The following letter was forwarded by Shimadzu management to Maryland Occupational Safety & Health (MOSH) within the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (Baltimore, MD, USA):


Dear Ms. Tapper,

This letter is in response to your July 22, 1996 letter regarding MOSH Case 1603. Your letter states that.... "employees are not provided with the required material safety data sheets (MSDS) or 'right to know' training and materials, and are provided with insufficient training in the use of the hazardous materials with which they work."

....We [last] held Hazcom training for all employees in 1991, but did not continue with annual training because the supervisors were supposed to do the Hazmat training during new employee orientation. Apparently, some of the supervisors let this training slip through the cracks.


Sincerely,

Gerry L. Carder
Human Resources Manager