Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 111f - Hazardous Substances Disclosure by Employers
Section 10 - Material Safety Data Sheets; Mixtures

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

Massachusetts General Laws

Part I - Administration of the Government

Title XVI - Public Health

Chapter 111f - Hazardous Substances Disclosure by Employers

Section 1 - Definitions

Section 2 - Administrative Responsibilities; Rules and Regulations; Promulgation

Section 3 - Violations; Investigations; Notice; Findings; Elimination of Violations; Orders; Review; Penalties

Section 4 - Substance List; Amendment Procedures; Concentration Requirements for Toxic or Hazardous Substances; Dissemination of Information

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 12 - Material Safety Data Sheets; Examination by Employee's Physician; Disclosure of Information

Section 13 - Discrimination Against Employees Exercising Rights Under This Chapter; Complaint; Investigation; Hearing; Review

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