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Overview

Originally released in 1987, the Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms and Community Right-to-Know Reporting Requirements provide the public with important information on the hazardous chemicals in their communities for the purpose of enhancing community awareness of chemical hazards and facilitating development of state and local emergency response plans. The requirements:

• Provide information on the material safety data sheet (MSDS) for a hazardous chemical under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and regulations promulgated under that Act, in that they define relevant minimum threshold levels;
• State when and to whom an owner or operator of a facility must submit an MSDS and/or inventory form; and
• Detail who can request MSDS and Tier II information. 

The requirements also provide the necessary Tier I and Tier II Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms, and explain the proper means of completing these forms.

Key Provisions

Subpart A – General Provisions

§ 370.1 Purpose

§ 370.2 Definitions

§ 370.5 Penalties

Subpart B – Reporting Requirements

§ 370.20 Applicability

§ 370.21 MSDS reporting

§ 370.25 Inventory reporting

§ 370.28 Mixtures

Subpart C – Public Access and Availability of Information

§ 370.30 Requests for information

§ 370.31 Provision of information

Subpart D – Inventory Forms

§ 370.40 Tier I emergency and hazardous chemical inventory form

§ 370.41 Tier II emergency and hazardous chemical inventory form

For More Information

• Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Requirements