All hazards regarding the chemical and required label elements.
Which section of the safety data sheet contains information on hazard identification.
After all it s entitled transport information and.
This information can be quite technical and difficult to interpret.
Note that there is no requirement for the supplier to provide an updated sds to past purchasers of a hazardous product.
Every sds must provide a date of last revision in section 16 other information.
Section 2 hazard s identification includes the hazards of the chemical and the appropriate warning information associated with those hazards.
It also provides the essential contact information of the supplier.
The sds preparers may also include additional information in various section s.
It is used to support the conclusions presented in potential health effects provided in section 2 hazards identification.
Sections 1 through 8 contain general information about the chemical identification hazards composition safe handling practices and emergency control measures e g fire fighting.
The sds follows a 16 section format which is internationally agreed and for substances especially the sds should be followed with an annex which contains the exposure scenarios of this particular substance.
Section 1 identification identifies the chemical on the sds as well as the recommended uses.
The globally harmonized system of classification and labelling of chemicals contains a standard specification for safety data sheets.
Many times when classifying a hazardous material for transportation a shipper may rely upon section 14 of the safety data sheet sds formerly the material safety data sheet or msds for classification information.