Material safety data sheet

Safety Data Sheets (SDS ) or Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) are a tool for communicating safety information on substances and mixtures, including information from the / n relevant Chemical Safety Report / s through the supply chain to the immediate downstream user. It is intended to give professional users the same as when handling substances and mixtures data and handling recommendations in order to take the necessary for the health, safety at work and environmental protection measures.

  • 5.1 The obligations of the actors along the supply chain

History

The structure and content of the MSDS was first in DIN 52900:1983-02 DIN safety data sheet for chemical substances and preparations; Form and instructions given to fill out.

At European level, the content of the MSDS by Directive 91/155/EEC in conjunction with national laws was ( in Germany, for example, in the Hazardous Substances Regulation and the associated Technical Regulations Hazardous Substances 220 "Safety " ) governed from 1991 until 31 May 2007.

Since June 1, 2013, the creation, distribution and storage of safety data sheets for all EU Member States in the REACH Regulation under Title IV - Information anchored in the supply chain. The contents of the Material Safety Data Sheet is regulated in the Annex II of the REACH Regulation (EC ) No 1907/2006 in detail. The Annex II was last amended by Regulation ( EU) No 453/2010.

National requirements that account should be taken in the preparation of safety data sheets are, in the notice on hazardous substances ( BekGS ) 220 "Safety " described in detail.

Purpose

In countries of the European Union and in many other countries have such data sheets by distributors, importers and manufacturers of dangerous substances classified by classified dangerous preparations. or mixtures and preparations / mixtures containing dangerous substances classified on certain concentration limits, are made available. In general, safety data sheets are written to inform the customers of the products on certain properties for all classified as non-hazardous chemical substances, mixtures and articles.

As part of the program Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals ( GHS) there is an international guideline for the preparation of the safety data sheet.

Transmission

In general, the safety data sheets are for information sharing in the supply chain under REACH. The private end-user is not part of this chain. Thus, only industrial and commercial users are entitled to the safety data sheet. The safety data sheet shall be provided free of charge during the initial delivery.

Archiving

Safety data sheets must be kept by each actor in the ten years since the last use.

Structure and Content

The information should be concise. The language should be simple, clear and precise. The use of jargon, abbreviations or acronyms should be avoided.

On the first page the date of creation or revision shall be indicated. If necessary, this should be supplemented by a version number. All pages of the MSDS should be consecutively numbered.

The safety data sheet must have the following 16 sections and in addition the subheadings also performed, with exemption from section 3, where subsection must include 3.1 or 3.2 depending on the case.

  • SECTION 1: Identification of the substance or mixture and of the company 1.1. Product
  • 1.2. Relevant identified uses of the substance or mixture and uses advised against
  • 1.3. Details of the supplier of the safety data sheet
  • 1.4. emergency number
  • 2.1. Classification of the substance or mixture
  • 2.2. label elements
  • 2.3. Other hazards
  • 3.1. matter
  • 3.2. mixtures
  • 4.1. Description of first aid measures
  • 4.2. Both acute and delayed symptoms and effects
  • 4.3. Indication of immediate medical attention and special treatment
  • 5.1. extinguishing media
  • 5.2. Special hazards arising from the substance or mixture Hazards
  • 5.3. Advice for firefighters
  • 6.1. Personal precautions, protective equipment and emergency procedures
  • 6.2. Measures for environmental protection
  • 6.3. Methods and material for containment and cleaning up
  • 6.4. Reference to other sections
  • 7.1. Precautions for safe handling
  • 7.2. Conditions for safe storage, including any incompatibilities
  • 7.3. Specific end
  • 8.1. Control parameters
  • 8.2. Limiting and monitoring exposure
  • 9.1. Information on basic physical and chemical properties
  • 9.2. Other Information

SECTION 16: Other information

Become hazardous materials used in factories, operating instructions must be created and be available to the affected employees at any time.

Groups Safety

In several cases, it makes sense for a company to combine different products with similar or identical potential hazard to a group and create a single safety data sheet for this group. This has the advantage that less safety data sheets must be issued. A specific example provides the coating industry, in which a base lacquer is used for different colors. The only difference is in pigmentation. For the group of water colors ( with different colors ), for example, just have a single safety data sheet.

Extended safety

The extended safety ( eSDB ) (English: extended MSDS ) consists of the safety data sheet and an appendix with one or more exposure scenarios, the Regulation ( EC) No 1907/2006 REACH requires all substances that

  • Produced or imported in quantities of more than 10 tons / year and
  • Are considered dangerous.

These exposure scenarios must be passed to downstream users along with the Safety Data Sheet.

There is no standard format for a eSDB, but the Guidance on information requirements and chemical safety assessment of ECHA include a format which can be used. The use of the format is not mandatory, but it makes sense to use a uniform eSDB because of the communication along the supply chain. There are moves the contents of the SDS and especially the eSDB via electronic interfaces and standard formats ( eg XML ) to exchange.

The duties of the actors along the supply chain

It is compulsory to pass the eSDB to each hazardous substance in the supply chain ( supply-chain ), if more than 10 tonnes are supplied to a downstream user per year. The suppliers / manufacturers are required to create the eSDB and pass on to downstream users. Downstream users are also bound - if they have more participants along the supply chain - to communicate this information to ensure that consumers are fully informed about the dangers and risks.

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