Safety data sheet

Hazards

• A standardized document describing a chemical product’s hazards, composition, controls, handling, storage, and emergency information.

Controls

• Keep the current SDS readily accessible, confirm the exact product, brief exposed workers, and use its information within the production’s hazard assessment rather than as a substitute for one.

Personal protective equipment

• Select task-specific PPE only after hazards and higher-order controls have been evaluated.

Regional considerations

• Applicable law, permits, collective agreements, venue rules, and qualified-person decisions take precedence.

In practice

Keep the current SDS readily accessible, confirm the exact product, brief exposed workers, and use its information within the production’s hazard assessment rather than as a substitute for one.

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