Course Overview
ChemADVISOR’s MSDS Authoring course touches on a wide variety of Chemical regulations found throughout EHS&T legislation. For example, in the United States, many states have their own individual federally approved state regulatory requirements (i.e., occupational exposure limits), that may be more stringent or expansive than Federal standards, thus creating the need for this information to be captured on an MSDS while additionally having impact on other aspects of U.S. compliance.
This course begins with a discussion of the United States regulatory requirements that apply to MSDS authoring under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). It continues with a discussion of the recommendations for MSDS authoring contained within the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) current standard for Hazardous Industrial Chemicals – Material Safety Data Sheets – Preparation (ANSI Z400.1), which is a voluntary consensus standard.
The course then moves on to a detailed discussion of the 16 sections of the MSDS, going through each one, section by section. Within this part of the course, attendees learn how to classify products using OSHA and ANSI criteria. The MSDS Authoring course concludes with a workshop during which the class critiques MSDSs which they themselves provide. This workshop has proven to be both a popular and an effective way of reinforcing the concepts covered in the previous three days of training.
This course is focused on United States regulatory requirements, however, international references are made throughout the course, and questions will be addressed as time allows.
Regulatory Coverage
This course is based primarily upon OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard at 29 CFR 1910.1200 and Substance-specific health standards at 29 CFR 1910.1001-1052, as well as ANSI’s current standard for Hazardous Industrial Chemicals – Material Safety Data Sheets – Preparation (ANSI Z400.1). However, other U.S. federal, state, and local and international regulations are addressed in appropriate sections of the MSDS.
Additionally, advisory guidance and standards will be addressed as well as glimpses into emerging topics and legislation such as the Globally Harmonized of Classification and Labelling (GHS).