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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires that safety data sheets (SDSs) be “readily accessible” to all affected workers during each work shift when they are in their work area. If any barriers to immediate access to SDSs exist, then the employer is not complying with the HazCom standard. Factors to consider include:
If the employer is maintaining the SDSs on a company website or with an off-site/web-based SDS service provider that provides them electronically, they must ensure that:
In the event of a medical emergency, hard copy SDSs must be immediately available to medical personnel. There must be an adequate back-up system for rapid access to SDSs in the event of power outages, equipment failures, or other system failure.