Revitalizing the material safety data sheet index for Indiana Michigan Power Company Rockport Plant

Abstract

This paper presents the revitalization process of the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Index for the Indiana Michigan Power Company Rockport Plant. The paper details the importance of the MSDS Index and the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Title 29 CFR Sec. 1910 .1200 (g) (1) . The paper incorporates the additional background knowledge required to understand the project, situational analysis of the MSDS Index, and revitalization process. The detailed problems and solutions include the areas of inventories, MSDS acquisition, hazardous ingredients, substituting products, and disposing of products. The problems are exemplified in the appendices along with additional information. Some of the latest research in the area of MSDS preparation and understanding, the ANSI Z400.1-1993 American National Standard for Hazardous Industrial Chemicals - MSDS Preparation, is rationalized. The project results include inventory summaries, table, and an entire process flowchart. The most important future recommendation is the regulation and approval of new product purchases requiring Material Safety Data Sheets by the Environmental, Health and Safety Department.