COLORADO

                                            MSDS FACT SHEET





DOES YOUR BUSINESS GENERATE HAZARDOUS WASTES? DID YOU KNOW YOU ARE                                   RESPONSIBLE    FOR

DETERMINING IF THE WASTES YOU PRODUCE ARE HAZARDOUS AND,                          IF SO,   ENSURING THAT THEY ARE

HANDLED      PROPERLY?         AS   ENVIRONMENTAL       REGULATIONS    CONTINUE       TO   EXPAND     IN    SCOPE   AND

INFLUENCE,       IT IS INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT FOR BUSINESSES TODAY TO BE PRO-ACTIVE IN MANAGING

THE MATERIALS THEY USE AND THE WASTES THEY GENERATE. THREE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF A PRO-

ACTIVE    BUSINESS      ARE:





          KNOW    THE      REGULATIONS. STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST STATE AND FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS.

          KNOW THE        MATERIALS   YOU   USE.    A   MATERIAL Safty DATA SHEET (MSDS)         CAN       BE ONE TOOL

                                            PRODUCTS YOU USE, AND THE WASTES YOU GENERATE.

          FOR    LEARNING ABOUT THE

          MINIMIZE   OR      PREVENT WASTES.       ALWAYS   BE    SEARCHING    FOR    WAYS YOU      CAN     REDUCE THE

          AMOUNTS       OF     HAZARDOUS    CHEMICALS       YOU     USE,   AND       LOOKING   FOR     NON-HALARDOUS

          ALTERNATIVES.





THIS   FACT SHEET WAS CREATED TO HELP YOU                   UNDERSTAND THE MSDS.           BUT IT IS       IMPORTANT TO

REALIZE    THAT THE        MSDS     IS NOT ALWAYS A COMPLETE SOURCE OF                INFORMATION     ABOUT PRODUCT

DISPOSAL PRACTICES. TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE CHEMICALS YOU USE, AND WHAT TO DO WITH

                           BECOME WASTE,       CONTACT THE COLORADO

         WHEN                                                                   DEPARTMENT OF    PUBLIC     HEALTH AND

                   THEY

THEM

ENVIRONMENT'S        POLLUTION        PREVENTION        PROGRAM       AT      (303)692-3309.