SDS Sections You’ve Been Ignoring

A noted safety expert looks at four key sections of Safety Data Sheets that often don’t get the attention they deserve.

Every section of a Safety Data Sheet is important, but there are several sections of SDS that often get less attention than they should. Well-known workplace safety expert Stephen E. Badger, CSP, OHST, WCP, manager of loss control for The MEMIC Group, joins the SafetyPod to share his insights on four key SDS sections employees and employers need to follow more closely and why. Badger focuses his attention on sections 8, 9, 7, and 11 and digs into the crucial details of each.

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About the Author

David Kopf is the publisher and executive editor of Occupational Health & Safety magazine.

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