§ 1247-15. Material Safety Data Sheets.

(A)

Every employer manufacturing, using or storing a toxic or hazardous substance in a workplace within the city of Cincinnati shall compile and mail or deliver to the fire division a material safety data sheet for every toxic or hazardous substance which appears in its workplaces within the city within six calendar days, excluding Saturday, Sunday and legal holidays, of the arrival in the workplace of the toxic or hazardous substance. The material safety data sheet shall set forth the following information:

(1)

The chemical name, trade name, common name and CAS number, and any other commonly used name of the substance except as provided in Section CFPC 1247-31;

(2)

The routes of exposure such as inhalation, ingestion, adsorption or absorption;

(3)

The symptoms of and acute and chronic effects of exposure to the substance at hazardous levels;

(4)

The potential for flammability, explosion and reactivity of the substance;

(5)

Appropriate emergency treatment in the event of exposure to hazardous levels;

(6)

Proper conditions for safe use and exposure to the substance, including the need for personal protective equipment;

(7)

Procedures for cleanup of leaks and spills of the substance, including emergency procedures for fire and explosion;

(8)

Any known danger, hazard or risk resulting from the use of the substance, whether by itself or in combination or mixture; or a statement that there are no known dangers, hazards or risks based upon tests conducted by the manufacturer or research of the technical literature available or the toxic or hazardous substance; and

(9)

The name, address and the current telephone number of the manufacturer.

(B)

The employer shall ensure that copies of material safety data sheets for each toxic or hazardous substance are located at each workplace and are readily accessible to all employees at the workplace for examination during all hours of operation.

(C)

The provisions of subsection (B) hereof shall not apply to employers engaged in the business of construction or reconstruction provided such employers ensure that copies of the material safety data sheets for each toxic or hazardous substance are available at the nearest office of said employer and are available during all hours of operation; or upon request, must make them available on the job site within 24 hours.

(D)

The employer shall retain material safety data sheets required under (A) for a period of at least one year after the toxic or hazardous substance was last used, manufactured or stored in its workplace.

(Ordained by Ord. No. 210-1982, eff. July 3, 1982; repealed and reordained by Ord. No. 385-1984, eff. Sept. 6, 1984)