Sec. 7. Translation of and access to safety data sheets
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Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall issue a standard under section 6 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ( 29 U.S.C. 655 ) that requires the following: Each manufacturer or importer selling any cosmetic for professional use shall— obtain or develop a safety data sheet described in subsection
(b)for each such cosmetic that— the manufacturer or importer produces or imports; and includes a hazardous chemical, or a product ingredient associated with any chemical hazard, that is classified as a health hazard in accordance with the criteria found in section 1910.1200(d) of title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and any successor regulations; and make the safety data sheet available on the manufacturer or importer’s website (in addition to any other required manner of making such sheet available) to distributors and employers, including owners of hair, nail, and beauty salons or spas or other establishments that provide cosmetic services for humans, in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean, and upon request other languages. Each distributor of a cosmetic for professional use shall distribute and provide safety data sheets described in subsection
(b)in the same manner as a distributor of a chemical hazard is required to distribute and provide safety data sheets under section 1910.1200(g) of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulations. Each employer, including any operator of a salon or other establishment described in paragraph (1)(B), shall— have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each cosmetic for professional use that is used in the course of the employer’s business; make such safety data sheet available to all employees of the employer who are exposed or use the product to the same extent and in the same manner as safety data sheets are required to be made available under section 1910.1200(g) of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulations; and upon request, provide employees with translations of such safety data sheet in other languages, including Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean, and upon request other languages. A safety data sheet for a cosmetic for professional use described in this section shall— contain the information required in a safety data sheet under section 1910.1200(g) of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulations, for each hazardous chemical, or product ingredient associated with any chemical hazard, described in subsection (a)(1)(A)(ii); and include the following statement: This safety data sheet is also available in multiple languages by contacting the manufacturer, using the contact information provided on this sheet. . In this section: The term ingredient means an intentionally added chemical in a cosmetic that has a technical or functional effect, including— the breakdown products of an intentionally added chemical that also have a functional or technical effect in the cosmetic; a fragrance, flavor, preservative, or colorant (and the components thereof); and any individual component that the Secretary deems an ingredient for purposes of this section. The term manufacturer means the entity that produces ingredients or combines one or more ingredients to produce a cosmetic product. The term professional has the meaning given to such term in section 609(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 364e(c) ).
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