Repackaging Chemicals

July 15, 1996 Mr. Mike Lopez Safety & Compliance Associates Post Office Box 334 Trussville, Alabama 35173 Dear Mr. Lopez: Thank you for your letter of May 9, addressed to John B. Miles, Jr., Director of the Directorate of Compliance Programs, concerning interpretation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard (HCS).

"A Fortune 500 customer recently faced a seemingly insurmountable problem of using a high purity chemical that quickly hardens and is difficult to remove from an original drum when needed. Seidler was able to have the material repackaged into poly bags with ideal batch size while maintaining product purity, making it easy for our customer to use when needed.