Safety Data Sheets
What's a Safety Data Sheet (SDS)?
The safety data sheet (SDS) is used to communicate chemical hazard information from the manufacturer to the employee.
This is the information needed to inform and train employees on the safe use of hazardous chemicals. The employer is required to have an SDS for each hazardous chemical product they use. This module will examine the SDS and the requirements for maintaining an effective SDS system. So, let's get going.
Who Must Have Them?
Chemical manufacturers and importers must obtain or develop a SDS for each hazardous chemical they produce or import. Employers that mix chemicals that result in an interaction may be considered to be manufacturers and required to develop a SDS for the new chemical. If the chemicals in the mixture do not interact, the employer may be able to use the existing SDSs for each chemical in the mixture. Check with OSHA if you have questions about mixing chemicals in your workplace.
Check out this short audio clip by Dan Clark of theSafetyBrief.com that asks five important questions about SDSs.
Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.
3-1. Who is responsible obtaining or developing a safety data sheet (SDS) for each hazardous chemical they produce?
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