A Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) provides essential health and safety information about hazardous substances, including their properties, safe handling procedures, and emergency response instructions, and suppliers are legally required to provide a current MSDS for any hazardous substances they supply to workplaces. An MSDS describes a hazardous substance's identity, physical and chemical properties, health hazards, precautions for use, and safe handling procedures. Employers must obtain and make available a current MSDS for any hazardous substances present in the workplace.
MSDS is a document that contains information on the potential health effects of exposure to chemicals, or other potentially dangerous substances, and on safe working procedures when handling chemical products
MSDS is a document that contains information on the potential health effects of exposure to chemicals, or other potentially dangerous substances, and on safe working procedures when handling chemical products
Learning objectives:
1. What is an MSDS
2. Definitions of terms in MSDS
3. Abbreviations used in MSDS
4. Meaning of GHS pictograms
5. Meaning of color codes / NFPA diamond in MSDS
6. How to read an MSDS
7. Conventional 16 sections of MSDS
8. Tips about using MSDS
Chemicals are the most common and significant health hazards and Chemicals can be hazardous for numerous reasons and can combine with other chemicals to make new hazards.
Therefore All hazards must be taken into account when using and storing chemicals.
# Understand that chemicals hazards.
# Understand that safe storage is an important issue.
# Understand that many chemical injuries result from
improper storage.
# Know four basic rules of chemical safety.
# Be aware of the categories of dangerous chemicals
and appropriate safety precautions.
Safe Chemical Handling & Initial Spill ResponseDavid Horowitz
This presentation was prepared for the Sixteenth Annual Southeastern Massachusetts Drinking Water Fair held on June 16, 2011 at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. The event was hosted by the Barnstable County Water Utilities Association and the Plymouth County Water Works Association. Attendees received Training Contact Hours (TCHs).
Improper management of highly hazardous chemicals, including toxic, reactive or flammable liquids, can cause accidental releases and emergency responses. OSHA’s Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals standard (29 CFR 1910.119) regulates the management of highly hazardous chemicals. Violations can carry fines of up to $126,000. Do you have a PSM program in place?
Learning objectives:
1. What is an MSDS
2. Definitions of terms in MSDS
3. Abbreviations used in MSDS
4. Meaning of GHS pictograms
5. Meaning of color codes / NFPA diamond in MSDS
6. How to read an MSDS
7. Conventional 16 sections of MSDS
8. Tips about using MSDS
Chemicals are the most common and significant health hazards and Chemicals can be hazardous for numerous reasons and can combine with other chemicals to make new hazards.
Therefore All hazards must be taken into account when using and storing chemicals.
# Understand that chemicals hazards.
# Understand that safe storage is an important issue.
# Understand that many chemical injuries result from
improper storage.
# Know four basic rules of chemical safety.
# Be aware of the categories of dangerous chemicals
and appropriate safety precautions.
Safe Chemical Handling & Initial Spill ResponseDavid Horowitz
This presentation was prepared for the Sixteenth Annual Southeastern Massachusetts Drinking Water Fair held on June 16, 2011 at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. The event was hosted by the Barnstable County Water Utilities Association and the Plymouth County Water Works Association. Attendees received Training Contact Hours (TCHs).
Improper management of highly hazardous chemicals, including toxic, reactive or flammable liquids, can cause accidental releases and emergency responses. OSHA’s Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals standard (29 CFR 1910.119) regulates the management of highly hazardous chemicals. Violations can carry fines of up to $126,000. Do you have a PSM program in place?
WHMIS overview of workplace safety and prevention services specified to small companies in need of training employees.
Slides information is from WSPS: General Information and Training Requirements document.
Welcome to the online WHMIS training for SickKids Foundation. Your task is to go through the presentation and learn a bit more about the WHMIS program and the Health and Safety legislation that is important to know. Once you've gone through the presentation, there is a brief quiz to ensure that you've gained the knowledge you need through this training exercise. If you have any questions/concerns, please contact the HR department.
