We’ve talked a lot about Material Safety Data Sheets or MSDSs, but we haven’t really taken a look at one.  While there is no one set format for MSDSs, OSHA does require them to contain certain information.  So let’s sit down and go through one of the MSDSs for your office and talk about some of the information and terminology you might find.

(FOR THIS PART OF THE CLASS, PULL A COMMON MSDS FOR YOUR OFFICE AND  USING THE OUTLINE ON THE FOLLOWING SLIDES GO THROUGH THE MSDS.  THIS EXERCISE WILL HELP YOU TO BETTER FIND YOUR WAY THROUGH AN MSDS THE NEXT TIME YOU WANT TO LOOK AT ONE.  IF QUESTIONS COME UP CHECK WITH YOUR EHSC OR RHSM FOR AN ANSWER).