Metalworking Fluid MSDS becomes SDS

  • Posted on: 5 December 2013
  • By: SandBlaster

For decades, the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) has been the back-bone of OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200). As most safety professionals know by now, the Hazard Communication Standard has been revised by OSHA to align with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS), the result of which will include substantial changes to the MSDS, which is being rebranded as the "Safety Data Sheets" or "SDS." Our link is to OSHA, where they explain the sixteen sections of the new SDS. If you're not a giant fan of reading government explanations of government regulations, don't forget the convenient video provided by Hangsterfer's Laboratories for all of the Readers of METALWORKING FLUID MAGAZINE, posted [HERE].