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Safety data sheet (SDS)

A safety data sheet (SDS) is a document from the supplier with information on the properties, hazards and safe use of a hazardous substance or mixture.

Explanation

An SDS tells you what you need to know to work safely with a product: the composition, the hazards, first aid, firefighting, what to do in case of a spill, storage and handling, personal protective equipment, physical properties and information on transport and regulations. The layout is standardised in many countries.

The supplier prepares the sheet and provides it. In which cases that is mandatory follows from European chemicals regulation. As an employer you use the sheet to assess risks, write work instructions, choose PPE and set up storage. Make sure employees can find it.

Keep your sheets up to date: suppliers revise them when there are new insights or rules, so keep the latest version and archive the old one. The label on the packaging gives a short summary of the hazards, the safety data sheet gives the extensive information. The label follows the CLP rules.

Example from practice

For a new cleaning product you request the SDS from the supplier. Based on it you choose gloves and goggles, record where the product is stored safely and add it to the register of hazardous substances.

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Hazardous substancesManage safety data sheets (SDS) and exposure. Risk assessment & action planAssess risks and set out an action plan.
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Managing hazardous substances: register, safety data sheets and storageA hazardous substances register gives you an overview of which products your organisation has, where they are kept and how people work with them safely. Here is how to set it up, from inventory and safety data sheets to storage, instruction and substitution.
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See also

CLPClassification, Labelling and PackagingPBMPersonal protective equipmentRI&ERisk Inventory and EvaluationArbowetWorking Conditions Act (Arbowet)

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