Safety Data Sheets (SDS)

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Safety: Safety Data Sheets & Hazard Communication

The Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) (29 CFR 1910.1200(g)), revised in 2012, requires that the chemical manufacturer, distributor, or importer provide Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) (formerly MSDSs or Material Safety Data Sheets) for each hazardous chemical to downstream users to communicate information on these hazards. Resource link: OSHA Information Brief

Link to LCC's Online Safety Data Sheets: lanecc.kha.com 

NOTE: in case of power or website outage, a thumb drive containing a backup of the Division's safety data sheets can be found at the following locations and inserted into a battery operated device:

  • Science Division Office: Bldg. 16 / Room 166B, stored with Division keys
  • Chemical Hygiene Officer's office: Bldg. 16 / Rm 123, hanging on the wall next to desk 

Link to Additional Resource for chemical safety information: PubChem Database 

  • PubChem is maintained by the National Library of Medicine
  • Find authoritative chemical safety information available in their Laboratory Chemical Safety Summary (LCSS) Datasheets.
  • The PubChem LCSS can be used to supplement information from a manufacturer SDS or help resolve conflicting data from multiple sources.
  • Video tutorial (produce by American Chemical Society):

Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) Pictograms:

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Hazard Communication Standard Pictograms from OSHA with descriptions below

Health Hazard

  • Pictogram description: an outline of a person with spreading toxins over the heart and lungs
  • Carcinogen
  • Mutagenicity
  • Reproductive Toxicity
  • Respiratory Sensitizer
  • Target Organ Toxicity

Flame

  • Pictogram description: fire
  • Flammables
  • Pyrophorics
  • Self-Heating
  • Emits Flammable Gas
  • Self-Reactives
  • Organic Peroxides

Exclamation Mark

  • Pictogram description: an exclamation point
  • Irritant (skin and eye)
  • Skin Sensitizer
  • Acute Toxicity (harmful)
  • Narcotic Effects
  • Respiratory Tract Irritant
  • Hazardous to Ozone Layer (Non-Mandatory)

Gas Cylinder

  • Pictogram description: a long, narrow gas cylinder on its side
  • Gases Under Pressure

Corrosion

  • Pictogram description: a liquid substance pouring from test tubes and corroding metal and burning a hand
  • Skin Corrosion/Burns
  • Eye Damage
  • Corrosive to Metals

Exploding Bomb

  • Pictogram description: a sphere exploding and flinging shrapnel
  • Explosives
  • Self-Reactives
  • Organic Peroxides

Flame Over Circle

  • Pictogram description: a circle with fire coming out of it
  • Oxidizers

Environment (Non-Mandatory)

  • Pictogram description: a dead tree and fish
  • Aquatic Toxicity

Skull and Crossbones

  • Pictogram description: a human skull atop two crossed bones
  • Acute Toxicity (fatal or toxic)