New Safety Mall From MSDSonline Simplifies PPE Compliance

CHICAGO, May. 15 /PRNewswire/ --

CHICAGO, May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to help companies comply with a new rule from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regarding employer payment for personal protective equipment (PPE), MSDSonline(R) (http://www.MSDSonline.com), a leader in on-demand Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) management products and services today announced the availability of its new Safety Mall, a free service that enables EH&S professionals to quickly and easily locate personal protective equipment for their employees.

A recent ruling by OSHA requires employers to provide personal protective equipment at no cost to their employees. The ruling took effect in February of this year, and will start being enforced by the agency today, May 15, 2008. The Safety Mall, a new addition to MSDSonline's existing Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) management suite, provides quick and easy access to an affiliate network of leading online safety and protective equipment vendors including BLR, National Safety Products Incorporated, Seton, and others.

"MSDSonline is committed to making compliance easier for our customers," said Glenn Trout, president of MSDSonline. "The Safety Mall gives our customers an easy way to access PPE vendors, helping them save time and effort around meeting this new OSHA requirement. It's one more example of how MSDSonline is leading the charge in providing a single resource for the Environmental, Health and Safety industry."

MSDSonline's users can conveniently access the Safety Mall directly from their MSDS management account, and shop for quality safety apparel products as well as safety signage, posters, labels, first aid supplies and more.

Access to MSDSonline's Safety Mall is free and available to existing MSDSonline customers. For more information on MSDSonline, please visit http://www.MSDSonline.com or call toll free 1.888.362.2007 (outside the U.S. and Canada +01 312.881.2000)

About MSDSonline

Founded in 1996 and based in Chicago, MSDSonline is the leading provider of on-demand solutions for Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) management and compliance, as well as related Environmental, Health & Safety applications and services. The company's mission is to help its customers improve employee safety, streamline compliance record-keeping and reduce potential exposures to workplace hazards and risks. More information can be found online by visiting http://www.MSDSonline.com.

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