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29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area(s). a. Pinnacle Industrial Enterprises, Inc. - Bowling Green, Ohio: On or about October 27, 2021, the employer did not maintain, in the workplace, copies of the safety data sheets (SDS) for each chemical hazard. The SDS at the workplace for Genfoam A/ISO was dated February of 2002 and the Genfoam B/Polyol for July of 2003. Employees were exposed to hazards associated with diphenylmethane diisocyanate, 4,4' methylenediphenyl diisocyanate as found in Genfoam A/ISO component, and catalyst(s) as found in Genfoam B/Polyol component, in that employees did not have access to the most up to date information provided on an SDS under the global harmonizing system. In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).