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Chemical SDS List/Inventory Training Labeling
State Hygiene Plan Required Required Required Required Special Comments
Federal OSHA ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Alabama ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Identical to the Federal OSHA Standard
Alaska ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Very similar to the Federal OSHA Standard
Arizona ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Identical to the Federal OSHA Standard
Arkansas ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Written hazard communication program required
California ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Identical to the Federal OSHA Standard
Colorado ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Identical to the Federal OSHA Standard
Connecticut ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Identical to the Federal OSHA Standard
Delaware No ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ An employee Right-to-Know Law
District of Columbia ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Identical to the Federal OSHA Standard
Florida ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Requires providing a list of hazardous materials to fire department
Georgia No ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Written school safety plan required
Hawaii ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Identical to the Federal OSHA Standard
Idaho ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Identical to the Federal OSHA Standard
Illinois ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Notify your fire department regarding any toxic materials
Indiana ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Identical to the Federal OSHA Standard
Iowa ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Follows Federal OSHA Standard; requires a written training program
Kansas ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Identical to the Federal OSHA Standard
Kentucky ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Identical to the Federal OSHA Standard
Louisiana ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Requires an emergency response guidebook
Maine ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Requires a written training and hazardous communication program
Maryland ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Requires a list of hazardous materials sent to the MD Department of Environment
Massachusetts No ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Written hazard communication program recommended
Michigan ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Identical to the Federal OSHA Standard
Minnesota ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Identical to the Federal OSHA Standard
Mississippi ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Identical to the Federal OSHA Standard
Missouri ✓ ✓ ✓ No No Provide SDS to fire department
Montana ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ A list of hazardous materials provided to the county
Nebraska ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Identical to the Federal OSHA Standard
Nevada ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Identical to the Federal OSHA Standard
New Hampshire ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Identical to the Federal OSHA Standard
New Jersey ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ A hazardous materials list submitted to the NJ Department of Health
New Mexico ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Requires the written hazard communication program
New York ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Requires the written hazard communication program
North Carolina ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Given to your fire department for large quantities of chemicals on premises
North Dakota No ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Requires a written training and hazardous materials communication program
Ohio ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Identical to the Federal OSHA Standard
Oklahoma ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Requires a written training program; requires the CAS number be on the label
Oregon ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Identical to the Federal OSHA Standard
Pennsylvania ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Give a list of the hazardous materials to your fire and police departments
Rhode Island ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Hazardous materials list must be sent to RI Deptartment of Labor and fire department
South Carolina ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Identical to the Federal OSHA Standard
South Dakota ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Identical to the Federal OSHA Standard
Tennessee ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Similar to the Federal OSHA Standard
Texas No ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ May provide SDS or a list of hazardous agents to your fire department
Utah ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Requires a written hazard communication program
Vermont ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Identical to the Federal OSHA Standard
Virginia ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Identical to the Federal OSHA Standard
Washington ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Requires a written hazard communication program
West Virginia ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Identical to the Federal OSHA Standard
Wisconsin ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ An employee Right-to-Know Law
Wyoming ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Identical to the Federal OSHA Standard