Are MSDSs subject to the Record Retention Requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1020?

OSHA gave employers two options under the record retention requirements for records of exposure data. The first and preferred option is to keep a record of the chemical(s), the time of use, and the location. The second option is to maintain a copy of the MSDS.

The wording of the regulation is such that, if the second option is used, no "when" and "where" information is needed. In either case, employee exposure records must be retained for 30 years, after the employee leaves employment. This is discussed in an internal OSHA memorandum, dated December 12, 1986 from Jon Miles to Frank Strasheim.

The memorandum is available on the OSHA CD-ROM. More.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.