Retail products (called "consumer producs" in the rules) need
>not have MSDS information. For instance, you can't ask the supermarket
(or
>the mfr) for a MSDS for soup, or for dishwashing detergent, for
example.
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Yes, but OSHA is insane... They have been in my office (3 person hit
squad) and wanted to assess a fine for having "acid" not stored in an
approved container and not contained inside of a locked metal cabinet
with a hazard sign on it, no MSDS, plus not having a rubber suit and
head gear for the janitors, etc...
When I pointed out that the "acid" was a gallon of salad vinegar
purchased at the Kroger store down the street, at the express request
of the janitors, (and offered to drink some as proof) she said that
didn't matter. I inquired what she was going to do about the hundred
gallons of "acid" on display at the store... She said she didn't
inspect stores!
It was so surreal I couldn't even get angry... I laughed and told her
she was so full of s**t she could be a Christmas turkey... At which
point my staff hustled me out of the room and ordered me to go
flying... (a smart boss knows when to obey the employees - I went) In
the end we had to remove the vinegar from the premises or be fined!
OSHA was a good idea when enacted... Factories and mines in this
country often were death traps for the workers... But when they come
into a business office and blindly apply industrial regulations to
things like salad vinegar, they are insane...
denny
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