The format of the 16-section SDS should include the following sections: ■ Section 1. Identification ■ Section 2. Hazard(s) identification ■ Section 3. Composition/information on ingredients ■ Section 4. First-Aid measures ■ Section 5. Fire-fighting measures ■ Section 6. Accidental release measures ■ Section 7. Handling and storage ■ Section 8. Exposure controls/personal protection ■ Section 9. Physical and chemical properties ■ Section 10. Stability and reactivity ■ Section 11. Toxicological information ■ Section 12. Ecological information ■ Section 13. Disposal considerations ■ Section 14. Transport information ■ Section 15. Regulatory information ■ Section 16. Other information, including date of preparation or last revision. Note that although the headings for Sections 12–15 are mandatory, OSHA will not enforce the content of these four sections because these sections are within other agencies’ jurisdictions.
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Employer’s Responsibility Repair facility owners and managers need to become familiar with the standard revisions and train their employees on recognizing the new labels and reading the new SDS versions by December 1st. OSHA has some downloadable “quick cards” available for help with this training. Go to www.osha.gov. Besides the general information, it’s even more important that repair facility owners and managers explain how the hazardous communication procedures will change in the specific facility. If OSHA makes a visit, that is what they will be looking for; if employees know how to find and read the information on hazardous materials that they work with.
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Conclusion OSHA recently updated its Hazard Communication Standard, which covers requirements for labels, safety data sheets, and hazard material classifications. Several product makers have already begun using the new labeling and SDS system, so OSHA is requiring employees be trained to recognize the new label and SDS format by December 1st, 2013. Even more important than general information is for shop owners and managers to inform employees about how hazard communications will change in the repair facility. For comments or suggestions on the Advantage Online, please contact I-CAR at advantage@i-car.com.
RI Governor Signs Total Loss Bills Rhode Island Governor Lincoln D. Chaffee signed bills into law that require an insurance company to obtain the owner's consent before declaring a vehicle a total loss if the cost to repair the vehicle is less than 75 percent of its value. The Auto Body Association of Rhode Island (ABARI) said in a statement, "We are grateful to the Governor and the Legislature for recognizing that consumer protection is the true purpose of this law. For too
many years, consumers across this State, many at the lowest economic levels, have been subjected to the heavy hand of insurance companies that seek only to increase their profits. “Many consumers have lost their second largest asset, because an insurance company could save more money if they totaled a safely repairable vehicle. This practice is now prohibited thanks to Governor Chaffee,” ABARI said.
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