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712 APPENDIX C ■ Safety Data Sheets

■ Whether there is a potential or the chemical to persist an Construction an Equipment o Ships Carrying Dangerous
egra e in the environment through either bio egra a- Chemicals in Bulk) (International Bulk Chemical Co e

tion or other processes, such as oxi ation or hy rolysis [IBC Co e])

■ Results o tests o bioaccumulation potential, making re - ■ Any special precautions that an employee shoul be aware
erence to the octanol–water partition coe cient (Kow) o or nee s to comply with, in connection with transport

an the bioconcentration actor (BCF), where available or conveyance either within or outsi e their premises

■ T e potential or a substance to move rom the soil to the (in icate when in ormation is not available)
groun water (in icate results rom a sorption stu ies or

leaching stu ies)

■ Other a verse e ects (e.g., environmental ate, ozone layer SECTION 15: REGULATORY INFORMATION
epletion potential, photochemical ozone creation poten- (NONMANDATORY)

tial, en ocrine isrupting potential, an /or global warm-

ing potential) T is section i entif es the sa ety, health, an environmental

regulations specif c or the pro uct that is not in icate any-

SECTION 13: DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS where else on the SDS. T e in ormation may inclu e

(NONMANDATORY) ■ Any national an /or regional regulatory in ormation o the

chemical or mixtures (inclu ing any OSHA, Department

Tis section provi es gui ance on proper isposal practices, o ransportation, Environmental Protection Agency, or

recycling or reclamation o the chemical(s) or its container, Consumer Pro uct Sa ety Commission Regulations)

an sa e han ling practices. o minimize exposure, this section

shoul also re er the rea er to Section 8 (Exposure Controls/

Personal Protection) o the SDS. T e in ormation may inclu e SECTION 16: OTHER INFORMATION

■ Description o appropriate isposal containers to use Tis section in icates when the SDS was prepare or when

■ Recommen ations o appropriate isposal metho s to
employ the last known revision was ma e. T e SDS may also state

■ Description o the physical an chemical properties that where the changes have been ma e to the previous version.
may a ect isposal activities You may wish to contact the supplier or an explanation o

■ Language iscouraging sewage isposal the changes. Other use ul in ormation also may be inclu e
here.
■ Any special precautions or lan ills or incineration
activities
Employer Responsibilities

SECTION 14: TRANSPORT INFORMATION Employers must ensure that the SDSs are rea ily accessible
to employees or all hazar ous chemicals in their workplace.
(NONMANDATORY) T is may be one in many ways. For example, employers

may keep the SDSs in a bin er or on computers as long as the
T is section provi es gui ance on classif cation in ormation

or shipping an transporting o hazar ous chemical(s) by employees have imme iate access to the in ormation without

roa , air, rail, or sea. T e in ormation may inclu e leaving their work area when nee e an a backup is avail-
able or rapi access to the SDS in the case o a power out-

■ UN number (i.e., our-f gure i entif cation number o the age or other emergency. Furthermore, employers may want

substance) 1 to esignate a person or persons responsible or obtaining

■ UN proper shipping name 1 an maintaining the SDSs. I the employer oes not have an

■ ransport hazar class(es) 1 SDS, the employer or esignate person(s) shoul contact

■ Packing group number, i applicable, base on the egree the manu acturer to obtain one.

o hazar 2

■ Environmental hazar s (e.g., i enti y i it is a marine pol- Reference

lutant accor ing to the International Maritime Dangerous
Goo s Co e [IMDG Co e]) OSHA, 29 CFR 1910.1200(g) an Appen ix D. Unite

■ Gui ance on transport in bulk (accor ing to Annex II Nations Globally Harmonize System o Classif cation
o MARPOL 73/78 an the International Co e or the an Labelling o Chemicals (GHS), thir revise e ition,
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Unite Nations, 2009. T ese re erences an other in orma-

1 Chemical, as ef ne in the HCS, is any substance, or mixture o tion relate to the revise Hazar Communication Stan ar

substances. can be oun on OSHA’s Hazar Communication Sa ety an

2 Foun in the most recent e ition o the Unite Nations Health opics page, locate at:http://www.osha.gov/ sg/
Recommen ations on the ransport o Dangerous Goo s.
3 MARPOL 73/78 means the International Convention or the hazcom/in ex.html.

Prevention o Pollution rom Ships, 1973, as mo if e by the Protocol Disclaimer: T is brie provi es a general overview
o 1978 relating thereto, as amen e o the sa ety ata sheet requirements in the Hazar