(a) Basic requirement
(2) Contents of list
(A) The list of chemicals referred to in paragraph (1) shall include each of the following:
(3) Treatment of mixturesAn owner or operator may meet the requirements of this section with respect to a hazardous chemical which is a mixture by doing one of the following:
(b) Thresholds
The Administrator may establish threshold quantities for hazardous chemicals below which no facility shall be subject to the provisions of this section. The threshold quantities may, in the Administrator’s discretion, be based on classes of chemicals or categories of facilities.
(c) Availability of MSDS on request
(1) To local emergency planning committee
If an owner or operator of a facility submits a list of chemicals under subsection (a)(1), the owner or operator, upon request by the local emergency planning committee, shall submit the material safety data sheet for any chemical on the list to such committee.
(d) Initial submission and updating
(2)
Within 3 months following discovery by an owner or operator of significant new information concerning an aspect of a
hazardous chemical for which a
material safety data sheet was previously submitted to the local emergency planning committee under subsection (a), a revised sheet shall be provided to such
person.
(e) “Hazardous chemical” definedFor purposes of this section, the term “hazardous chemical” has the meaning given such term by section 1910.1200(c) of title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, except that such term does not include the following:
(1)
Any food, food additive, color additive, drug, or cosmetic regulated by the Food and Drug Administration.
(2)
Any substance present as a solid in any manufactured item to the extent exposure to the substance does not occur under normal conditions of use.
(3)
Any substance to the extent it is used for personal, family, or household purposes, or is present in the same form and concentration as a product packaged for distribution and use by the general public.
(4)
Any substance to the extent it is used in a research laboratory or a hospital or other medical facility under the direct supervision of a technically qualified individual.
(5)
Any substance to the extent it is used in routine agricultural operations or is a fertilizer held for sale by a retailer to the ultimate customer.
References in Text
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, referred to in subsecs. (a)(1), (2)(A)(i), (B) and (d)(1)(B), is Pub. L. 91–596, Dec. 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 1590, as amended, which is classified principally to chapter 15 (§ 651 et seq.) of Title 29, Labor. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 651 of Title 29 and Tables.
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