[2] PHA 6131 LAB - Activity 1: Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET (MSDS)

• Classified hazards are made known to employers and employees

• A technical document which provides detailed and comprehensive information on a controlled product related to health effects, hazard evaluation, protective and emergency measures

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET (MSDS)

• Consistent with  

• the provisions of the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS), Revision 5

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET (MSDS)

• Must meet the

• availability, design and content requirements of WHMIS legislation

TRANSMITTAL OF INFORMATION 

• Container labelling and other forms of warning, safety data sheets and employee training. 

The main purpose of the MSDS is to

transmit information regarding the chemical and the proper training needed so that people will know its proper handling.

MSDS SECTIONS 

• Section 1 Identification

• Section 2 Hazard(s) identification

• Section 3 Composition/ information on ingredients

• Section 4 First-aid measures

• Section 5 Fire-fighting measures

• Section 6 Accidental release measures

• Section 7 Handling and storage

• Section 8 Exposure controls/ personal protection

• Section 9 Physical and chemical properties

• Section 10 Stability and reactivity

• Section 11 Toxicological information

• Section 12 Ecological information

• Section 13 Disposal considerations

• Section 14 Transport information

• Section 15 Regulatory information

• Section 16 Other information

Section 1

Identification

Section 2

Hazard(s) identification

Section 3

Composition/ information on ingredients

Section 4

First-aid measures

Section 5

Fire-fighting measures

Section 6

Accidental release measures

Section 7

Handling and storage

Section 8

Exposure controls/ personal protection

Section 9

Physical and chemical properties

Section 10

Stability and reactivity

Section 11

Toxicological information

Section 12

Ecological information

Section 13

Disposal considerations

Section 14

Transport information

Section 15

Regulatory information

Section 16

Other information

SECTION 1: IDENTIFICATION

• Product identifier

• Manufacturer or distributor name, address, phone number

• Emergency phone number

• Recommended use

• Restrictions on use

SECTION 2: HAZARD(S) IDENTIFICATION

• Hazards of the chemical and appropriate warning information associated with the hazards

• Emergency overview

• Regulatory status

• Potential health effects

Flame

• Flammables

• Self reactive: unstable

• Pyrophorics:  ignite instantly upon exposure to oxygen

• Self-heating

• Emits flammable gases

• Organic peroxides (ROOR)

Flame Over Circle

Oxidizing

Exclamation mark

• Irritant

• Dermal sensitizer: allergy

• Acute toxicity (harmful)

• Narcotic effects

• Respiratory tract infection

Corrosion

Corrosives

Glass Cylinder

Gasses under pressure/ Pressurized canister

Health Hazard 

• Carcinogen

• Respiratory sensitizer: hypersensitivity

• Reproductive toxicity

• Target organ toxicity

• Mutagenicity

• Aspiration toxicity

Explosive Bomb

• Explosives

• Self-reactives

• Organic peroxides

Skull and Crossbones

Upon exposure may cause Acute toxicity (severe)

Environmental

• Aquatic toxicity

SECTION 3: COMPOSITION/ INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS

• Provides information and amount of each chemical ingredient

• Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) numbers for ingredients

• Trade secret claims

SECTION 4: FIRST AID MEASURES

• What to do in case of accidental exposure

• Symptoms/effects: acute and delayed

• Initialcare and required treatment

SECTION 5: FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES

• Recommended extinguishing techniques and equipment

• Fire hazards associated with the material

• Fire-fighting procedures

Fire extinguisher color code

• red

water

Fire extinguisher color code

• blue

dry powder

Fire extinguisher color code

• flesh

foam

Fire extinguisher color code

• black

CO2

Fire extinguisher color code

• yellow

wet chemical

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

• blue

health

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

• red

flammability

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

• yellow

instability

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

• white

special

Flammability or Fire Hazard (RED)

• 0

Will not burn

Flammability or Fire Hazard (RED)

• 1

Must be preheated to burn

Flammability or Fire Hazard (RED)

• 2

Ignites when moderately heated

Flammability or Fire Hazard (RED)

• 3

Ignites at ambient temperatures

Flammability or Fire Hazard (RED)

• 4

Flammable gases, volatile liquids, pyrophoric materials

Instability Hazard (YELLOW)

• 0

Normally stable

Instability Hazard (YELLOW)

• 1

Normally stable, but becomes unstable if heated

Instability Hazard (YELLOW)

• 2

Violent chemical change possible at elevated temperature and pressure

Instability Hazard (YELLOW)

• 3

Capable of detonation or explosive decomposition with strong initiating source

Instability Hazard (YELLOW)

• 4

Capable of detonation or explosive decomposition at ambient conditions

Health Hazard (BLUE)

• 0

Minimal hazard

Health Hazard (BLUE)

• 1

Slight hazard

Health Hazard (BLUE)

• 2

Moderate hazard

Health Hazard (BLUE)

• 3

Serious hazard

Health Hazard (BLUE)

• 4

Severe hazard

Radioactive

W

Avoid use of water 

OX

Oxidizer

ACID

Acid

ALK

Alkaline

COR

Corrosive

P

Polymerization

SECTION 6: ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES  

• Emergency procedures

• Protective equipment

• Proper methods of containment and cleanup

SECTION 7: HANDLING AND STORAGE 

• Lists precautions for safe handling and storage, including incompatibilities

SECTION 8: EXPOSURE CONTROLS/ PERSONAL PROTECTION 

• OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration

• OSHA's Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs)

• Threshold Limit Values (TLVs)

• Appropriate engineering controls

• Personal protective equipment (PPE)

Threshold Limit Values (TLV)

Conditions which it is believed that nearly all workers may be repeatedly exposed, day after day, over a working lifetime, without adverse health effects

Time weighted average (TWA)

• Average exposure to which workers may be exposed without adverse effect over a period such as in an 9-hour day or 40-hour week (average work shift)

Expressed in units of ppm

Short-term exposure limit (STEL)

Average exposure concentration for a 15-minute work period that must not be exceeded at any time during the work shift

Threshold limit value-ceiling (TLV-C)

• Concentration that should not be exceeded during any part of the working exposure

SECTION 9: PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES 

• Physical properties 

  • state and appearance

• Chemical properties

SECTION 10: STABILITY AND REACTIVITY 

• Chemical stability and possibility of hazardous reactions

• Reactivity

• Chemical stability

• Other

SECTION 11: TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION

• Routes of exposure 

• Related symptoms: acute and chronic effects

• Numerical measures of toxicity 

  • LD₅₀ (Median Lethal Dose): oral or dermal 

  • LC₅₀ (Median Lethal Concentration): inhalational

SECTION 12: ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION

• Evaluate environmental impact of the chemical

• Toxicity tests on aquatic or terrestrial organisms

• For environmental professionals

SECTION 13: DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS

• Appropriate disposal containers 

• Proper disposal methods

• Any special precautions

SECTION 14: TRANSPORT INFORMATION

• Provides information for shipping and transporting hazardous chemicals by air, road, rail (land), or sea

• For those responsible for shipping the material

SECTION 15: REGULATORY INFORMATION

• Safety, health, and environmental regulations

• Regulatory bodies that allow the proper transport and disposal of all chemicals:

  • OSHA

  • Department of Transportation (DOTr)

  • DENR

  • FDA (Philippines)

  • Environmental Protection Agency

  • Consumer Product Safety Commission

• For regulatory compliance personnel

SECTION 16: OTHER INFORMATION

• Date of preparation or last revision

• Supplementary information considered essential 

• Always less than three years old