Illinois Code § 5

§ 5.

Duty of employer, manufacturer, importer and supplier to submit Material Safety Data Sheet information to the Director. (a) Every employer shall submit to the Director, within 6 months of the effective date of this Act and annually thereafter, an alphabetized list of substances, compounds or mixtures for which the employer has acquired material safety data sheets. (b) Every manufacturer, importer or supplier of substances, compounds or mixtures shall submit to the Director, within 6 months of the effective date of this Act and annually thereafter, an alphabetized list of material safety data sheets for every product it produces, imports, or supplies. The manufacturer, importer, or supplier shall make a copy of any Material Safety Data Sheet on the list immediately available, but only upon request of the Director. (c) The Director shall maintain a list of all Material Safety Data Sheets submitted by an employer, manufacturer, importer or supplier under this Section. The Director shall make this list, hereinafter referred to as an "MSDS List", available for inspection during office hours. The Director shall mail a copy of the MSDS List to a requesting party upon written request. The Director may charge a reasonable fee to cover the cost of reproduction and mailing of the MSDS List. (d) The Director shall maintain for 5 years Material Safety Data Sheets submitted by employers, manufacturers, importers, and suppliers. (Source: P.A. 89-696, eff. 6-1-97.)