12-3-217 - Bid specifications for purchases of chemical products. - Tennessee Statutes

12-3-217. Bid specifications for purchases of chemical products.

(a)  Bid specifications for purchases of chemical products pursuant to this chapter shall require that the manufacturer of the chemical products create and maintain a material safety data sheet (MSDS) for such chemical products on the national MSDSSEARCH repository or the manufacturer's website so that the information can be accessed by means of the internet. A site operated by or on behalf of the manufacturer or a relevant trade association is acceptable so long as the information is freely accessible to the public. In lieu of posting a MSDS on MSDSSEARCH, a bidder shall include the manufacturer's URL for their MSDS in the bid proposal or purchase order.

(b)  The commissioner of general services shall post on its website the universal resource locator (URL) for MSDSSEARCH which is currently http://www.msdssearch.com. The commissioner shall update such URL if necessary.

[Acts 2003, ch. 184, § 3; 2004, ch. 613, § 3.]