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Federal law dictates that employers must provide information to their employees about hazardous materials and chemicals that employees may be exposed to in the workplace. The vehicle for that information is the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS). While there is no specified format for the MSDS, OSHA has developed a non-mandatory format, OSHA Form 174, which may be used by chemical manufacturers and importers to comply with OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard.

You are entitled to receive a data sheet from your supplier. Figure 5 shows a blank OSHA Form 174 that shows you what kind of materials you are working with regarding the chemical make-up, including the identity, characteristics, and hazard data.

Figure 5 Below. Example of a typical MSDS sheet

Material Safety Data Sheet	U.S. Department of Labor
May be used to comply with OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910 1200. Standard must be consulted for specific requirements.	Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Non-Mandatory Form) Form Approved OMB No. 1218-0072
IDENTITY (as Used on Label and List)	Note: Blank spaces are not permitted. If any item is not applicable or no information is available, the space must be marked to indicate that.
Section I
^{Manufacturer’s name}	^{Emergency Telephone Number}
^{Address (Number, Street, City, State and ZIP Code)}	^{Telephone Number for Information}
	^{Date Prepared}
	^{Signature of Preparer (optional)}
Section II—Hazardous Ingredients/Identity Information
Hazardous Components (Specific Chemical Identity, Common Name(s))		OSHA PEL	ACGIH TLV		Other Limits Recommended		% (optional)





Section III—Physical/Chemical Characteristics
^{Boiling Point}	Specific Gravity (H₂0 = 1)
^{Vapor Pressure (mm Hg)}	^{Melting Point}
^{Vapor Density (AIR = 1)}	^{Evaporation Rate (Butyl Acetate = 1)}
^{Solubility in Water}
^{Appearance and Odor}
Section IV—Fire and Explosion Hazard Data
^{Flash Point (Method Used)}	^{Flammable Limits}			^LEL		^UEL
^{Extinguishing Media}
^{Special Fire Fighting Procedures}

^{Unusual Fire and Explosion Hazards}

^{(Reproduce locally) OSHA 174 Sept. 1985}

Section V—Reactivity Data
^Stability		^Unstable				^{Conditions to Avoid}
		^Stable
^{Incompatibility (Materials to Avoid)}
^{Hazardous Decomposition or Byproducts}
Hazardous Polymerization		^{May Occur}				^{Conditions to Avoid}
		^{Will Not Occur}
Section VI—Health Hazard Data
^{Route(s) of Entry}		^Inhalation?	^Skin?				^Ingestion?
^{Health Hazards (Acute and Chronic)}


^{Carcinogenicity}		^NTP?	^{IARC Monographs?}				^{OSHA Regulated?}

^{Signs and Symptoms of Exposure}

Medical Conditions Generally Aggravated by Exposure

^{Emergency and First Aid Procedures}

Section VII—Precautions for Safe Handling and Use
^{Steps to Be Taken in Case Material Is Released or Spilled}


^{Waste Disposal Method}

^{Precautions to Be Taken in Handling and Storing}

^{Other Precautions}

Section VII—Control Measures
^{Respiratory Protection (Specify Type)}
^Ventilation	^{Local Exhaust}				^Special
	^{Mechanical (General)}				^Other
^{Protective Gloves}				^{Eye Protection}
^{Other Protective Clothing or Equipment}
^{Work/Hygienic Practices}