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Kentucky MSDS: What you need to know

Governing Law and Regulations

Department for Environmental Protection rules:

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Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), 42 USC 11021et seq., and regulations at 40 CFR 350.5, 40 CFR 350.40, and 40 CFR 372.45

Hot mix asphalt plant recordkeeping: 401 Kentucky Administrative Regulations (KAR) 52:090

Kentucky Emergency Response Commission rules: Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) 39E.010 to 39E.990 and regulations at 106 KAR 1:081

Department of Labor rules: Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Program (KY OSH), KRS 338.011 to 338.991 and regulations at 803 KAR 2:010 to 2:250

Regulatory Agencies

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4

Department of Military Affairs Division of Emergency Management Kentucky Emergency Response Commission (KyERC)

Local emergency planning committees (LEPC)

Local fire departments

U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Region 4

Kentucky Labor Cabinet Division of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Compliance

Kentucky Energy and Environmental Cabinet Department for Environmental Protection (DEP)

See ADDRESSES & CONTACTS for addresses and telephone numbers.

See national section for basic information and federal regulations.

Comparison: State vs. Federal

• Rules. The state follows the federal EPCRA rules for submitting material safety data sheets (MSDSs) to emergency planning committees and fire departments.

Hot mix asphalt plants must keep MSDSs with fuel usage logs.

Kentucky is a "state plan" state; that is, it has its own federally approved occupational safety and health regulatory program. KY OSH governs both public (state, county, and local governments) and private (private businesses and nonprofit organizations) sector workplaces, ...


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State Requirements

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