This Indian Standard was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards on recommendation of the Chemical Hazards Sectional Committee and approval of the Chemical Division Council’.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) or simply SDS (Safety Data Sheet) is the means of communicating information about the hazardous properties of a material to the users, plant workers, people handling material in transit, the government agencies involved and the general public. This is an essential component of hazard communication.
The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) is an internationally agreed-upon system, created by the United Nations (UN). The GHS includes criteria for the classification of health, physical and environmental hazards, as well as specifying what information should be included on labels of hazardous chemicals as well as safety data sheets.
The International Organization for Standards (ISO) has published ISO 11014 ― Safety data sheet for chemical products – Content and order of sections. This international standard has been developed by aligning the text with the GHS as regards hazard communication.
In India ― The Factories Act as per section 41B inserted in 1987 stipulates ― Compulsory disclosure of information by occupier. Under the provision of this section, the respective state governments have stipulated format of MSDS in the respective factories rules. For example, rule 73-M in Maharashtra Factories Rules provides a 10-section format for Material Safety Data Sheet. The Tamil Nadu Factories Rules 1950 has stipulated an 11- section format of the MSDS under an exclusive schedule. The Atomic Energy (Factories) Rules of Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) had given an 8- section format of MSDS. The Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals (MSIHC) Rules, 1989 amended in 2000, under the Environment Act of Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) stipulates a 10 - section format of Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for collection, development and dissemination of information. This standard has been formulated to harmonize with the internationally available format such as the one provided by ISO and GHS for better hazard communication globally.
While formulating this standard, considerable assistance has been derived from the following references:
1. The Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical Rules 1989 as amended in 2000.
2. The Atomic Energy (Factories) Rules, 1996.
3. The Maharashtra Factories Rules, 1963.
4. The Tamil Nadu Factories Rules 1950 (year of amendment to be added).
5. Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS), 2011
6. ISO 11014 : 2014 ― Safety data sheet for chemical products – Content and order of sections.
7. Draft notification: Dangerous Goods (classification, packaging and labelling) Rules, 2013, Ministry of Environment and Forests Indian Standard.
Table 1 Section Headings (Clause 4) Sl No. Section Headings
i) 1 Chemical product and company identification
ii) 2 Hazards identification
iii) 3 Composition/information on ingredients
iv) 4 First-aid measures
v) 5 Fire-fighting measures
vi) 6 Accidental release measures
vii) 7 Handling and storage
viii) 8 Exposure controls and personal protection
ix) 9 Physical and chemical properties
x) 10 Stability and reactivity
xi) 11 Toxicological information
xii) 12 Ecological information
xiii) 13 Disposal considerations
xiv) 14 Transport information
xv) 15 Regulatory information
xvi) 16 Other information
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