Section 10. A manufacturer or employer may provide the information required by section eight of this chapter on an entire mixture, instead of on each toxic or hazardous substance in it, when all of the following conditions exist:
(a) Hazard test information exists on the mixture itself, or adequate information exists to form a valid judgment of the hazardous properties of the mixture itself and the MSDS indicates that the information presented and the conclusions drawn are from some source other than direct test data on the mixture itself, and that an MSDS on each constituent hazardous substance identified on the MSDS is available upon request.
(b) Provision of information on the mixture will be as effective in protecting employee health as information on the ingredients.
(c) The toxic or hazardous substances in the mixture are identified on the MSDS unless it is either unfeasible to describe all the ingredients in the mixture or the identity of the ingredients is itself a valid trade secret; provided, that in either case the reason why the hazardous substances in the mixture are not identified shall be stated on the MSDS.
A single mixture MSDS may be provided for more than one formulation of a product mixture if the information provided pursuant to section fourteen does not vary for the formulation.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Chapter 111f - Hazardous Substances Disclosure by Employers
Section 2 - Administrative Responsibilities; Rules and Regulations; Promulgation
Section 5 - Material Safety Data Sheets; Trade Secret Claims; Disclosure
Section 6 - Research Laboratories; Exemption
Section 7 - Containers; Labels
Section 8 - Material Safety Data Sheets; Preparation; Revision
Section 9 - Material Safety Data Sheets; Obligation to Provide to Purchaser
Section 10 - Material Safety Data Sheets; Mixtures
Section 11 - Material Safety Data Sheets; Employers' Duties; Employee's Right to Examine
Section 14 - Records; Examination; Copying
Section 15 - Instruction on Nature and Effects of Toxic or Hazardous Substances to Employees
Section 16 - Material Safety Data Sheets; Filing Copies
Section 17 - Material Safety Data Sheets; Requests for Copies
Section 18 - Endangerment of Public Health or Safety; Investigation; Findings; Review
Section 19 - Material Safety Data Sheets; Release to Municipal Officials
Section 20 - Material Safety Data Sheets, Release to Treating Physician; Confidentiality Agreement
Section 21 - Disclosure of Information; Public Record; Penalties