SDS’s are meant for employees who may be occupationally exposed to a hazard at work, employers who need to know the proper methods for storage, safe use, etc., and emergency responders such as fire fighters, hazardous material crews, and emergency technical personnel. SDS’s are not meant for consumers.
An SDS reflects the hazards of working with the material in an occupational fashion. For example, an SDS for paint is not highly pertinent to someone who uses a can of paint once a year, but is extremely important to someone who uses that paint 40 hours a week.
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) is what Safety Data Sheets (SDS) were called before the US Federal agency, OSHA, implemented its version of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals(GHS) under the 2012 revision of the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200 (commonly referred to as the HazCom Standard). In everyday terminology, the two terms are used interchangeably; however, SDS’s have a structured format and required information that MSDS’s were not required to have.
An SDS is a detailed informational document prepared by the manufacturer to describe the physical and chemical properties of a product.
SDS’s can be found on the shopadvantus.com under Product Downloads and Support. SDS may also be found under the item number in NetSuite.
SDS Record Management
An SDS covers the life cycle of a product. Compliance reviews, maintains, and updates SDS documents accordingly. An SDS is a living document so compliance monitors and completes periodic reviews. As periodic reviews are completed, compliance requests updates to www.shopadvantus.com and www.cleantex.com.