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[dennis o'connor]

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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