Avnet Industrial introduces the MRO industry's first 24-hour fax-back system for Material Safety Data Sheets.CHANDLER, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 30, 1995--Avnet Industrial now offers its customers the maintenance, repair and operations Maintenance management or Maintenance, (MRO'), is fixing any sort of mechanical or electrical device should it become out of order or broken (repair) as well as performing the routine actions which keep the device in working order (maintenance) or prevent trouble (MRO MRO In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Mauritanian Ouguiya. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ) industry's first 24-hour fax-back system for Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS MSDS Material Safety Data Sheets, see there ). With this new service, customers have 24-hour access to information on chemicals that could be hazardous if improperly used, helping them to better comply with OSHA OSHA n. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a branch of the US Department of Labor responsible for establishing and enforcing safety and health standards in the workplace. regulations. Avnet Industrial will also continue to provide MSDS literature with all hazardous chemicals sold. Avnet Industrial's MSDS fax-back system gives customers access to material safety data 24-hours a day, seven days a week by simply dialing a toll-free number. The system guides callers through a series of pre-recorded voice messages, allowing them to select the required documents by entering numbers on a touch-tone phone. The documents can then be directed within minutes to any fax machine that the caller chooses -- from a fax at the work site to a fax in the hospital emergency room. MSDS data typically includes information on the ingredients used in the chemical formulation of Avnet Industrial products, as well as information on possible health reactions, symptoms and treatment procedures in the event of harmful exposure to these ingredients. According to federal law, this data must be provided to, and catalogued by, the user in order to prevent and/or reduce injuries in the workplace. Avnet Industrial's MSDS fax-back system stores more than 500 material safety data sheets in its fax-server, and has an average response time of two to three minutes. Customers can access the system by dialing 800/231-4266. Avnet Industrial is a member of Avnet's Electronic Marketing Group (EMG EMG abbr. electromyogram Electromyography (EMG) A diagnostic test that records the electrical activity of muscles. ). Avnet EMG is the largest operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AVT AVT avian arginine vasotocin. See vasotocin. ), a Fortune 500 company with annual sales exceeding $4.3 billion. Avnet EMG markets, inventories and adds value to the products of the most prestigious U.S. electronic components and equipment manufacturers for industrial and military customers. CONTACT: Avnet Industrial, Chandler, AZ Steven Feinberg, 602/940-6506 |
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