Section 307.9. Responsibility for providing MSDSs to purchasers

(a) Manufacturers, importers or suppliers:

(1) Shall ensure that purchasers of hazardous substances or hazardous mixtures are provided with an appropriate MSDS at the following times:

(i) With their initial shipment.

(ii) With the first shipment after an MSDS is updated.

(2) Shall ensure that purchasers of any other chemical delivered to a point within this Commonwealth are provided an appropriate MSDS, if the manufacturer, importer or supplier produces or possesses the MSDS.

(3) Shall notify purchasers of hazardous substances or hazardous mixtures that the hazardous substance or hazardous mixture is subject to the act.

(4) May mail the MSDS to the purchaser at the time of shipment in lieu of physically attaching the MSDS to the container they ship.

(b) Distributors:

(1) Shall ensure that purchasers of hazardous substances or hazardous mixtures are provided an appropriate MSDS at the following times:

(i) With their initial shipment.

(ii) With the first shipment after an MSDS is updated.

(2) Shall notify purchasers of hazardous substances or hazardous mixtures that the hazardous substance or hazardous mixture is subject to the act.

(3) May mail the MSDS to the purchaser at the time of shipment in lieu of physically attaching the MSDS to the container they ship.

The provisions of this § 307.9 adopted August 1, 1986, effective August 2, 1986, 16 Pa.B. 2909; amended March 25, 1988, effective in accordance with § 301.4, 18 Pa.B. 1471. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (109979) to (109980).

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This section cited in 34 Pa. Code § 307.13 (relating to new information).