Material Safety Data Sheets, for controlled products produced, manufactured, or used at a work site or by personnel reporting to the work site, are readily available to all employees during all work shifts.
- Material Safety Data Sheets are filed alphabetically, by material classification, in the MSDS Book. A Controlled Product Inventory List is provided in the front of the MSDS Book, listing all MSDS's contained therein. This inventory serves as the index of the MSDS Book. The MSDS Book is displayed in a prominent location in the shop where it is accessible to all employees.
- MSDSs must be obtained for each required controlled product from the controlled product manufacturer, supplier or vendor. The purchasing of any potentially controlled product products from any supplier that does not provide an appropriate Material Safety Data Sheet in a timely fashion is prohibited.
- The Material Safety Data Sheet must be kept in the MSDS library for as long as the controlled product is used by the facility.
- Electronic access (telephone, fax, the internet, etc.) may be used to acquire and maintain MSDS libraries and archives.
- The Controlled Product Inventory List is maintained in a computer file folder in each location. The manager is responsible for seeing that the inventory is maintained, is current and is complete. He or she will review the inventory and the MSDS Book at least annually. He will sign and date the Review and Update section at the front of the MSDS Book when he completes his review. When a hazardous material has been permanently removed from the workplace, its MSDS is to be removed from the MSDS Book and the Controlled Product Inventory List. A file copy is to be maintained in a "dead file."
- MSDS's for hazardous materials to which Corsafety.ca employees have been exposed must be maintained after the employee leaves the employment of Corsafety.ca. Before any non-routine task is performed, employees will be advised of special precautions. In the unlikely event that such tasks are required, the operations manager will provide MSDS for involved controlled product.
- The joint health and safety committee, the employee health and safety representative, and the workplace health and safety designate have the right to request MSDS on any controlled product, and it must be provided without any issues as well as any further hazard information of which Corsafety.ca is aware or ought to be aware concerning the use, storage and handling of that product.