 exemptions cover chemicals that are either regulated under other programs, do not present a hazard during normal use, are chemicals that the community is already aware of, or are under the control of trained personnel.
It is important to remember that these exemptions apply to specific chemicals within the scope of the exemption only, not to all hazardous chemicals at a particular facility.
Although OSHA requires safety data sheets (SDSs) or material safety data sheets (MSDSs) for a lot of chemicals, there are a number of exemptions to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) requirement to maintain SDSs/MSDSs, and these OSHA exemptions subsequently exempt them from reporting under Section 312 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). Substances that do not require an SDS/MSDS per 29 CFR 1910.1200(b)(6) are:
Chemicals found in the above forms are either regulated by another law or do not present a hazard to the workers handling these substances. If a chemical is exempt from OSHA's HCS, it is not regulated by EPCRA 312.
On the other hand, a chemical may be subject to OSHA's HCS but exempt from EPCRA hazardous chemical inventory reporting requirements due to an exemption listed at 40 CFR 370.13, including:
These EPCRA 312 exemptions cover chemicals that are either regulated under other programs, do not present a hazard during normal use, are chemicals that the community is already aware of, or are under the control of trained personnel.
It is important to remember that these exemptions apply to specific chemicals within the scope of the exemption only, not to all hazardous chemicals at a particular facility.