Safety Data Sheet supplying chemicals

This latter, one step procedure was applied [176] to PE films and blends of PE and PP with elastomers. Treatment times of 30 min to 3 h were followed by drying and embedding in Spurr epoxy resin for ultramicrotomy. Care must be taken as ruthenium tetroxide is volatile and toxic although little is known regarding health hazards. The use of materials safety data sheets supplied with these chemicals is recommended. The expected reaction of unsaturated chains with ruthenium tetroxide is given by ... 

The reader can find an almost endless supply of chemical and physical properties for hundreds of thousands of chemicals and tradename products on the Web. The easiest access to general information resources that contain health risk and some air transport properties are those sites which contain Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs). The following are a list of but a few sites worth exploring for chemical-specific information ... 

For these substances, the waste life stage of the substance needs to be covered by suitable exposure scenarios, the corresponding exposure estimation and the related risk characterisation. The conditions ensuring control of risk in the waste life stage of the substance need to be documented in the chemical safety report (CSR) and also communicated in the supply chain by means of the extended safety data sheet. [19]. 

The site will have the current Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for all chemicals identified in Subsection 3.1 of this file. Vendors or supplies of chemicals are responsible to supply an MSDS upon request. 

There are many aspects of protection of personnel handling the chemicals in a production setting. First, they must be informed about the hazards involved by reading thoroughly the material safety data sheet (MSDS) for each material used. These must be supplied by the manufacturer or vendor of the chemical and must be accessible to the personnel at all times. MSDSs not only inform about the hazards, but also recommend proper handling, the type of personal protection to be used, ways of disposal, ways to handle spills, and emergency contacts. 

The manufacturer s safety data sheets now supplied alongside chemicals, even by laboratory supply houses, are steadily improving and so render reference to published compound safety datasheet compilations otiose. Since many of the recent latter appear to result from cut and paste by uncritical Information Technology specialists, lacking hands-on experience of the chemicals involved, that is perhaps as well. 

MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet a (legal) document that must accompany any supplied chemical that provides information on chemical content, physical properties, hazards, and treatment of hazards. The MSDS should be considered only a minimal source of information, and cannot replace additional information available in other, more comprehensive sources. 

The communication requirements of REACH ensure that manufacturers, importers, and their customers (i.e., downstream users and distributors) have the information they need to use chemicals safely. Information relating to health, safety and environmental properties, and risks and risk management measures is required to be passed both up and down the supply chain. The primary tool for information is the familiar safety data sheet (SDS) for all dangerous substances. 

Furthermore, REACH includes new or increased demands on the bidirectional flow of data and information in the supply chain (Tide IV) and places demands on downstream users (Tide V). For instance, REACH includes provisions on safety data sheets for substances on the candidate list (Article 31 and Annex II) and forces suppliers of articles to actively provide information for the safe use of the articles (Article 33). In addition, REACH entities consumers to, without charge, request information within 45 days on the safe use of articles containing SVHCs in concentrations above 0.1 wt% (Article 33). It remains to be seen to what extent the increased flows of information will impact on the management of chemicals. However, companies that work with environmental management systems and companies located closer to consumers in commodity chains will probably seek more actively to decrease chemical-related risks. 

REACH seeks to address universal challenges on the lack of risk data and the poor quality of many safety data sheets (SDS). With its dominant role in the global chemicals market, the EU could be ideally situated for propagating change through international supply chains. Even the prospect of REACH has already catalysed change within the chemical industry. 

Safety Data Sheets must be supplied to companies upon first business transaction for dangerous substances and preparations. The Safety Data Sheet summarises hazard data and the appropriate safety measure for use and disposal of the given chemical. Thereafter, suppliers and users share responsibility for updating a Safety Data Sheet. A Safety Data Sheet must usually be made available upon demand for professional users but not members of the general public. 

The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) (CHIP) Regulations 2009 require manufacturers and suppliers to provide users with information about hazards and health risks by labelling their products with relevant hazard information and by issuing Material Safety Data Sheets. 

Material safety data sheets or hazard data sheets these must be supplied with each chemical purchased. Unfortunately, many of... 

