MSDS and Hazard Label Diamond (SCI10)

What does MSDS stand for?

• Material Safety Data Sheet

• Modern Safety Day Special

• Medium Small Data Stuff

• Made Something Doing Something

A hazard diamond uses four colors to indicate areas of possible hazard. Which color represents health?

• Blue

• Red

• Yellow

• White

Which primary safety measure must be adhered to when using a chemical with the hazard rating of Blue 1, Red 3, Yellow 1, and White Blank?

• Keep away from flames

• Keep away from water

• Wear a hazmat suit

• Watch out for an explosion

• Do not mix with other chemicals

How should a student interpret the following hazardous materials symbol: Blue 1, Red 3, Yellow 1, White blank?

• The substance is completely safe

• The substance is slightly hazardous to health, highly flammable, and slightly unstable

• The substance is highly unstable, only slightly flammable, and health concerns are minor

• The substance is highly reactive, nonflammable, and a health danger

What information does the MSDS contain?

• Name & trade name for the substance

• Physical characteristics of the chemical

• How to deal with a spill or leak

• Precautions that need to be followed

• What to do if a person is exposed to the substance - skin, eyes, ingestion, etc.

The first aid measures section of the MSDS provides information like:

• what to do in case of exposure to skin, eyes, or inhalation

• how to prevent exposure

• what to do if the substance catches on fire

• what to do if the substance is spilled

• how to store the substance

What is the flash point?

• measure of how volatile a chemical is

• temperature where a chemical produces enough vapor to burn

• a way to implicate your coworkers that violate safety rules

• temperature at which a chemical freezes

• measure of health hazard of a chemical

Which area is the most significant and the most hazardous for anhydrous ammonia?

• health

• fire

• reactivity

• specific hazards

• they are equally significant and hazardous

Where can you find basic flash point and flammability concerns for a chemical?

• MSDS

• Hazard Diamond

• both MSDS and Hazard Diamond

• Neither

What is the advantage of a hazard diamond over the MSDS?

• it provides detailed information

• it can be easy to locate and highly visible

• it is quicker to read

• it tells you how to handle an exposure and spill

• it tells you how to store the substance