Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
(a) A label on an existing container of a hazardous chemical may not be removed or defaced unless it is illegible, inaccurate, or does not conform to the OSHA standard or other applicable labeling requirement. Primary containers must be relabeled with at least the identity appearing on the SDS, the pertinent physical and health hazards, including the organs that would be affected, and the manufacturer's name and address. Except as provided by Subsection (b), secondary containers must be relabeled with at least the identity appearing on the SDS and appropriate hazard warnings.(b) An employee may not be required to work with a hazardous chemical from an unlabeled container except for a portable container intended for the immediate use of the employee who performs the transfer.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 502.007
Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1,Sec. 3.1280, eff. 4/2/2015.Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 528, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1993. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1989.