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Travelers Partners with MSDSonline to Provide Around-the-Clock Access to Material Safety Data Sheets

(Jan 06,2007)-- Travelers announces a new alliance with MSDSonline, provider of on-demand Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) management services. This alliance offers all Travelers’ policyholders complimentary access to MSDSonline’s industry-leading database of 3.5 million MSDS documents available via the internet 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

“This new partnership offers our customers immediate access to materials that can help them prevent losses and potentially save lives. Our policyholders can now benefit by quickly and efficiently searching, locating and printing MSDS documents that could help mitigate risks in the work environment,” said Marty Henry, vice president of Risk Control, Travelers.

This alliance also allows Travelers’ policyholders access to MSDSonline’s comprehensive suite of MSDS management, deployment and reporting tools at special reduced prices. These management and compliance products allow companies to build, organize and maintain a customized electronic MSDS library. MSDSonline benefits include:

* An Occupational Safety & Health Administration-compliant (OSHA) electronic MSDS management system;
* On-demand access to MSDS management tools;
* Right-to-know access for employees;
* Built-in comprehensive regulatory reports;
* Multi-site administrative capabilities; and
* Seventy-five percent more cost effective than traditional paper-based MSDS systems.

“According to OSHA, more than 30 million workers are exposed to hazardous chemicals in the workplace. In fact, OSHA listed Hazard Communication as their number two violation in 2007. Having an efficient MSDS management tool with timely accessibility is critical to reducing unnecessary workplace accidents,” said Jon Kennett, MSDSonline’s director of business development.

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