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MSDS are available from the Chemical Abstract Service of the American Chemical Society (ACS), 1155 6th St. NW Washington DC 20036, or the Internet at http//www.acs.org, and from the chemical manufacturer. A general website to these is http //hazard.com ... 

The MSDS from the chemical manufacturer identifies hazards for entry in the spreadsheet in columns 8 and 10. This is performed for all chemicals that are associated with the process, if the analysis is hmited to a process, or for a plant. The spreadsheet may be filled out variously according to convenience and effectiveness. It is practically impossible to get all needed information from documentation alone. A plant walk-through is advised for viewing operating conditions as they exist, for interviewing operators about the risk concerns that they have, and about the operability of safety and mitigation systems. These results are entered into the spreadsheet. 

While MSDS s arc not required to be physically attached to a shipment, they must accompany or precede Oic shipment. When tlie manufacturer/supplicr fails to send an MSDS with a sliipmcnt labeled as a liazardous chemical, the employer must obtain one from Oie chemical manufacturer, importer, or distributor as soon as possible. Similarly, if the MSDS is incomplete or unclear, the employer should contact the manufacturer or importer to get clarification or obtain missing information. 

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) — Available from the chemical manufacturer and the marketing agent. Also available online at MSDS-SEARCH.com and at Sigma-Aldrich.com. (E,F,G,H)... 

Facilities should obtain data about a substance from the chemical manufacturers Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) or from other published sources. In order to identify, evaluate, or respond safely to incidents involving hazardous... 

Read and follow all instructions and safety recommendations provided by the manufacturer before undertaking any process. This includes mixing, handling, disposal, and storage. Request a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) from the manufacturers of photo chemicals. Collect these in a loose-leaf binder and keep it where someone can find it in an emergency. 

Most MSDS forms are created by chemical manufacturers. They can be found in libraries, on manufacturer s websites, and by contacting manufacturers or suppliers directly. Websites are available that catalogue MSDS forms from multiple sources, for example, www.msdssearch.com. The Canadian Center for Occupational Health and Safety also maintains an extensive collection at www.ccinfoweb.ccohs.ca. For legal reasons (limitation of liability), most MSDS forms contain a disclaimer stating that users should also make their own evaluation of compatibility and fitness for use. A sample MSDS form is given in Appendix I. 

Chemiced manufacturers are required to ensure that manufacturing purchasers of hazardous chemicals are provided an appropriate MSDS with their initial shipment, and with the first shipment after the MSDS is updated. If the MSDS is not provided with the shipment, the purchasing manufacturing employer shall obtain one from the chemical manufacturer as soon as possible. 

Chemical manufacturers and importers are required to obtain or develop a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical they produce or import. Distributors are responsible for ensuring that their customers are provided a copy of these MSDSs. Employers must have an MSDS for each hazardous chemical which they use. Employers may rely on the information received from their suppliers. The specific requirements for material safety data sheets are in paragraph (g) of the standard... 

Material Safety Data Sheets Master File for Chemicals in Use at the Institution. (Available from chemical manufacturer or generic database, often directly on the Internet from the manufacturer. Note that there are now a number of commercial providers of generic databases, either in hard copy form or in various computer formats.) For a free MSDS data base via the Internet, see the following, available from Paul Restivo of the University of Kentucky. 

As noted earlier, MSDSs are widely available on the Internet, either directly from the chemical manufacturer or distributor (which meets the criteria of directly identifying the chemical supplier producing the MSDS) or many organizations and universities now maintain and pro-vide generic MSDSs at their Internet site. 

For the last 20 years. Synapse Information Resources has established itself as a primary source for information on trade name and generic chemical products. Data from technical specification sheets, brochures, and MSDS from over 4,000 chemical manufacturers and their branches are collected, processed and updated on a continuous basis. This research has yielded comprehensive profiles on the generic chemicals contained in this reference that are currently used in a variety of formulated end products. This two-volume reference profiles these chemicals, lists and fully cross-references their chemical and trade name synonyms, and presents full contact information for their generic and trade name chemical manufacturers (including email and internet addresses). 

If an MSDS is not available for a hazardous substance in the workplace, request a copy from the chemical manufacturer, distributor, or importer as soon as possible. An MSDS must accompany or precede the shipment and must be used to obtain identifying information, such as the chemical name and the hazards of a particular substance. 

The safety and health manager is responsible for acquiring and updating MSDSs. This manager will contact the chemical manufacturer or vendor if additional research is necessary or if an MSDS has not been supplied with an initial shipment. All new procurements for the company must be cleared by the safety and health manager. A master list of MSDSs is available from the manager. 

Chemical manufacturers, importers, and distributors of hazardous chemicals are all required to provide the appropriate labels and MSDSs to the employers to whom they ship the chemicals. This information should be provided automatically. Every container of hazardous chemicals you receive must be labeled, tagged, or marked with the required information. Your suppliers must also send you a properly completed MSDS at the time of the first shipment of the chemical and with the next shipment after the MSDS is updated with new and significant information about the hazards. You can rely on the information received from your suppliers. You have no duty to analyze the chemical or evaluate its hazards. 

