Material safety data sheet (MSDS)
Contents
- SECTION 1: Identification of the substance/mixture and of the company/undertaking
- Product identifier
- Relevant identified uses of the substance or mixture and uses advised against
- Details of the supplier of the safety data sheet
- Emergency telephone number
- SECTION 2: Hazards identification
- Classification of the substance or mixture
- Label elements
- Other hazards
- SECTION 3: Composition/information on ingredients
- Substances
- Mixtures
- SECTION 4: First aid measures
- Description of first aid measures
- Most important symptoms and effects, both acute and delayed
- Indication of any immediate medical attention and special treatment needed
- SECTION 5: Firefighting measures
- Extinguishing media
- Special hazards arising from the substance or mixture
- Advice for firefighters
- SECTION 6: Accidental release measure
- Personal precautions, protective equipment and emergency procedures
- Environmental precautions
- Methods and material for containment and cleaning up
- Reference to other sections
- SECTION 7: Handling and storage
- Precautions for safe handling
- Conditions for safe storage, including any incompatibilities
- Specific end use(s)
- SECTION 8: Exposure controls/personal protection
- Control parameters
- Exposure controls
- SECTION 9: Physical and chemical properties
- Information on basic physical and chemical properties
- Other information
- SECTION 10: Stability and reactivity
- Reactivity
- Chemical stability
- Possibility of hazardous reactions
- Conditions to avoid
- Incompatible materials
- Hazardous decomposition products
- SECTION 11: Toxicological information
- Information on toxicological effects
- SECTION 12: Ecological information
- Toxicity
- Persistence and degradability
- Bioaccumulative potential
- Mobility in soil
- Results of PBT and vPvB assessment
- Other adverse effects
- SECTION 13: Disposal Considerations
- Waste treatment methods
- SECTION 14: Transport information
- UN number
- UN proper shipping name
- Transport hazard class(es)
- Packing group
- Environmental hazards
- Special precautions for user
- Transport in bulk according to Annex II of MARPOL73/78 and the IBC Code
- SECTION 15: Regulatory information
- Safety, health and environmental regulations/legislation specific for the substance or mixture
- Chemical safety assessment
- SECTION 16: Other information