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Consistency of information across Safety Data Sheets

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QUESTIONA technician compares the Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) for two solvents produced by different manufacturers and notices that the two sheets are laid out differently. What should the technician expect of the two sheets?

  1. AOnly the risk diamond is standardized; the written content varies.
  2. BBoth the required information and its placement on every sheet are fixed.
  3. CThe same required information is present, but its location may differ.
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Correct answer: C. The same required information is present, but its location may differ.

  • A — incorrect The common requirement applies to the information on the whole sheet, not only to the four-color risk diamond label.
  • B — incorrect Placement is exactly what can change; the handbook states the exact location of the information may vary depending on the SDS manufacturer.
  • C — correct All SDSs carry the same information requirements; the exact location of the information on the sheet may vary depending on the SDS manufacturer.

BACKGROUND

A Safety Data Sheet (SDS), formerly called a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), is the detailed version of the chemical safety information for a product, giving the breakdown of the chemicals, including formulas and the action to take if personnel come in contact with them. The most observable portion of the SDS label is the risk diamond, a four-color segmented diamond representing flammability (red), reactivity (yellow), health (blue), and special hazard (white). The flammability, reactivity, and health blocks each carry a number from 0 to 4, where 0 represents little or no hazard and 4 means the material is very hazardous, while the special hazard segment carries a word or abbreviation such as RAD, ALK, Acid, or CARC. All sheets have the same information requirements; however, the exact location of the information on the sheet may vary depending on the SDS manufacturer. These forms are necessary for a safe shop that meets all the requirements of the governing safety body, the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

STUDY TIP

Learn to find SDS information by reading the section headings rather than by memorizing where an item sat on the last sheet you used. Also memorize the risk diamond colors and the 0-to-4 numbering used in the flammability, reactivity, and health blocks, since those are fixed.

KEY POINTS

  • Every SDS must carry the same required information, but its position on the sheet varies by SDS manufacturer.
  • The SDS gives chemical formulas and the action to take on contact, and replaces the former MSDS.
  • OSHA is the governing safety body whose requirements the SDS helps a shop meet.

SOURCES

  • FAA-H-8083-30B ch01 "Safety Around Hazardous Materials"
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