There is no specified format for the MSDS under the rule, although there are specific information requirements. OSHA has developed a nonmandatory format, OSHA form 174, which may be used by chemical manufacturers and importers to comply with the rule. The MSDS must be in English. You are entitled to receive from your supplier a data sheet that includes all the information required under the rule. If you do not receive one automatically, you should request one. If you receive one that is obviously inadequate, with, for example, blank spaces that are not completed, you should request an appropriately completed one. If your request for a data sheet or for a corrected data sheet does not produce the information needed, you should contact your local OSHA Area Office for assistance in obtaining the MSDS. 

Suppliers and generators of hazardous materials used in the workplace are required to document the specific hazards and related safety precautions and procedures. To do this, they generally create MSDSs. An MSDS contains information about chemical properties, health and physical hazards, first aid and medical treatment, emergency response, and the handling and disposal of chemicals. The MSDS should be concise, and immediately accessible and usable. MSDSs are available for chemical products from all U.S. and most European suppliers or manufacturers. Chemicals that require an MSDS include the following ... 

Clearly it is not feasible to describe all the chemicals that one could come across in all different types of work, nor would it be all that useful. In point of fact, in most jurisdictions it is mandatory that the manufacturer of a chemical used in the workplace must provide information to the user on the nature of that particular chemical, its potential hazard, and the steps that should be taken both to protect against it and to treat any emergency exposure that may occur. This information document is generally known as an MSDS (Manufacturer s Safety Data Sheet) and should be available to all concerned in any place where that chemical is in use. This book is not intended to usurp the MSDS. In all cases in which a strange chemical is in use, the MSDS should be consulted. This book is intended to acquaint the reader with some of the problems derived from ordinary, everyday chemicals. 

Community-right-to-know reporting pertains to the material safety data sheets (MSDS) for hazardous chemicals from facilities (mainly manufacturers and importers) that are required to report and make MSDSs available to wholesale and retail outlets. 

Chemical safety data sheets are prepared by various type organizations chemical safety data sheets prepared by groups of experts and peer-reviewed and chemical safety data sheets prepared by manufacturers or distributors. There are websites, such as the US National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH) that provide a listing of MSDS for various substances and mixtures. Peer-reviewed data sheets on chemical substances, the International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs) are available from the International Program on Chemical Safety (IPCS). 

This database links over 4000 consumer brands to health effects from Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) provided by the manufacturers. Information on specific products includes chemical ingredients and their percentages, which products contain specific chemical ingredients, manufacturers of specific brands and their contact information, and acute and chronic health effects information. Available from the National Library of Medicine at http //house-holdproducts.nlm.nih.gov HSELINE ... 

The Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) should arrive at the chemical warehouse from the manufacturer or importer with the first shipment and whenever the MSDS is revised. As with labels, chemical warehouse employees are not required to know how to write a MSDS, but must be trained in how to understand their contents. 

Under ORNL s Chemical Safety subject area, employees receive information and training on the hazards of chemicals. They also learn methods for protecting themselves from these hazards, methods for detecting chemical hazardous chemicals, and ways to access information on the proper, use, storage and disposal of hazardous chemicals through the manufacturer s MSDS and other resources. Additional chemical-specific training is conducted in accordance with applicable regulations. 

Each MSDS has a unique number assigned to it, known as a P-Number. The P-Number is a six-digit identifier (five digits and one decimal place) that can be used to track a specific MSDS by the type of chemical that it represents and the manufacturer or supplier of that product. When there are numerous manufacturers or suppliers of the same product, the decimal place differentiates them. An example would be isopropyl alcohol. The first five digits for all isopropyl alcohols are 00518. However, since it is a fairly common chemical, it is purchased from a number of different sources. The P-Number for isopropyl alcohol from Allied Chemical Company is 00518.1 the P-Number for isopropyl alcohol from Ashland Chemical is 00518.3. When there are more than nine manufacturers or suppliers, two decimal digits are used to continue this logic. 

CFR1910.1200 41CFR101-42.202(a) through (c) 4.1.3 Identification and Documentation of Hazardous Materials - Actual or potential hazards associated with an excess hazardous material shall be documented with a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) supplied by the manufacturer, distributor or importer. If an MSDS is not available, a Hazardous Materials Identification System (HMIS) record from the automated Department of Defense database is acceptable. If an MSDS or HMIS record is not available, a hazard identification document prepared by the owning DOE organization that meets the MSDS content requirements for hazardous chemicals set forth in the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (29CFR1910.1200) shall be used. 

Processors must be careful to find out if substances they are purchasing from outside vendors are subject to a SNUR. Manufacturers must inform purchasers of their chemicals if there is a SNUR in effect, and most will make a notation on the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for the subject chemical. However, some SNURs have specific requirements for MSDS contents. 

TSCA Exemption for Research and Development (R D) 40 CFR 720.36 Exemption for R D from PMN if chemical substance not on TSCA Inventory is manufactured or imported only in small quantities solely for R D Follow R D exemption reqmrements including labeling and MSDS information... 

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