---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 68.48"
title: "40"
number: "68.48"
heading: "Safety information."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/68.48"
---

# §68.48. Safety information.

- (a) The owner or operator shall compile and maintain the following up-to-date safety information related to the regulated substances, processes, and equipment:
  - (1) Safety Data Sheets (SDS) that meet the requirements of [29 CFR 1910.1200(g)](/cfr/29/1910.1200.md?p=g);
  - (2) Maximum intended inventory of equipment in which the regulated substances are stored or processed;
  - (3) Safe upper and lower temperatures, pressures, flows, and compositions;
  - (4) Equipment specifications; and
  - (5) **Codes and standards used to design, build, and operate the process.**
- (b) The owner or operator shall ensure and document that the process is designed in compliance with recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices.
- (c) The owner or operator shall update the safety information if a major change occurs that makes the information inaccurate.

## Notes

### Amendments

[61 FR 31721, June 20, 1996, as amended at 82 FR 4697, Jan. 13, 2017; 89 FR 17686, Mar. 11, 2024]

### Source

Source: 61 FR 31721, June 20, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7412(r), 7601(a)(1), 7661-7661f.

### Source

Source: 59 FR 4493, Jan. 31, 1994, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[61 FR 31721, June 20, 1996, as amended at 82 FR 4697, Jan. 13, 2017; 89 FR 17686, Mar. 11, 2024]