Material safety data sheets (MSDSs) are the cornerstone of compliance for a number of OSHA and EPA standards. Yet, as notorious as they are among safety professionals, some argue that MSDSs remain ...

Twenty years ago, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration began requiring companies that manufacture or market hazardous chemicals to prepare and issue material safety data sheets (MSDSs ...

Safety Data Sheets are critical to informing employees of the hazards they face.

The old standard allowed chemical manufacturers and importers to convey hazard information on labels and Material Safety Data Sheets in whatever format they chose.

The Occupational Health and Safety Administration has made changes to the Hazard Communication Standards to comply with the mandates of the Global Harmonized System. The changes employees need to ...

In 2013, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) revised its Hazard Communication Standard to align with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals ...

Material Safety Data Sheet Library Inform yourself about hazardous materials before working with them. Start by reading the container label and reviewing the product's Safety Data Sheet (SDS).

The basic disclosure document, which contains chemical safety information and is required by OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard, is the Safety Data Sheet (SDS).