Section 16. Every employer subject to the provisions of this chapter shall file with the regional office of DEP for the region in which the workplace of the employer is located, and upon request with the municipal coordinator for the city or town in which the workplace of the employer is located, a copy of an MSDS for each toxic or hazardous substance listed on the Massachusetts substance list and present in the employer's workplace. The municipal coordinator shall retain said MSDS's for at least five years and the regional office of DEP shall retain said MSDS's for forty years.
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