Section 205.220  Submission of Information to the Department of Labor

a)         By June 30, 1984, and annually thereafter, every employer shall submit to the Director of the Department of Labor an alphabetized list of substances, compounds, or mixtures for which the employer has acquired after January 1, 1984, a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS).  [820 ILCS 255/5]

b)         By June 30, 1984, and annually thereafter, manufacturers, importers or suppliers of substances, compounds, or mixtures, must, in addition to the alphabetized list required in subsection (a) above, submit a list of MSDSs for every product it produces, imports, or supplies.  The manufacturer, importer, or supplier shall make a copy of any MSDS on the list immediately available, but only upon the request of the Director. [820 ILCS 255/5]

c)         The employer, manufacturer, importer, or supplier need not submit a MSDS or add to the alphabetized list for the following:

1)         Any substance, compound, or mixture which they do not use, store, produce, or sell.

2)         Any substance, compound, or mixture which appears on the initial or any subsequent toxic substance list as filed with the Secretary of State, if the employer, manufacturer, importer or supplier has previously submitted a MSDS or provided the name of such substance unless the employer, manufacturer, importer, or supplier has compiled or acquired new and significant information regarding hazards of a toxic substance.

d)         For purposes of compiling the alphabetized list, the employer, manufacturer, supplier, or importer may use the manufacturer's product or chemical name given to the substance as found on the MSDS.

e)         It will be acceptable for the MSDS for toxic substances received before January 1, 1984, to be submitted to fulfill the requirements of Sections 5 and 9 of the Act.

(Source:  Amended at 21 Ill. Reg. 10932, effective July 25, 1997)