Under SARA Title III, some facilities are required to have MSDS information. The PRIMARY consideration in determining whether a facility is required to have MSDS information is whether the facility:

• A. Has Chemicals That Are Not Consumer Quantities
• B. Has Chemicals That Are Consumer Quantities
• C. Is Located In A Designated Hazardous Zone
• D. Uses More Than 1000 Pounds Of Material Per Year

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is that SARA Title III (EPCRA) requires MSDS information based on whether the chemicals on site are in quantities that are not the same as typical consumer products. If a facility stores or uses chemicals in amounts beyond what a normal consumer would have in a home, those chemicals fall into the non-consumer quantity category, and MSDS information must be available for responders and stakeholders. This requirement exists to ensure emergency responders know the hazards they'll face and how to respond safely.

If a facility only handles consumer quantities, MSDS information isn’t required under this context, because those smaller, consumer-use amounts are generally considered lower risk and exempt from this specific reporting requirement. The other options—being in a designated hazardous zone or using a certain number of pounds per year—don’t capture the regulatory trigger as directly. The emphasis is on whether quantities are non-consumer, not the location or a fixed annual weight.