Monday 4 March 2013

Material Safety Data Sheet MSDS

Material Safety Data Sheet MSDS
Occupier of every factory involving hazardous process is statutorily required under Section 41-B(1) of the Factories Act to disclose in a prescribed manner all the information regarding danger, including health hazards and the measures to overcome such hazards arising from the exposure to or handling of materials or substances in the manufacture, transportation, storage and other processes, to the workers employed in the factory, the Chief Inspector, the local authority within whose jurisdiction the factory is situated and the general public in the vicinity.

Model Rule No.82-C made under Section 41-B read with Section 112 of the Factories Act has specified that the occupier of any factory carrying out hazardous process shall arrange to obtain or develop information in the form of Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) in respect of hazardous substances or material handled in the manufacture, transportation and storage in the factory.

Every such MSDS sheet includes information on identification/labeling; hazardous ingredients, physical and chemical characteristics; potential fire, explosion and reactivity of the hazardous substances; health hazards involved; primary root of entry; permissible limits of exposure prescribed in the Second Schedule under Section 41-F of the Factories Act; precautions for safe handling and use of hazardous substances; emergency and first-aid procedures, date of preparation of MSDS as well as name, address and telephone number of the manufacturer, importer, occupier of other responsible party, preparing or distributing the MSDS.

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