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n: (HAZCOM, CS, or the "Employee Right to Know") an OSHA standard that guarantees employees the right to know about chemical hazards on the job and how to protect themselves from those hazards. Under HAZCOM, all manufacturers and employers must prepare a written hazard communication program;prepare a list of all hazardous materials in the workplace;label all containers of hazardous materials in the workplace;collect and maintain a material safety data sheet (MSDS) for each hazardous material present in the workplace;and provide employee training on specific topics related to hazardous substances.

n: (MSDS) a reference document prepared by the chemical manufacturer and required under HAZCOM to be kept with the material during shipment and distributed in the workplace for any employee who may work with that material. The information on the MSDS may take a variety of forms but it must include the identity of the chemical, chemicals, or mixtures as listed on the container label;the physical and chemical characteristics of the material;the physical hazards of the material;the health hazards of the material;the primary routes of entry into the human body;the permissible exposure limits, if available;whether the material has been found to be a carcinogen, a potential carcinogen, or is regulated by OSHA;any generally applicable precautions for safe handling;any generally applicable control measures;emergency first aid procedures;the date the MSDS was prepared;and the name, address, and telephone number of the material source or another responsible party who can provide additional information and emergency procedures for the material if necessary.

a description of the HSE data for a marketed product.

abbr: material safety data sheet.

materials safety data sheet.

n: Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986. A series of regulations promulgated by the EPA for general industry after the Bhopal disaster in India, where thousands died as a result of the release of a toxic cloud from an insecticide factory. SARA requires oil and gas operators to (1) appoint an emergency coordinator, (2) to submit a list or individual Material Safety Data Sheets for all hazardous chemicals present at a facility at or above 10,000 pounds or extremely hazardous substances at or above 500 pounds or the threshold planning quantity, (3) to submit an annual inventory of hazardous chemicals or extremely hazardous substances reported on die Material Safety Data Sheets, (4) to notify the State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) of the presence of an extremely hazardous substance at or above the threshold planning quantity, (5) to report releases of any hazardous or extremely hazardous chemical that leaves the boundaries of the facility at or above the reporting quantity to the SERC and the Local Planning Committee.