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124 2019 INDUSTRY RESOURCE DIRECTORY Section 8—Exposure controls/personal protection: lists OSHA's Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs); ACGIH Threshold Limit Values (TLVs); and any other exposure limit used or recommended by the chemical manufacturer, importer, or employer preparing the SDS, where available, as well as appropriate engineering controls; PPE. Section 9—Physical and chemical properties: lists the chemical's characteristics. Section 10—Stability and reactivity: lists chemical stability and possibility of hazardous reactions. Section 11—Toxicological information: includes routes of exposure; related symptoms, acute and chronic effects; numerical measures of toxicity. Section 12—Ecological information: includes ecotoxicity, persistence and degradability, bioaccumulative potential, mobility in soil, and other adverse effects.* Section 13—Disposal considerations: includes a description of waste residues and information on their safe handling and methods of disposal, including the disposal of any contaminated packaging.* Section 14—Transport information: should include UN number; UN proper shipping name; transport hazard class(es); packing group, if applicable; environmental hazards (e.g., Marine pollutant (Yes/No)); transport in bulk (according to Annex II of MARPOL 73/78 and the IBC Code); special precautions that a user needs to be aware of, or needs to comply with, in connection with transport or conveyance either within or outside their premises.* Section 15—Regulatory information: safety, health, and environmental regulations specific for the product in question.* Section 16—Other information: includes the date of preparation or last revision. More detailed information regarding what must be included in each section can be found on OSHA's website at www.osha. gov/Publications/OSHA3514.html or in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.1200. *Note: Since other agencies regulate this information, OSHA does not enforce Sections 12 through 15 per 29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(2). What are a PRO's responsibilities concerning the SDS? Maintaining an SDS for every hazardous chemical and making each SDS available to employees as part of the HCS's Right-to- Know provisions (29 CFR 1910.1200)—which says employees have the right to know about the chemicals to which they are exposed—is one of five key responsibilities employers have under the HCS. The other four key responsibilities employers have are: 1. Maintaining a hazard communication program detailing the plans in place for the safe handling of chemicals 2. Maintaining a written chemical inventory of every hazardous chemical in the facility to which employees are exposed 3. Maintaining proper labels and warning signs associated with said chemicals 4. Training employees on chemical hazards and necessary precautions When did this go into effect? Various provisions of the rule have been going into effect since it was adopted in 2012. As of December 1, 2015, distributors were no longer allowed to ship containers with the old labels. All employers were required to have updated any alternative workplace labeling, updated their hazard communication program, and to provide any additional employee training no later than June 1, 2016. Safety and Health Better worksites. Better weekends. Better world. EXCLUSIVE MEMBERS-ONLY CONTENT REDACTED Join us now at www.psai.org for access to this valuable information.