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To
report a chemical emergency call: 5555 immediately.
To make a "Right-to-Know"
inquiry about substances in your workplace: call extension 5700.
All employees
are entitled to:
- Know of the listed toxic
substances present in the workplace.
- Obtain a Material Safety
Data Sheet (MSDS) for each listed toxic substance present in the workplace.
Click here for Material
Safety Data Sheets on-line.
- Receive instructions,
within 30 days of employment and at least annually thereafter, on
the adverse health effects of such listed toxic substances with which
they work in the workplace, how to use each substance safely, and
what to do in case of emergency.
- Refuse to work, under
specified circumstances, with a listed toxic substance, if not provided
a copy of the MSDS for that substance within five working days after
submitting a written request to his/her employer.
- Protection against discharge,
discipline, or discrimination for having exercised any of the above
rights.
Employers'
Instructional Requirements
- Employers are required
to provide their employees with instructions, either written or in
training sessions, which include the following:
- The chemical and common
names of listed substances found in the workplace.
- The location of the substance
in the workplace.
- Proper and safe handling
practices.
- First aid treatment and
antidotes in case of overexposure.
- The adverse health effect
of the substances.
- Appropriate emergency
procedures.
- Proper procedures for
clean-up of leaks and spills.
- The potential for flammability,
explosion and reactivity.
- The rights of employees
under the Right-to-Know Law.
A Material Safety Data Sheet
(MSDS) is a document containing standardized information about the properties
and the hazards of listed toxic substances. Manufacturers, importers,
and distributors of listed toxic substances are required to prepare
and furnish MSDS to their direct purchasers. Employers are required
to compile a file of MSDS on listed toxic substances used in their workplace.
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