PART 4: SUPPORT SERVICES RECORDS
SECTION 4-4: WORKPLACE SAFETY RECORDS
5750-02 FACILITY CHEMICAL LISTS - Copies of tier two forms containing information of hazardous chemicals present in local government facilities submitted to the fire chief of the fire department having jurisdiction over the facilities and to the Texas Department of Health as required by Health and Safety Code, Section 506.006. RETENTION: US (Exempt from destruction request requirement)
5750-05 MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS (MSDS) - Material safety data sheets (MSDS) supplied to local government employers by manufacturers or distributors of hazardous chemicals. RETENTION: 1 year after receipt of updated sheet or the hazardous chemical is no longer present in the local government, as applicable. (Exempt from destruction request requirement)
5750-06 WORKPLACE CHEMICAL LISTS - Lists of hazardous chemicals, including superseded lists, compiled and maintained by local governments in accordance with the Health and Safety Code, Section 552.005. RETENTION: 30 years [Health and Safety Code, Section 502.005(d)]
RETENTION NOTE: State law (Health and Safety Code, Section 502.005(d)) provides that if a local government is dissolved, it shall send the workplace chemical lists in its possession to the director of the Texas Department of Health.