2. What is a Material Safety Data Sheet?
A MSDS is a document prepared by
the manufacturer of a hazardous substance.
A MSDS describes the properties and
uses of a particular hazardous substance.
3. A MSDS will contain the following details :
identity of the substance
chemical and physical properties
of the substance
health hazard information
precautions for use and safe
handling information
Occupational Health and Safety (Safety Standards) Regulations 1994, regulation 6.05
4. Why do I need a Material Safety Data Sheet?
There are tens of thousands of chemicals used in
workplaces, ranging from metal dusts and fumes
to cleaning agents.
Not all chemicals are alike, some chemicals are
necessary to support life, for example amino
acids are the building blocks of our bodies.
Other chemicals such as hydrogen
cyanide, a naturally occurring
compound, can end life very quickly.
5. Why do I need a Material Safety Data Sheet?
To assess the risks to health that these chemicals
may pose we need information on the hazardous
nature of the chemical substance.
A MSDS is designed to provide this information.
Without a MSDS the user could remain ignorant of
the hazardous nature of the substance, how it
could affect their health or
safety and what to do in case
of an emergency.
6. Why do I need a Material Safety Data Sheet?
For employers, there is a legal obligation to obtain
a MSDS on or before the first supply of the
hazardous substance.
This MSDS must be made readily available to all
persons that use the substance or have
reasonable need for requesting the information.
7. Where does the Material Safety Data
Sheet come from?
The hazardous substance regulations require
suppliers of hazardous substances to workplaces
to provide a copy of the MSDS.
The MSDS should be provided on the first supply
of the substance to a workplace or should be
available upon request.
The manufacturer can be contacted for a copy of
the MSDS if one is not available from the supplier.
8. What if the supplier will not provide a
Material Safety Data Sheet?
There are four reasons why a MSDS is not available for a
substance:
1. the substance has been determined not to be hazardous according to
the Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) (formerly
NOHSC) document Approved Criteria for Classifying Hazardous
Substances
2. the substance is old stock, is no longer produced and no MSDS is
available
3. the substance is a mixture that contains hazardous substance(s) but the
proportion is below the cut off limit used to determine whether the
mixture is hazardous
4. the supplier is not complying with the law.
9. How do I know what should be on a
Material Safety Data Sheet?
1. company details
2. sufficient information
to identify the product
3. the recommended
uses of the product
4. the physical and
chemical properties
5. the ingredients
10. How do I know what should be on a
Material Safety Data Sheet?
6. health hazard information such as the health effects and
first aid procedures
7. precautions for use, such as exposure standards, use of
personal protective equipment and flammability
8. safe handling information, such as storage and transport,
dealing with spills and disposal, fire hazard
9. the manufacturer’s contact point.
National Code of Practice for the Preparation of Material Safety Data Sheets.
11. When do I need a Material Safety Data Sheet?
It is a minimum mandatory requirement to have
a MSDS for a hazardous substance in the
workplace.
However it is good OHS management practice
to have MSDS on all substances being used by
employees, not just the designated hazardous
substances.
Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991
12. Current OH&S Legislation:
From 24 April 2008, the information
provided in an
MSDS must conform with the requirements
of the
National Code of Practice for the
Preparation of
Material Safety Data Sheets
[NOHSC:2011(2003)].
The national code is
available at
www.ascc.gov.au
13. How can I tell if a Material Safety Data Sheet
does not conform?
1. Must be written in English, translation into other languages is not
acceptable
2. Must be written in plain English and should not contain
abbreviations
3. There should be no blank spaces under any headings
4. Must be an Australian MSDS, overseas information is not
acceptable
5. Must not be more than 5 years old
6. All pages must be numbered and the total number of pages
given eg page 1 of 4 etc
7. Must not be marked ‘confidential’ or ‘not to be copied’
8. Must show a date of issue in ‘month/year’ format