Major elements of a CHP plan include listing of responsibilities for employers, employees, and a chemical hygiene officer. Also among the items that have to be covered in the plan is the stipulation that every laboratory must have a complete chemical inventory that is updated annually. A copy of the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), which defines each chemical as toxic, carcinogenic, or dangerous, must be on file and readily accessible and available to aU employees 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The MSDS contains important information for the benefit of laboratory employees. The chemical manufacturer s information as supplied on the MSDS is used to ascertain whether a certain chemical is hazardous. Each MSDS must give the product s... 

Chemicals (Hazardous Information and Packaging for Supply - CHIP) Regulations 2002, which implements Directive 67/548/EEC and its seventh amendment 92/32/ EEC, the Dangerous Preparations Directive (99/45/EC) and its amendments, and the Safety Data Sheet Directive (91/155/EEC)... 

The Chemicals (Hazardous Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations (CHIP) that were enacted in 1993 under the HSWA, together with subsequent amendments, are concerned with the supply of dangerous substances and preparations and sets out how these should be classified, labelled and packaged. There is also a requirement on the supplier to provide safety data sheets. 

Amongst other things then, CHIP required that suppliers classified the substances they supplied according to the extent of hazard they represented to human health. It required they used the R-phrase rating system to do so and that suppliers state the appropriate R-phrase on the Safety Data Sheets they were obliged to provide when supplying chemicals or preparations for use at work. These measures were to be of considerable significance in relation to the future policy expectations... 

Article 8 details the prerequisites for an OR. Eirst, the OR must be a natural or legal person established in the EU . Thus, only an EU-based individual or an EU entity can function as an OR. Second, the OR must have a sufficient background in the practical handling of substances and the information related to them. This requirement is widely interpreted that the OR must be a technically qualified individual or entity with a sound understanding of REACH and the hazard and risk management of the relevant chemical. Einally, the OR must keep available and up-to-date information on [the] quantities [of the chemical] imported and [the] customers [the chemical is] sold to, as well as information of the supply of the latest update of the [chemical s] safety data sheet. ... 

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. 

When talking about the safety and management of chemicals, one of the issues which has always been problematic for manufacturers, importers and downstream users is the quality of Safety Data Sheets (SDS). SDS are very important tools for communicating the risks of chemicals across the supply chain. They describe the hazards of the substance, give information on safe handling and storage, and lay out emergency measures in case of an accident. 

As an example of this implementation by a Member State, the UK has developed a scheme which is consistent with these Directives and is described in the Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations (CHIP 2). These Regulations (which are currently at the Consultative Document stage) implement the above Directives and their Amendments and Adaptations as well as the Safety Data Sheets Directive (93/112/EC). 

Chemicals used in the quality control analyses in the shieided glove box (SGB) and ventilation hoods of the Quality Control Laboratory involve small (less than a liter) quantities of some acidic and basic chemicals, including ammonium thiocyanate, stannous chloride, sulfuric, nitric, and hydrochloric acids, ferric sulfate, carrier solutions, ethyl acetate, sodium nitrite, chloroform, sodium hydroxide, and potassium iodide. Material Safety Data Sheets for any processes implemented in the HCF are reviewed in accordance with the SNL ES H Manual to identify any carcinogens or other hazardous materials. Operations in the SGB for preparation of various Mo-99 product dilution samples would require a small bulk supply of sodium hydroxide (0.1 N NaOH). Quality control analysis sample preparation operations require small bulk supplies of the above chemicals. Workers performing quaiify control analysis use chemical handling procedures as required by the Sandia ES H Manual. 

The book does not cover first aid or medical practice, nor does it supply complete details on safe handling of materials. Readers must refer to the literature, material safety data sheets, suppliers, and users of the various chemicals and equipment that are discussed. While there are summaries of material specifications and suggested analytical schedules, there is likewise not a section on analytical procedures. 

Chemical manufacturers, importers, and suppliers must classify the chemical s hazards per the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) criteria and then label containers and supply safety data sheets (SDSs) with that information. 

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