Chemical Safety

A brochure or
Data Sheet

information paper
information related to hazardous chemicals or
containing
the safe use and handling of
preparations which are important in
chemicals at the workplace

Understand the safety recommendations and their rationales

Why we need CSDS? Realizes the consequences of failure to comply to safety requirements

to enable users of hazardous

chemicals Identify symptoms of over-exposure

Obtain input for the formulation of strategies and recommendations in the

safe use of hazardous chemicals

Section 13(1), OSH (Classification, Labelling, and A supplier shall furnish a Safety
Safety Data Sheet of Hazardous Chemicals) 2013 Data Sheet to a chemical recipient

formulates

manufactures
Legislation

Principal supplier imports

recycles

Supplier, a person
who supplies a reformulates
hazardous chemical

repacks

Subsidiary supplier distributes

retails

When to revise SDS

more than 5 years have elapsed since

when there is new information on the
the date of preparation or revision of directed by an officer
hazardous chemical
the Safety Data Sheet
 classification of Pictogram
the substance or
mixture
Section 2: Hazard Signal word
Identification Label elements
Hazard statement
Other hazards
Precautionary
statement(s)

inhaled

subdivided skin contact

Description of first
according to route
aid measures
of exposure eye contact

swallowed
Section 4: First aid
measures Most important both acute and
symptoms and effects delayed

Indication of any immediate medical

attention and special treatment needed
SDS

Precaution for safe handling

Section 7:
Handling &
storage Conditions for safe storage, including any incompatibilities

Control
PEL and Biological limit values
Section 8: parameters
Exposure controls
and personal Appropriate engineering control
protection
Exposure control
Personal protective equipment

inhalation

Information on ingestion
the likely routes of
exposure skin contact

eye contact

physical
Section 11:
symptoms related
Toxicology chemical
to the
information
toxicological characteristics

delayed and chronic effects from short and long

immediate effects term exposure

Numerical measures of
toxicity (such as acute
toxicity estimates)