Kirk, I've actually done the 'drink it' demonstration with our fish. It's a show stopper. Even though it's organic and 99% water, a grower should have an MSDS on file if he uses tea - even if the MSDS says that the product is totally harmless. OSHA is particular about MSDS' I normally send an MSDS with every direct-to-farm order. It also doesn't hurt to have one accompany the shipment in case the trucker is stopped. I have attached a copy of our MSDS. You can see how simple it is for a safe product. Jeff Young President Advanced Marine Technologies 49 Hassey Street New Bedford, MA 02740 Tel: (508) 991-5225 Fax: (508) 991-3033 www.organicgem.org --- Kirk Leonard <kirk@oregonatural.com> wrote: > Kevin -- Fascinating question and problem. MSDS's > usually are required for > hazardous products, very different from CT, but I > understand the company's > concern. As the maker, I'd suggest you could write > one yourself with a > little research, but this might be something ICTC > would want to do? I would > run it by them in any event. Businesses that sell > hazardous stuff, e.g., > paint, chemicals, "-cides" are now required to > provide them on request, I > believe, so you could get one or several and use as > a template. It'd be > interesting to see and likely useful if only for > educational value... > Imagine the hardwired-chem-head guy reading an MSDS > on a product that's good > for orchids and you can safely ingest...:-) If you > have a library near > that's one of the federal repositories (often at > colleges, capitals, county > seats, I think) it's probably a good idea to look up > what's required in OSHA > regs. Should be able to find it online, even. > Seems like you'd need a > couple lab reports, maybe a standard chem-head test > and could wing it from > there? I would love to see the guy's face when you > told him to drink it and > see... -- Kirk > > > Message: 17 > > Date: 2 Jun 2003 07:43:30 -0000 > > From: "kevin john richardon" > <kmagic@backpacker.com> > > Subject: MSDS > > > A potential client would like the Material Safety > Data Sheet on Compost > Tea > > before they will proceed with the use of TEA. > > > Where/How does one aquire a MSDS? Does a MSDS > need to be aquired by the > > Brewer? Do Brewer Manufacturers have a MSDS or > more likely, do folks > selling > > material for use in brewing have a MSDS? Is this > a service SFI could > > provide Brewers, because the Brewer (as the last > link in the chain) is > with > > whom the ultimate responsibility lies for > providing safe material. Is > there > > a MSDS out which umbrellas all compost tea (hardly > likely, I know, > but...)? > > > This particular account is concerned because they > have recently been > > investigated and fined by OSHA in conjunction with > the misuse of > materials; > > so they are hyper sensitive to using anything > without a MSDS. The > reasoning > > being that use of any material without an MSDS is > illegal. > > > Kevin John Richardson > > > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get A Free Psychic Reading! Your Online Answer To Life's Important Questions. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Lj3uPC/Me7FAA/ySSFAA/0PSxlB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: compost_tea-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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