10.1.2 - Hazardous Communication Program Documents

Safety Data Sheets (SDS) can readily be obtained online 24 hours a day from any computer at the following web site:

Safety Data Sheets (ouhsc.edu)

Hard copies of SDS sheets are maintained in the Shipping and Receiving office at the College of Dentistry, however it is recommended using the Internet, as the information is more easily accessible.

Workforce members are to look at labels for warnings such as flammable and toxic. The label contains information on proper PPE to be worn during handling as well as proper procedures for spill clean-up and emergency measures.

If a substance is transferred from the original manufacturer’s container and placed in a secondary container, the container must be labeled with contents and hazard warnings. Small quantities transferred to a secondary container and not labeled must be used immediately.