From:
Nora Dunkel <noradunkel51**At_Symbol_Here**WEBSTER.EDU>
Subject:
[DCHAS-L] How is the order of hazards on an SDS determined?
Date:
Aug 30, 2023 17:36 UTC
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ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU>
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Does anyone know how SDS writers determine the order in which hazard and precautionary statements appear? I’m working on an inventory/SDS update project, and have run into many situations where two products (mainly paints) have the same
precautionary and hazard statements, just listed in different orders. For example, many cans of spray paint list flammability as the first hazard, but occasionally flammability is beneath 3-5 other warnings, such as skin irritation, reproductive toxicity,
CNS depression, etc. It seems random, but is there a system for ranking the hazards within an SDS?
Thanks,
Nora Dunkel, CHMM
Chemical Safety Officer
Webster University
Office: Browning Hall/ISB 314
314-246-2244 (desk)
noradunkel51**At_Symbol_Here**webster.edu
