Laboratories
The HCS applies to laboratories only as follows:
HCS Chemical labels should not be removed or defaced.
Employers must:
- ensure labels on incoming containers of hazardous chemicals are not removed or defaced;
- maintain any safety data sheets that are received with incoming shipments of hazardous chemicals;
- ensure safety data sheets are readily accessible during each workshift; and
- provide appropriate information and training about the hazards of the chemicals laboratory employees use.
Laboratory employers that ship hazardous chemicals are considered to be either a chemical manufacturer or a distributor, and thus must:
- properly label any containers of hazardous chemicals leaving the laboratory, and
- provide a safety data sheet to distributors and other employers as required by the HCS.
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1-5. Why must laboratory employers that ship hazardous chemicals provide safety data sheets to distributors and other employers?
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