North Carolina § 95-192 - Safety data sheets.
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§ 95-192. Safety data sheets.
Chemical manufacturers and distributors shall provide safety data sheets (SDSs) to manufacturing and nonmanufacturing purchasers of hazardous chemicals in North Carolina for each hazardous chemical purchased. Employers shall maintain the most current SDS received from manufacturers or distributors for each hazardous chemical purchased. If an SDS has not been provided by the manufacturer or distributor for chemicals on the Hazardous Substance List at the time the chemicals are received at the facility, the employer shall request one in writing from the manufacturer or distributor within 30 days after receipt of the chemical. If the employer does not receive an SDS within 30 days after his written request, he shall notify the Commissioner of Labor of the failure by manufacturer or distributor to provide the SDS. History (1985, c. 775, s. 1; 2017-211, s. 14(f).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2017-211, s. 21(a), is a severability clause. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2017-211, s. 14(f), effective October 1, 2017, deleted "material" preceding "safety data sheets" throughout, and substituted "SDS" for "MSDS" throughout.
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 95-192 ("Safety data sheets.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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