Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
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Short form for Material Safety Data Sheets. These contain detailed information about the health hazards, safe handling and storage, and medical treatment of hazardous materials As part of WHMIS
legislation, up-to-date MSDS's must be provided by the supplier
of chemical products, such as paints, cleaners, hardeners, that
are used in the shop. All MSDS's must be kept in an area where all
workers have access to them. In Canada, every material that is controlled
by WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System) must
have an accompanying MSDS that is specific to each individual product
or material (both the product name and supplier on the MSDS must
match the materials in use). More information
on MSDS's can be found on line at http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/legisl/msdss.html |
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Paint Manufacturers
and Suppliers - the following companies currently provide on-line
access to material safety data sheets(MSDS) and product technical
information.
At the present time, when a spraypainting facility applies for a Schedule 9 Air Permit from the Ontario Ministry of Environment’s (MoE) Environment Assessment and Approvals Branch (EA&AB), the facility must submit copies of the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for the paint and solvent product that is in use in the facility. In some cases this amounted to almost 350 pages. |
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The NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards lists information on many chemicals used in paints. This information includes chemical names, Chemical Abstracts (CAS) identification numbers, physical chemical properties, toxicity, exposure limits, personal protection and respirator recommendations, exposure routes, symptoms, target organs, and cancer causing potential |
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New Jersey Right-to-Know Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets are available for over 1,000 individual hazardous chemicals. They contain acute and chronic health hazards, identification, workplace exposure limits, medical tests, workplace controls and practices, personal protective equipment, handling and storage, questions and answers, definitions, and emergency response information for fires, spills and first aid. Many have been translated into Spanish; NJ Dept of Health & Senior Services, Occupational Health Services, PO Box 360, Trenton, NJ 08625-0306; Phone 609-984-1863; FAX 609-292-5677 |
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