{"id":14290,"date":"2017-04-26T13:44:04","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T17:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ehs\/?page_id=14290"},"modified":"2020-08-14T12:38:28","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T16:38:28","slug":"safety-data-sheets-the-globally-harmonized-system-for-hazard-communication","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ehs\/residential-safety-home\/residential-safety-programs-services\/campus-and-clinical-safety\/general-safety\/hazard-communication\/safety-data-sheets-the-globally-harmonized-system-for-hazard-communication\/","title":{"rendered":"Safety Data Sheets &#038; the Globally Harmonized System for Hazard Communication"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Safety Data Sheets (SDS)<\/h3>\n<p>Safety Data Sheets (SDSs), formerly known as Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs), provide information such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The properties of each chemical<\/li>\n<li>The physical, health, and environmental hazards<\/li>\n<li>Protective measures and first aid to treat exposure to the chemical<\/li>\n<li>Safety precautions for handling, storage, and transporting a chemical<\/li>\n<li>Disposal guidelines<\/li>\n<li>Spill cleanup guidelines and fire fighting procedures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires that SDSs are available to employees who work with potentially harmful substances. Personnel should review a SDS prior to working with a chemical. SDSs should be kept as hard copies in the laboratory or work space. Hard copies can be obtained by:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Chemical manufacturers often ship an SDS with a chemical or mail it to the laboratory separately.\u00a0When a hard copy of an SDS is received in the laboratory, it should be saved for future reference.\u00a0New copies should replace older versions.<\/li>\n<li>SDSs are also often available online. Laboratory workers can download and print copies of SDSs from manufacturers\u2019 websites and keep them in or near the laboratory.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Digital copies are acceptable if there is a computer station in the laboratory or work space, to which all chemical users have access. SDSs are available through the following websites:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bu.bioraft.com\/raft\/research_tools\/SDS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BioRAFT SDS Search<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ehs\/ehs-topics\/hazard-communication\/safety-data-sheets-the-globally-harmonized-system-for-hazard-communication\/sds-for-cleaning-products-used-on-crc-campus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SDS of Cleaning Products used on CRC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"Fisher Scientific\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fishersci.com\/us\/en\/catalog\/search\/sdshome.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fisher Scientific<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sigmaaldrich.com\/safety-center.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sigma-Aldrich<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The Globally Harmonized System (GHS) for Hazard Communication<\/h3>\n<p>As of June 1, 2016, containers of hazardous chemicals MUST adhere to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unece.org\/trans\/danger\/publi\/ghs\/ghs_rev02\/02files_e.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Globally Harmonized System (GHS)<\/a> format. All relevant information can be found in section 2 of the Safety Data Sheet, titled Hazard Identification.<\/p>\n<p>EHS will assist to answer questions concerning the labelling under the Globally Harmonized System<\/p>\n<h4>OSHA &amp; Hazard Communication Standards<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/ehs\/files\/2010\/05\/Global-Harmonization-Handout.pdf\">Global Harmonization Handout<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"GHS Hazard Pictograms\" href=\"\/ehs\/files\/2016\/05\/GHS-Hazard-Pictograms.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GHS Hazard Pictograms<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Safety Data Sheets (SDS) Safety Data Sheets (SDSs), formerly known as Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs), provide information such as: The properties of each chemical The physical, health, and environmental hazards Protective measures and first aid to treat exposure to the chemical Safety precautions for handling, storage, and transporting a chemical Disposal guidelines Spill cleanup [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11959,"featured_media":0,"parent":141,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14290"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11959"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14290"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17408,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14290\/revisions\/17408"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}