MSDS Introduction
MSDS (Safety Data Sheet Material), also known as the material safety data sheet, chemical safety technical specifications or chemical safety data sheet, referred to as MSDS, in European countries, MSDS is also known as SDS (Safety Data sheet ), the International Standard Organization (ISO) 11014 use SDS terms, however the United States, Canada, Australia and many Asian countries are using MSDS term.
MSDS Content
The seller must provide the legal documents of the product description in both domestic and international trade. For each country, and even each state of United States have different chemical management and trade of legal documents, and some changes in each month, so if you do not provide the correct or incomplete information of MSDS,you will face legal responsibility. So the quality of MSDS can show the strength of a company, image and the management level.
MSDS report information is as follows:
There is a need to complete the number of items per MSDS. These projects are divided into parts to solve the specific problems as follows:
1 - material and corporate identity
Chemical name
2 - material composition and component information
3 - hazard identification
4 - first aid measures
5- fire protection measures.
6 - accidental release measures
7- operation and storage
8 - exposure controls / personal protection
9 - physical and chemical properties
10 - stability / reaction
11 - toxicological information
12 - ecological information
13- attention to the disposal
14 - Transport Information
15 - regulatory information
16 - other information
MSDS Regulation
International
- GHS
Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals European European Union
- REACH regulations (1907/2006)
U.S.A
- ANSI Z400.1-2004
Chinese name: hazardous industrial chemicals.
Japan
- Japanese labor safety and health law
Japan's labor safety and health act is the only Japanese import GHS regulations, and in 2010 add the MSDS and the classification label of the relevant provisions ,in order to regulate the preparation and content of Japan's domestic MSDS requirements.
