Hazard Communication Inventory of Hazardous Chemicals and Products

INSTRUCTIONS

Compliance with the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200) requires the University to inventory all non-laboratory hazardous chemicals that may be present in your work area or where workers may come in contact with these substances.  According to the standard, a hazardous chemical is defined as any substance which may be a physical and/or health hazard.  Physical hazards include:  combustible liquids, compressed gases, explosives, flammables, organic peroxides, oxidizers, phyrophorics, and unstable or water reactive chemicals.  Chemicals that have the capacity to cause an acute or chronic effect to an exposed worker are considered health hazards.  Products must be included if the label has key words such as “Warning”, “Caution”, “Danger”, “Irritant”, “Toxic”, “Corrosive”, “Flammable”, “Combustible”, etc.  Please list on the attached form all those hazardous chemicals that meet the previously described criteria.  If you are unsure about a specific product or chemical, list it and put a question mark or notation in the left margin next to its name.  Questions about what to list can be addressed to the Office Environmental Health and Safety (OEHS) at 292-1284.

The inventory can be used to search for the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS’s).  These documents are required by the standard to be maintained in the work area and readily accessible for all employees.  Also, the list can be used to compile and index your administrative unit’s MSDS files.  Any MSDS’s which can not be found should be marked as such, and you will need to contact the manufacturer or supplier of each product to obtain the MSDS.  Requests for assistance in obtaining MSDS’s can be made by submitting the inventory or chemical list to OEHS.  All requests will be filled in the order that they are received.  Please make product information as specific as possible.  Requests can be sent to:

Mail: Hand Deliver: Fax:
OEHS Room 106 Chemical Inventory
Room 106 1314 Kinnear MSDS Request
1314 Kinnear Road  292-6404
Columbus, OH  43212-1168

USER IDENTIFICATION

Administrative Unit:

Name of Contact/Person(s) Who Made Inventory:

Phone:    Campus Mail Address:

NOTE:   Arrangements for the disposal of unused or unneeded chemicals can be made through OEHS.

Please copy the cover sheet and inventory listing to insure against loss in transit.

 
Chemical or Product Name Manufacturer Address Phone
(if available)