Chapter 18 MSDS & SDS

Question 1

1. Coatings Product Data Sheets provide users with the following:

Answer 1

Surface preparation
Storage
Mixing and thinning
Application procedure
DFT requirements

Question 2

2. SDS contains the following:

Answer 2

Provides workers and emergency personnel with critical information on composition, handling or working with the substance

Includes information such as melting point, boiling point, flash point, toxicity, health effects, first aid, reactivity, storage, disposal, protective equipment, and spill handling procedures.

Provides information regarding the safety issues associated with any hazardous (or potentially hazardous) material.

Provides instructions for the correct action to take in the event of a spill, explosion, fire or hazardous exposure.