What are material safety data sheets?
Material Safety Data Sheets include brand-specific information such as physical data (solid, liquid, color, melting point, flash point, etc.), health effects, first aid, reactivity, storage, handling, disposal, personal protection and spill/leak procedures.
What happens if an employer does not provide MSDSs?
The employer is responsible to ensure that employees have access to MSDSs for the chemicals to which they are exposed. If, during an OSHA inspection, an employer is missing MSDSs for hazardous chemicals, the employer should be able to demonstrate that they have made an effort to obtain those MSDSs from the chemical manufacturer.
Who is responsible for the MSDS content of a product?
The chemical manufacturer is responsible for the initial information on the MSDSs. If this information is altered by any of the subsequent entities which handle the MSDS, then that entity becomes responsible for the MSDS content.
Are there no barriers to immediate employee access to MSDSs?
The employer must ensure that in each workplace there are no barriers to immediate employee access to MSDSs. Does the program which the 3E Company provides to businesses meet the “no barriers” criterion for employee access to MSDSs?
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What is section 11 of the SDS?
in Section 5 (Fire-Fighting Measures) of the SDS.) Section 11: Toxicological Information This section identifies toxicological and health effects information or indicates that such data . are not available. The required information consists of: • Information on the likely routes of exposure (inhalation, ingestion, skin and eye contact).
Does OSHA enforce the contents of the SDS?
and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS), but OSHA will not enforce the content of these sections because they concern matters handled by other agencies. A description of all 16 sections of the SDS,
What should be included in an SDS?
The SDS should indicate if the information is unknown. • Description of the delayed, immediate, or chronic effects from short- and long-term exposure. • The numerical measures of toxicity (e.g., acute toxicity estimates such as the LD50 (median