SDS

SAFETY DATA SHEET
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GG-053
Prepared to OSHA, ACC, ANSI, WHSR, WHMIS, GHS & EU Standards
SDS Revision: 1.1
SDS Revision Date: 9/27/2022
DEFINITION OF TERMS
A large number of abbreviations and acronyms appear on a SDS. Some of these that are commonly used include the following:
GENERAL INFORMATION:
CAS No.
Chemical Abstract Service Number
RTECS No.
Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances Number
EINECS No.
European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances Number
EXPOSURE LIMITS IN AIR:
ACGIH
American Conference on Governmental Industrial Hygienists
IDLH
Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health
NOHSC
National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (Australia)
OSHA
U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
PEL
Permissible Exposure Limit
STEL
Short Term Exposure Limit
TLV
Threshold Limit Value
TWA
Time Weighted Average
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
HEALTH
1 Slight Hazard
FLAMMABILITY
2 Moderate Hazard
PHYSICAL HAZARDS
3 Severe Hazard
PERSONAL PROTECTION
4
Extreme Hazard
PERSONAL PROTECTION RATINGS:
A G
B H
C I
D J
E K
F X
Consult your supervisor or SOPs for
special handling directions.
Safety Glasses Splash Goggles
Face Shield &
Protective Eyewear
Gloves
Boots
Protective Apron
Protective Clothing
& Full Suit
Dust Respirator
Full Face Respirator
Dust & Vapor Half-
Mask Respirator
Full Face
Respirator
Airline Hood/Mask
or SCBA
OTHER STANDARD ABBREVIATIONS:
Carc
Carcinogenic
Irrit
Irritant
NA
Not Available
NR
No Results
ND
Not Determined
NE
Not Established
NF
Not Found
SCBA
Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
Sens
Sensitization
STOT RE
Specific Target Organ Toxicity – Repeat Exposure
STOT SE
Specific Target Organ Toxicity – Single Exposure
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
TREFOIL
Radioactive
TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION:
LD
50
Lethal Dose (solids & liquids) which kills 50% of the exposed animals
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)
WGK
Wassergefährdungsklassen (German Water Hazard Class)
WORKPLACE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IDENTIFICATION (WHMIS) SYSTEM:
Class A Class B Class C Class D1 Class D2 Class D3 Class E Class F
Compressed Flammable Oxidizing Toxic Irritation Infectious Corrosive Reactive
CLP/GHS (1272/2008/EC) PICTOGRAMS:
GHS01 GHS02 GHS03 GHS04 GHS05 GHS06 GHS07 GHS08 GHS09
Explosive Flammable Oxidizer
Pressurized
Corrosive Toxic
Harmful
Irritating
Health
Hazard
Environment