Occupier of every factory involving hazardous process is statutorily
required under Section 41-B(1) of the Factories Act to disclose in a prescribed manner all
the information regarding danger, including health hazards and the measures to overcome
such hazards arising from the exposure to or handling of materials or substances in the
manufacture, transportation, storage and other processes, to the workers employed in the
factory, the Chief Inspector, the local authority within whose jurisdiction the factory is
situated and the general public in the vicinity.
Model Rule No.82-C made
under Section 41-B read with Section 112 of the Factories Act has specified that the
occupier of any factory carrying out hazardous process shall arrange to obtain or develop
information in the form of Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) in respect of hazardous
substances or material handled in the manufacture, transportation and storage in the
factory.
Every such MSDS sheet includes information on
identification/labeling; hazardous ingredients, physical and chemical characteristics;
potential fire, explosion and reactivity of the hazardous substances; health hazards
involved; primary root of entry; permissible limits of exposure prescribed in the Second
Schedule under Section 41-F of the Factories Act; precautions for safe handling and use of
hazardous substances; emergency and first-aid procedures, date of preparation of MSDS as
well as name, address and telephone number of the manufacturer, importer, occupier of
other responsible party, preparing or distributing the MSDS.
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