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Delaware MSDS: What you need to know

Governing Law and Regulations

Delaware Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know, 16 Delaware Code (Del. C.) 6305

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Risk management program (RMP): 7 Delaware Administrative Code (DE Admin Code) 1201

U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act), 29 USC 651, and regulations at 29 CFR 1910.1200(g)

Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) rules:

Delaware Hazardous Chemical Information Act, 16 Del. C. 2407, and regulations at 16 DE Admin Code 4456

Emergency information: 16 Del. C. 2409

Regulatory Agencies

Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC)

Local emergency planning committees (LEPC)

Local fire departments

U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Region 3

Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS)

See ADDRESSES & CONTACTS for addresses and telephone numbers.

See national section for basic information and federal regulations.

Comparison: State vs. Federal

• Rules. Delaware's community right-to-know reporting and RMP requirements for material safety data sheets (MSDSs) follow federal rules. Facilities must submit MSDSs to DNREC, but they do not need to submit them directly to SERC, LEPCs, or local agencies unless a specific request is made.

Because Delaware is not a "state plan" state (it does not have a federally approved state job safety and health regulatory program), federal OSHA governs MSDS requirements in the private sector workplace. The state has adopted its own toxic substance worker "right-to-know" law that governs public sector workplaces, but there is no implementation or enforcement of the rule.

• Administration and enforcement. DNREC administers and enforces the community right-to-know reporting and RMP ...


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