msds chemicals

HAZARD COMMUNICATION PROGRAM MSDS: DOC
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msds chemicals - The standard requires chemical manufacturers to provide MSDS documents to this institution when ordering hazardous chemicals and the institution shall have in its possession MSDS documents for all chemicals used in the laboratories. The manufacturers shall provide information on the physical and chemical characteristics of the hazardous chemical, i.e., vapor pressure, flash point.

The MSDS must accompany all chemicals ordered by the university research laboratories. Accordingly, all research laboratories shall have Material Safety Data Sheets for each hazardous chemical that is used in the laboratories. The manufacturer shall provide information on the physical hazards of the hazardous chemical, including but not limited to the potential for fire, explosion and reactivity.

CHEMICAL HYGIENE PLAN (CHP): DOC
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An MSDS for each hazardous chemical must be available in the lab or department. The MSDS must be readily accessible to all lab personnel during working hours. MSDS may be maintained as hard copies in an organized fashion such as a binder, or may be accessed through a bookmarked Internet site. If the Internet is used, each person in the lab who uses chemicals must be registered, if required by the site, and trained to use the site to access and print an MSDS. Describe the location of MSDS access below.

General Rules for Handling of Chemicals discusses laboratory chemical hoods, personal protective equipment (PPE) and other control measures. The PPE Hazard Assessment for Laboratories prescribes appropriate PPE for general lab operations and should be printed out and posted in the laboratory. Individual SOP’s for highly hazardous chemicals shall address control measures in detail. The DEHS Lab Safety Coordinator is available to test the effectiveness of controls and may perform air monitoring if conditions warrant.


MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS (MSDS) : DOC
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MSDSs are intended for educating staff prior to using hazardous chemicals. DO NOT wait till the last minute to understand MSDSs for the chemicals used in your lab. For Particularly Hazardous Substances (See Section 5 of Chemical Hygiene Plan), we urge you to acquire and attach a hard copy of the MSDS to the written Standard Operating Procedure. Let everyone in your lab know where these MSDSs are kept.

The California Hazard Communication Standard requires that manufacturers and distributors of hazardous materials provide users with Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS). An MSDS provides health and safety information about the hazardous material, including physical and chemical hazards, toxicity, health effects, emergency procedures, reactivity, storage, handling, disposal and protective equipment.


Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS): DOC
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A current MSDS must be readily available for each hazardous chemical in the work area. All employees receive training during New Employee Orientation regarding an understanding of safety information found in MSDS, as well as ways to access MSDS. Each clinic or laboratory is then responsible for ensuring that all personnel have access to a paper or electronic copy of MSDS for all hazardous chemicals used and stored in their immediate area during all work shifts.

Environmental Health & Safety recommends that each laboratory review the current MSDS each year during the chemical inventory process. A current MSDS is one that contains the most recent significant hazard information for the hazardous chemicals as determined by the chemical’s manufacturer. An appropriate MSDS is one which conforms to the most current requirements set forth by OSHA standards.


HAZARD COMMUNICATION PROGRAM: DOC
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A list of all hazardous chemicals at the facility will be compiled. The name of the chemicals on this list will match the name of the chemicals on their corresponding material safety data sheet (MSDS). If the MSDS is an updated version of one already in the MSDS book, the old MSDS’s will be removed from the books in the facility and placed in the “Retired MSDS’s” file. Copies of the new MSDS’s will be placed in the MSDS books in the locations listed above.

Put a hold on using the chemical until the MSDS is received and employees have been trained on the chemical (if this chemical introduces a new hazard). A flow chart of chemicals and their hazards will be in the operator booth for the chemicals contained in the large chemical mixing tanks. Each employee who uses chemicals will be given training before working with the chemicals. Employees who transfer to another job where chemicals are new to their work experience will be trained before they begin work in that area.