Labeling Solid Materials
For solid metal (such as a steel beam or a metal casting), solid wood, or plastic items that are not exempted as articles because of their downstream use, or shipments of whole grain, the required label may be transmitted to the customer at the time of the initial shipment.
In such cases, the label need not be included with subsequent shipments to the same employer unless the information on the label changes.
The label may be transmitted with the initial shipment itself, or with the safety data sheet that is to be provided prior to or at the time of the first shipment.
For example, treated lumber is covered since the lumber is not completely cured at the time of shipment and the hazardous chemical will, to a varying degree, offgas during shipment and be available for exposure to employees. Railroad ties treated with creosote should have an accompanying safety data sheet (SDS) when shipped.
This exception to requiring labels on every container of hazardous chemicals is only for the solid material itself, and does not apply to hazardous chemicals used in conjunction with, or known to be present with, the material and to which employees handling the items in transit may be exposed (for example, cutting fluids or pesticides in grains).
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3-7. What must accompany a shipment of railroad ties treated with creosote?
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