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Exposure Control! Personal Protection Physical and Chemical Properties

Chemicals are widely used in many industries and accidental exposures can endanger lives and property. Due to increased chemical usage in workplaces, control measures are needed to prevent unnecessary exposure. A Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) provides important information on chemical hazards and safety precautions for emergency response, training, environmental protection, health monitoring, and regulatory compliance. Having hazard identification and risk assessment, along with exposure controls and personal protective equipment guidance from the MSDS, can help avoid chemical exposures in the workplace.

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Exposure Control! Personal Protection Physical and Chemical Properties

Chemicals are widely used in many industries and accidental exposures can endanger lives and property. Due to increased chemical usage in workplaces, control measures are needed to prevent unnecessary exposure. A Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) provides important information on chemical hazards and safety precautions for emergency response, training, environmental protection, health monitoring, and regulatory compliance. Having hazard identification and risk assessment, along with exposure controls and personal protective equipment guidance from the MSDS, can help avoid chemical exposures in the workplace.

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Chemicals are used in many .

Accidental release measure


industries- from construction, .Handling and storage
manufacturing, bio-science, .Exposure control! personal protection
food processing as well as .
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Physical and chemical properties

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service industries (hotels, .Stability and reactivity
[ ~- schools etc). Many incidents .Toxicological information
involvingchemical exposures . Ecological information
that resulted in lives and . Disposal consideration
property losses have taken .Transport information
place. Due to easier
accessibility and increase in
..
Regulatory information
Training
the usage of chemicals in the .
Other information
working environment, control
measures are required in Having known the chemical or product, a hazard identification
order to prevent unnecessary chemical exposure to persons and risk assessment should be conducted. Exposurecontrol,
as well as to the community. safe work procedure as well as personal protection provide
guidance in the control measure to avoid exposure to the
Legal requirements pertaining to chemical hazards in the chemicals.
workplace can be found in the Factories Act, Chapter 104.
Section 60A stipulates that MSDS information are used for Emergency response,
.Factories occupiers have to obtain the MSDS from HAZMAT and preparedness planning - scenarios, training,
the suppliers; drills and mitigation measures etc. Environmentalaspect and
.Access the information in the MSDS; impact would also require accurate information from the
.Make them available to workers who are exposed to MSDS for pollution control and measures.
the chemicals;
.Educate exposed employees on the hazards and take The toxicological data provided by MSDS could be used for
review of health and hygiene control programs. Information
precautionary measures to ensure the safe use of
the chemical; on physical and chemical propertiesare useful for safe design
and operation of processesthat involve hazardouschemicals.
In addition, chemical suppliers are required to provide MSDS When working in confined spaces, the employees involved
and ensure that an accurate and adequate description of the need the important information in the MSDS - especially when
identity of all hazardous ingredients, physical and chemical dealing with hazardous gas so as to ensure safe entry and
properties, safety and Health hazard information, precautions working within the confined space.
to be taken and safe handling information of the substance
are given. Control and use of hazardous substances would require the
safe handling and storage information, training, disposal
Failure of the above upon conviction would render the occupier considerations. Regulatory informationwould be required for
liable to a fine not exceeding $5000. updates on the legal register for work place compliance.
Labelling and signs communications should be accurate
Employees must play their part by knowing the hazards and as per the international standards for transportation
involved, follow safe work procedures and use the personal and handling.
protective equipment provided correctly.
MSDS is, therefore, an important source of information for
The recently published Singapore Standard CP98:2003 the implementation and control of chemical hazards in the
(Preparationand use of MaterialSafety Data Sheets) provides various working environment.
recommendations on the preparation, review, re (issue) and
use of MSDS. Supplier and manufacturer are required to
provide and keep up-to-date Material Safety Data Sheet
(MSDS) and review those that are more than 5 years old.

Contents and Qenerallayout of MSDS from CP98:2003


.Chemical product & company identification
..Composition! information on ingredients
Hazards identification
.First aid measure
.Fire fighting measure

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