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Practical Safety for Supervisors
Published in Joel D. Levitt, Leadership Skills for Maintenance Supervisors and Managers, 2020
The most common mistake that organizations make with the SDS and the chemicals is that the inventory of chemicals in use does not correspond to the SDS sheets in the notebook or file. The fine, as in other areas, run from $7000 per incident per day to $25,000 per episode per day.Consider computerizing the whole process. OSHA has accepted the presence of the SDS sheets on the computer. With networks, you can avoid trouble by having a company-wide file available to everyone.It is the manufacturer of the chemical that is responsible for getting the SDS to you. You are liable to notice if you have it or not.A significant source of inspections originates from disgruntled employees anonymously calling OSHA.SDS highlights:
Hazard Communication Program
Published in Frank R. Spellman, Surviving an OSHA Audit, 2020
Labels must be designed to be clearly understood by all workers. Employers are required to provide both training and written materials to make workers aware of what they are working with and what hazards they might be exposed to. Employers are also required to make SDS available to all employees. An SDS is a fact sheet for a chemical which poses a physical or health hazard in the workplace. An SDS must be in English and contain the following information: Identity of the chemical (label name) Physical hazardsControl measures Health hazards Whether it is a carcinogen Emergency and first aid procedures Date of preparation of the latest revision Name, address, and telephone number of manufacturer, importer, or other responsible parties
OSHA Standards and Requirements
Published in Thomas D. Schneid, Legal Liabilities in Safety and Loss Prevention, 2019
The SDS (Safety Data Sheet) is a document that describes the physical and chemical properties of products, their physical and health hazards, and precautions for their safe handling and use. The function of an MSDS is to provide detailed information on each hazardous chemical, including its potential health effects, its physical and chemical characteristics, and recommendations for appropriate protective measures. Distributors of regulated chemicals are required to furnish their customers with a completed MSDS for each regulated chemical. Customers receiving SDSs should review them for accuracy and completeness and make sure that the latest MSDS is on file. A comparison of new and old MSDSs is useful because it may identify that there is a new hazard associated with an existing chemical or that a new ingredient is included in a currently used product.
The design of a matrix linking work situations to chemical health risk at the workplace
Published in Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 2022
Abir Aachimi, Florian Marc, Nathalie Bonvallot, Frédéric Clerc
Regarding hazard identification and characterization, numerous databases have been developed to obtain data on the toxicity of chemicals. For example, the WHO/IPCS INCHEM Database described by Meek et al. (2011) is a tool that provides rapid access to internationally available information on chemicals published through the International Programme on Chemical Safety (www.inchem.org). Numerous types of chemicals from the full range of exposure situations (environment, food, occupational) are included. In addition, at the European level, the regulatory C&L Inventory database (https://echa.europa.eu/fr/information-on-chemicals/cl-inventory-database) contains classification and labeling information on registered and notified substances on the European market. At the company level, there are regulatory documents such as safety data sheets (SDS) which gather information related to occupational safety and health and also instructions for the safe use of substances, products, and materials. For example, in France, the toxicological datasheet database from the INRS (http://www.inrs.fr/publications/bdd/fichetox.html) provides information concerning hazards and regulations and also medical and technical advice for more than 300 chemical substances.