WAC 296-800-17040   Follow these rules for handling chemicals in factory-sealed containers.  This applies to situations where employees only handle chemicals in factory-sealed containers that are not opened under normal use (such as those found in marine cargo handling, trucking, warehousing, or retail sales).

     You must:

     (1) Make sure that labels on incoming containers of hazardous chemicals are in place and readable.

     (2) Keep or obtain material safety data sheets (MSDSs).

     • Keep any MSDSs that are received with incoming shipments of the sealed containers of hazardous chemicals.

     • If a factory-sealed container of hazardous chemicals comes without a MSDS, obtain one as soon as possible, if an employee requests it.

     (3) Make sure that the MSDSs are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s).

     (4) Inform and train your employees about hazardous chemicals in your workplace, to protect them in case of a hazardous chemical spill or leak from a factory-sealed container. You do not have to cover the location and availability of the written Chemical Hazard Communication Program.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 . 01-23-060, § 296-800-17040, filed 11/20/01, effective 12/1/01; 01-11-038, § 296-800-17040, filed 5/9/01, effective 9/1/01.]