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MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets) basics</p>
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	What every maintenance manager needs to know</p></b>
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The most common mistake that organizations make with the MSDS and the chemicals
is that the inventory of chemicals in use does not correspond to the MSDS sheets
in the notebook or file. The fine, as in other areas runs from $7000 per incident
per day to $25,000 per incident per day.</p>
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<li style="text-align:left">Consider computerizing the whole process. OSHA has accepted the presence of the
MSDS sheets in the computer. With networks you can avoid trouble by having a company-wide
file available to everyone. </li>
<li style="text-align:left">It is the manufacturer of the chemical that is responsible to get the MSDS to you.
You are responsible to notice if you have it or not.</li>
<li style="text-align:left">A major source of inspections originates from disgruntled employees anonymously
calling OSHA. </li>
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	<b>MSDS highlights:</p>
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Part #1 </font>
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OSHA hazard</font>
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This section is an overview of the hazard. Read it carefully to determine if a significant
hazard exists.</font>
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Part #3 </font>
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Precautionary label information as prescribed by the EPA</font>
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These sections go through the specific first aid steps for all types of exposure
including ingestion, inhalation, skin contact etc. If you work with dangerous materials
study these sections and be prepared.</font>
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Part #4</font>
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First aid</font>
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Part #6 </font>
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Toxicological Information</font>
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While this is designed for Doctors and scientists a quick read through these sections
would tip you off if the material is very toxic or very dangerous to the environment.</font>
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Part #7</font>
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Environmental Toxicology</font>
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Part #9 </font>
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Fire</font>
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This part will alert you to a potential fire hazard or a potential deadly reaction
with another chemical. In some cases mixing two safe chemicals results in an unsafe
reaction. For example the gas given off by mixing bleach and ammonia is deadly.</font>
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Part #10</font>
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Reactivity</font>
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Other parts</font>
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Transit, handling, spill procedures, regulation</font>
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All of the other information necessary to use, transport, clean-up chemical</font>
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The exact format of the sheet varies by manufacturer but there are general sections
that contain critical information that every employee should know. There are as
many as 15 parts to the MSDS sheet</p>
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