SDS Section 7 (Tab "7
Handling-storage") – details
I. OSHA guidance
II. UN guidance
A4.3.7 SECTION 7: Handling and storage
A4.3.7.1 Precautions for safe handling
III. European Union guidance
SECTION 7: Handling and storage
7.1 Precautions for safe handling
7.2 Conditions for safe storage, including any
incompatibilities
7.3 Specific end use(s)
IV. Health Canada guidance
From: “OSHA Brief: Hazard
Communication Standard: Safety Data Sheets”, https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3514.html.
This section provides guidance on
the safe handling practices and conditions for safe storage of chemicals. The
required information consists of:
·
Precautions for safe handling, including
recommendations for handling incompatible chemicals, minimizing the release of
the chemical into the environment, and providing advice on general hygiene
practices (e.g., eating, drinking, and smoking in work areas is prohibited).
· Recommendations
on the conditions for safe storage, including any incompatibilities. Provide
advice on specific storage requirements (e.g., ventilation requirements).
From: United Nations (2017). Globally
Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS), Seventh
Revised Edition. https://unece.org/ghs-rev7-2017.
United Nations. Reprinted with permission.
This section provides guidance on safe handling practices
that minimize the potential hazards to people, property and the environment
from the substance or mixture. Emphasize precautions that are appropriate to
the intended use and to the unique properties of the substance or mixture.
A4.3.7.1.1 Provide advice that:
(a) allows safe handling of
the substance or mixture;
(b) prevents handling of
incompatible substances or mixtures;
(c) draws attention to
operations and conditions which create new risks by altering the properties of
the substance or mixture, and to appropriate countermeasures; and
(d) minimizes the release of
the substance or mixture to the environment.
A4.3.7.1.2 It is good practice to provide advice on general hygiene. For
example:
(a) “eating, drinking and
smoking in work areas is prohibited”;
(b) “wash hands after use”;
and
(c) “remove contaminated
clothing and protective equipment before entering eating areas”.
A4.3.7.2 Conditions for safe storage, including any incompatibilities
Ensure that the advice provided is consistent with the
physical and chemical properties in Section 9 (Physical and chemical
properties) of the SDS. If relevant, provide advice on specific storage
requirements including:
(a) How to avoid:
(i)
explosive atmospheres;
(ii) corrosive conditions;
(iii) flammability hazards;
(iv) incompatible substances
or mixtures;
(v) evaporative conditions;
and
(vi) potential ignition
sources (including electrical equipment).
(b) How to control the effects of:
(i)
weather conditions;
(ii) ambient pressure;
(iii) temperature;
(iv) sunlight;
(v) humidity; and
(vi) vibration.
(c) How to maintain the integrity of the substance or mixture by the use
of:
(i)
stabilizers; and
(ii) anti-oxidants.
(d) Other advice including:
(i)
ventilation requirements;
(ii) specific designs for
storage rooms/vessels;
(iii) quantity limits under
storage conditions (if relevant); and
(iv) packaging
compatibilities.
III.
European Union guidance
From: "COMMISSION
REGULATION (EU) 2020/878 of 18 June 2020, amending Annex II to Regulation (EC)
No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the
Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and
Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)”. Official Journal of the European Union,
26.6.2020.
This section of the safety data sheet shall provide
advice on safe handling practices. It shall emphasise
precautions that are appropriate to the identified uses referred to under
subsection 1.2 and to the unique properties of the substance or mixture.
Information in this section of the safety data sheet
shall relate to the protection of human health, safety and the environment. It
shall assist the employer in devising suitable working procedures and organisational measures according to Article 5 of Directive
98/24/EC and Article 5 of Directive 2004/37/EC.
Where a chemical safety report is required, the
information in this section of the safety data sheet shall be consistent with
the information given for the identified uses in the chemical safety report and
the exposure scenarios showing control of risk from the chemical safety report
set out in the annex to the safety data sheet.
In addition to information given in this section,
relevant information may also be found in section 8.
7.1.1 Recommendations shall be specified to:
(a) allow safe handling of the substance or mixture, such as
containment and measures to prevent fire as well as aerosol and dust
generation;
(b) prevent handling of incompatible substances or mixtures;
(c) draw attention to operations and conditions which create
new risks by altering the properties of the substance or mixture, and to
appropriate countermeasures; and
(d) reduce the release of the substance or mixture to the
environment, such as avoiding spills or keeping away from drains.
7.1.2 Advice on general occupational hygiene shall be provided, such as:
(a) not to eat, drink and smoke in work areas;
(b) to wash hands after use; and
(c) to remove contaminated clothing and protective equipment
before entering eating areas.
The advice provided shall be consistent with the physical
and chemical properties described in Section 9 of the safety data sheet. If
relevant, advice shall be provided on specific storage requirements including:
(a) how to manage risks associated with:
(i) explosive atmospheres;
(ii) corrosive conditions;
(iii) flammability hazards;
(iv) incompatible substances or mixtures;
(v) evaporative conditions; and
(vi) potential ignition sources (including electrical
equipment);
(b) how to control the effects of:
(i) weather conditions;
(ii) ambient pressure;
(iii) temperature;
(iv) sunlight;
(v) humidity; and
(vi) vibration;
(c) how to maintain the integrity of the substance or mixture by the use
of:
(i) stabilisers;
and
(ii) antioxidants;
(d) other advice including:
(i) ventilation requirements;
(ii) specific designs for storage rooms or vessels (including
retention walls and ventilation);
(iii) quantity limits under storage conditions (if relevant);
and
(iv) packaging compatibilities.
For substances and mixtures designed for specific end
use(s), recommendations shall relate to the identified use (s) referred to in
subsection 1.2 and be detailed and operational. If an exposure scenario is
attached, reference to it may be made or the information as required in
subsections 7.1 and 7.2 shall be provided. If an actor in the supply chain has
carried out a chemical safety assessment for the mixture, it is sufficient that
the safety data sheet and the exposure scenarios are consistent with the
chemical safety report for the mixture, rather than with the chemical safety
reports for each substance in the mixture. If industry or sector specific
guidance is available, detailed reference to it (including source and issuing
date) may be made.
From: "Technical
Guidance on the Requirements of the Hazardous Products Act and the Hazardous
Products Regulations, WHMIS 2015 Supplier Requirements", Cat.:
H129-64/1-2016E-PDF. December 2016. ©2016, Her Majesty the Queen in Right of
Canada, as represented by the Minister of Health.
This section provides information
on safe handling practices and conditions for safe storage of hazardous
products. The required information consists of:
·
Precautions for safe handling of the hazardous
product, such as cautionary measures with regard to incompatible products,
mixtures, materials and substances (PMMS), and precautions for minimizing the
release of the hazardous product into the environment
·
Description of the conditions for safe storage
(e.g., temperature, humidity, avoiding sunlight), including any
incompatibilities
·
Description of specific storage conditions
(e.g., appropriate ventilation, avoiding sources of ignition, including
particular arrangements to avoid static build-up)
[rev. 4.8.2021]
