Workplace Safety

• The number-one function for safety data sheets is to provide workplace safety. These sheets list safety hazards, storage specifics, ingredients, effects on the environment, first aid measures, and disposal methods. They also address handling and storage and provide regulatory information. If it is a flammable chemical, these sheets even provide firefighting measures.
  
  

Data File Location

• The maintenance department of a facility is usually charged with maintaining a file of the safety data sheets. They are usually placed in a binder with all other company emergency and safety data. They are available on the Internet, but it is always necessary to keep hard copies in case of a power outage or Internet failure.
  
  

Gathering Safety Data Sheets

• It is the responsibility of the manufacturers of chemical products to distribute the safety data sheets to their customers. Gathering these data sheets has become much less complex due to the Internet; many free sites have updated lists of all chemicals just for the asking.