[CAUT] Material data safety sheets

[Jim Busby]

Fred,

Count me in too. I've got a few around here somewhere...  Probably a good thing to have.

Best,
Jim

From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Fred Sturm
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 2:14 PM
To: caut at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Material data safety sheets

Yes, you are right, it is unlikely anyone will notice - nobody is likely to find me in this maze of a university. It is an OSHA requirement, meaning it's federally enforced (against the employer), "protecting us workers." We recently had a required on line training requirement, including things like sexual harassment, ethics, and workplace safety. And it was made pretty clear there that the responsibility for obtaining these MDSDs is on the purchaser of the items (according to the U anyway), and that it even included things like, specifically, isopropyl alcohol. I have sort of known that all along, and have just figured I'd stay under the radar, and that is probably mostly what I'll do. But I did ask for sheets on McLube and Protek and a couple other things from Pianotek.
            BTW, looking for a McLube 444 MDSD on line, I went to the manufacturer McGee's site (mclube.com), and found that the vehicle is n-Propyl Bromide, a substitute for ozone depleting chemicals that is, as most of us have heard, pretty toxic. Not particularly flammable, though, apparently.
            I checked our work safety website, and they don't seem to have a subscription to an on line source.
Fred

On Mar 5, 2010, at 1:25 PM, Jim Busby wrote:


Fred,

Ditto what Dave said.

I hate to say it this way, but what happens if you're in violation? They will probably just tell you to get the sheets.  Not trying to give bad advice here, but we have a sheet simply listing all our hazmat and the inspectors looked at it, and that was all they needed. Of course, we're private and not government run...

Best,
jim



From: caut-bounces at ptg.org<mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org> [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Porritt, David
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 1:06 PM
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Subject: Re: [CAUT] Material data safety sheets

Fred:

There are on-line sources for the MSDS sheets like this one<http://www.msdsonline.com/SignUp/RegistrationOrder.aspx?SignUpForm=1&SignUpType=R?LS=GOOG_A003&src=google&campaign=MSDS%20High%20Volume&adgroup=MSDS&Ad=ad1&gclid=CNjps5qzoqACFSgtswodph5AZw>.  The cost is $349 per year for unlimited access.  If the University is requiring it, they may already have a subscription to this or some other on-line source.

We had that requirement 2 Facilities directors ago, and it might still be a "requirement" but it hasn't been "required" for some years.

dave


David M. Porritt, RPT
dporritt at smu.edu<mailto:dporritt at smu.edu>

-----Original Message-----
From: caut-bounces at ptg.org<mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org> [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Fred Sturm
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 12:45 PM
To: College & University Technicians
Subject: [CAUT] Material data safety sheets

     University policy requires that I have on file material data safety
sheets for all, meaning really all, chemicals. Not that anyone has
come looking, but it is clearly policy and that is probably true for
most of us. Does anyone know of a fairly central place one can go for
such things? Does anyone have a collection of them that could be made
available?
     Since we all use a lot of the same range of materials, it would make
sense for us to pool efforts. Going to each manufacturer is a lot of
work. Especially when it comes to all the variety. I'm looking at
things like isopropyl alcohol, fabric softener, lacquer, Cory Key-
brite, Mclube, Protek, various thinners, glues and adhesives of
various sorts, the list is seemingly endless. Some are actually toxic
in various ways, and the safety concerns are real.
Regards,
Fred Sturm
University of New Mexico
fssturm at unm.edu<mailto:fssturm at unm.edu>






Regards,
Fred Sturm
University of New Mexico
fssturm at unm.edu<mailto:fssturm at unm.edu>





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