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| Title | Do Your Process Materials Contain Regulated Chemicals? | |
| Month-Year Published | December 1996 | |
| Online Availability |
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| Short Description |
If you own or operate equipment that uses products that contain chemicals, it is your responsibility to determine if your company is required to comply with environmental regulations. Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) typically are used by businesses to determine the health hazards and precautions for safe handling and use of process materials. You also can use a MSDS to determine if a product contains chemicals regulated by the EPA. (Also see abstract below) | |
| Publication Number | 97-213b | |
| Author(s) | Bernard Brady | |
| Contact | Bernard Brady, (360) 407-6803 | |
| Print Availability | Not available as a printed document | |
| Number of pages | 2 | |
| Keywords | air pollutants, automotive, chemical, Chemicals, dry cleaner, environmental, hazard, hazardous, metal plating, printing, process, safety, toxic, wood | |
| Related Publications | Title | Relationship |
| Understanding Regulations on Solvent Cleaning Equipment | part of a series | |
| Emissions Estimating Worksheet | part of a series | |
| Abstract | Long Description |
If you own or operate equipment that uses products that contain chemicals, it is your responsibility to determine if your company is required to comply with environmental regulations. Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) typically are used by businesses to determine the health hazards and precautions for safe handling and use of process materials. You also can use a MSDS to determine if a product contains chemicals regulated by the EPA. The 1990 Clean Air Act (CAA) directs the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate emissions into the air of 189 toxic chemicals. These chemicals, called Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs), are known or suspected carcinogens, and have high usage and emissions in a wide variety of industries, including printing, metal fabrication, autobody repair, automotive repair, wood finishing, dry cleaning and others. Consequently, the EPA has determined that emissions of these chemicals present a threat to human health or the environment. |
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