50-3-2015 - Workplace chemical list Interagency agreements.
50-3-2015. Workplace chemical list Interagency agreements.
(a) (1) Manufacturing employers shall compile and maintain a workplace chemical list, which shall contain the following information for each hazardous chemical known to be present in the workplace:
(A) The chemical name or common name used on the MSDS or the container label, or both;
(B) The CAS number for the hazardous chemical, if the number is included on the MSDS; and
(C) The work area or workplace in which the hazardous chemical is normally used or stored.
(2) The workplace chemical list shall be maintained by the manufacturing employer for no less than thirty (30) years. Complete records pertinent to the workplace chemical list shall be sent to the commissioner if the manufacturing employer generating the list ceases to operate a business within the state.
(3) The workplace chemical list shall be filed with the commissioner within ninety-six (96) hours of a request by an authorized representative of the commissioner.
(b) (1) Non-manufacturing employers shall compile and maintain a workplace chemical list, which shall contain the following information for each hazardous chemical normally used or stored in the workplace in excess of fifty-five gallons (55 gal.) or five hundred pounds (500 lbs.):
(A) The chemical name or the common name used on the MSDS or container label, or both;
(B) The CAS number, if the number is included on the MSDS; and
(C) The work area or workplace in which the hazardous chemical is normally stored or used.
(2) The workplace chemical list shall be maintained by the non-manufacturing employer for no less than thirty (30) years. Complete records pertinent to the workplace chemical list shall be sent to the commissioner if the non-manufacturing employer generating the list ceases to operate a business within the state.
(3) New or newly assigned employees shall be made aware of the workplace chemical list before working in a work area containing hazardous chemicals.
(4) The workplace chemical list shall be filed with the commissioner within ninety-six (96) hours of a request by an authorized representative of the commissioner.
(c) The workplace chemical list may consist of either a single listing prepared for the workplace as a whole or a collection of lists prepared for each work area individually.
(d) The department of labor and workforce development shall provide the following information and services:
(1) Inclusion of the CAS number for any hazardous chemical on the workplace chemical list that is not included by the manufacturing or non-manufacturing employer pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) if:
(A) The chemical is not a mixture; and
(B) A CAS number exists for the chemical.
(2) A copy of the workforce chemical list shall be available for inspection by the public during regular office hours at the division's central office or any division field office. The copy must be requested by the public and received by the division as specified by this section.
(3) Copies of any workplace chemical list may be obtained from the division of occupational safety and health upon written request and payment of a reasonable copying and mailing fee. The division shall provide the list within ten (10) business days of receipt of the written request.
(e) It is the intention of the general assembly, pursuant to this section, to provide access to information concerning hazardous chemicals used and stored in this state to the citizens of this state who live and work in proximity to the chemicals to enable the citizens to make informed decisions concerning their health, safety and welfare.
[Acts 1985, ch. 417, § 15; 1999, ch. 520, § 41; 2003, ch. 83, §§ 1-4.]