• Accident Reporting
• Asbestos
• Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Program
• Barricades
• Biohazards
• Chemical
• CPR First Aid
• Electrical
• Emergency and Fire
• Equipment
• Facility Space Management
• Fiberglass
• Fluorescent Lights
• Food Borne Illness
• Fume Hood Fans, Ducts, and Motors
• General Safety
• Glass
• Hazardous Materials
  • Material Safety Data Sheets
  • Hazardous Waste Disposal
  • Compressed Gas Cylinders
  • Responsibilities for Reporting and Notification on the Event of a Chemical or Biological Material Spill in or Outside a University Building or Facility
  • Guidelines for Managing Potentially Hazardous Items Presented to Salvage and Surplus
  • Mercury Thermometer Exchange Program
  • Disposal of Batteries
  • Broken Mercury Thermometers
• Laboratory Safety
• Lead
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Radiation
• Restricted Entry Areas
• Right to Know
• Safety Committee
• Safety Concerns - Animal Areas
• Utilities
• Vehicles
• Welding and Cutting
• Winter Safety

Material Safety Data Sheets

Purpose:

To provide employees with information about hazardous substances in the workplace.

Policies and Procedures:

As of August 3, 1987 Pennsylvania employers are required to provide Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS's) to employees who request them.

In order to comply with this regulation, the Environmental Health and Safety Office will maintain a complete file of the MSDS's.

The procedure for obtaining a copy of a MSDS is as follows:

1. Obtain the name of the product and the manufacturer from the container.
2. Find the MSDS number from the list of hazardous substances which will be posted on bulletin boards in the buildings where the products are stored. The listing is arranged alphabetically by manufacturer and the product. The MSDS is the five-digit number in the column of the right side of the page.
3. Obtain request for MSDS from OPP Human Resources or Safety Office. Fill out the form and return it to the Safety Officer.
4. The MSDS will be given to you within five days of the date of your request.

See Attachment - (Material Safety Data Sheets)

Date of Policy:

August 3, 1987