MSDS

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
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RSE-0001
Prepared to OSHA, ACC, ANSI, NOHSC, WHMIS & 2001/58 EC Standards MSDS Revision: 1.0 MSDS Revision Date: 04/01/2007
DEFINITION OF TERMS
A large number of abbreviations and acronyms appear on a MSDS. Some of these that are commonly used include the following:
GENERAL INFORMATION:
CAS No. Chemical Abstract Service Number
EXPOSURE LIMITS IN AIR:
ACGIH American Conference on Governmental Industrial Hygienists
TLV Threshold Limit Value
OSHA U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PEL Permissible Exposure Limit
IDLH Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health
FIRST AID MEASURES:
CPR Cardiopulmonary resuscitation - method in which a person
whose heart has stopped receives manual chest
compressions and breathing to circulate blood and provide
oxygen to the body.
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IDENTIFICATION
SYSTEM: HMIS
HEALTH, FLAMMABILITY & REACTIVITY RATINGS:
0 Minimal Hazard
1 Slight Hazard
2 Moderate Hazard
3 Severe Hazard
4 Extreme Hazard
PERSONAL PROTECTION RATINGS:
A
G
B
H
C
I
D
J
E
K
F
X
Consult your supervisor or S.O.P. for
special handling directions.
Safety Glasses Splash Goggles
Face Shield &
E
y
e Protection
Gloves
Boots Synthetic Apron Full Suit Dust Respirator
Full Face Res
p
irato
r
Dust & Vapor Half-
Mask Res
p
irato
r
Full Face
Res
p
irato
r
Airline Hood/Mask
or SCBA
Note: the dotted circle indicates that this respiratory protective
equipment is required for high concentrations or for large
volume spills or releases of product.
OTHER STANDARD ABBREVIATIONS:
NA Not Available
NR No Results
NE Not Established
ND Not Determined
ML Maximum Limit
SCBA Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION: NFPA
FLAMMABILITY LIMITS IN AIR:
Autoignition
Temperature
Minimum temperature required to initiate combustion
in air with no other source of ignition
LEL Lower Explosive Limit - lowest percent of vapor in air, by
volume, that will explode or ignite in the presence of
an ignition source
UEL Upper Explosive Limit - highest percent of vapor in air,
by volume, that will explode or ignite in the presence of
an ignition source
HAZARD RATINGS:
0 Minimal Hazard
1 Slight Hazard
2 Moderate Hazard
3 Severe Hazard
4 Extreme Hazard
ACD Acidic
ALK Alkaline
COR Corrosive
W Use No Water
OX Oxidizer
TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION:
LD
50
Lethal Dose (solids & liquids) which kills 50% of the
exposed animals s
LC
50
Lethal concentration (gases) which kills 50% of the
exposed animal
ppm Concentration expressed in parts of material per
million parts
TD
lo
Lowest dose to cause a symptom
TCLo Lowest concentration to cause a symptom
TD
lo
, LD
lo
, & LD
o
or
TC, TC
o
, LC
lo
, & LC
o
Lowest dose (or concentration) to cause lethal or
toxic effects
IARC International Agency for Research on Cancer
NTP National Toxicology Program
RTECS Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances
BCF Bioconcentration Factor
TL
m
Median threshold limit
log K
OW
or log K
OC
Coefficient of Oil/Water Distribution
REGULATORY INFORMATION:
WHMIS Canadian Workplace Hazardous Material Information System
DOT U.S. Department of Transportation
TC Transport Canada
EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
DSL Canadian Domestic Substance List
NDSL Canadian Non-Domestic Substance List
PSL Canadian Priority Substances List
TSCA U.S. Toxic Substance Control Act
EU European Union (European Union Directive 67/548/EEC)
EC INFORMATION:
C E F N O T+ Xi Xn
Corrosive Explosive Flammable Harmful Oxidizing Toxic Irritant Harmful
HEALTH
FLAMMABILITY
REACTIVITY
PERSONAL PROTECTION
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