What is an SDS number?
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What is an SDS number?
A safety data sheet, or SDS, is a standardized document that contains occupational safety and health data. The International Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) mandates that chemical manufacturers must communicate a chemical’s hazard information to chemical handlers by providing a Safety Data Sheet.
What are the SDS requirements?
The required information consists of: Product identifier used on the label and any other common names or synonyms by which the substance is known. Name, address, phone number of the manufacturer, importer, or other responsible party, and emergency phone number.
What requires a SDS sheet?
OSHA only requires safety data sheets (SDSs) for hazardous products or chemicals. The simple fact to keep in mind is that if it is a hazardous chemical or product, a safety data sheet will be required. If it is a manufactured product, the odds of an SDS existing may be slim.
Who is SDS not intended for?
SDS’s are not meant for consumers. An SDS reflects the hazards of working with the material in an occupational fashion. For example, an SDS for paint is not highly pertinent to someone who uses a can of paint once a year, but is extremely important to someone who uses that paint 40 hours a week.
How often do SDS sheets need to be replaced?
A Safety Data Sheet shall be reviewed at least every 3 years. Records of SDS updates such as content, date, and version revision, shall be kept for 3 years.
What is SDS in construction?
A Safety Data Sheet (SDS) (formally MSDS) is designed to provide emergency response personnel and users of hazardous materials with the proper procedures for handling or working with a particular substance.
Who regulates SDS sheets?
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
How long is a SDS valid for?
five years
What are the 4 major areas covered by the standard?
Key Elements of the HazCom Standard
- materials inventory;
- safety data sheets;
- labeling;
- written program; and.
- training.
What is the HazCom rule?
This section requires chemical manufacturers or importers to classify the hazards of chemicals which they produce or import, and all employers to provide information to their employees about the hazardous chemicals to which they are exposed, by means of a hazard communication program, labels and other forms of warning.
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