The
Material Safety Data Sheet is prepared by the original manufacturer, and it describes the product's physical state, that is, whether it is powder, granular or liquid.
Material Safety Data Sheets are also covered by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
* Are
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) on file for each chemical used in the practice?
The Inter-Industry Wood Dust Coordinating Committee (IWDCC) keeps abreast of new data on wood dust and provides information to the industry to assist in preparation of
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and wood dust labels required under OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard.
"Before we take bags, we get a
Material Safety Data Sheet to be sure they didn't contain something that will make someone sick," says Amoco recycling coordinator Douglas Moore.
Table: Figure I What a
Material Safety Data Sheet contains
Do they know how to read a
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) to discover potential risks and threats regarding the use of specific substances?
Terms relate to electricity, general science, hazardous materials, chemistry, the environment, firefighting, EMS, the
material safety data sheet, plastics, protective clothing, radioactivity, shipping regulations, and transportation.
When asked how to use a
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), the supervisor confidently suggested I pick any of his troops to answer that question.
Planters receive instruction on proper technique, warm-up exercises, accident-reporting procedures, WHMIS and MSDS (
Material Safety Data Sheet) for handling propane and coming in contact with tree fungicides.
Common sense, yes, but the authors should have included a more thorough discussion of proper labeling procedures such as might be contained in a
material safety data sheet. Similarly, the section on fleet administration provides unarguably good advice, but there is no discussion of the various driver's licenses requirements.