Labels and Material Safety Data Sheets in Hazard Communication

2008 ◽  
pp. 39-39-16
Author(s):  
M Freifeld
Keyword(s):  
Safety Data ◽  
Hazard Communication ◽  
Material Safety Data Sheets

New software allows Weyerhaeuser to master chemical safety compliance

1999 ◽  
Vol 75 (5) ◽  
pp. 861-862
Author(s):  
Mark Wysong ◽  
Jean Landals
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Response ◽  
Safety Data ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Chemical Information ◽  
Chemical Safety ◽  
Hazard Communication ◽  
Chemical Management ◽  
Chemical Hazards ◽  
Safety Compliance ◽  
Material Safety Data Sheets

Like most forest products companies, Weyerhaeuser Canada Ltd. uses chemicals in its daily operations and must comply with strict government regulations concerning how chemical hazards are communicated to employees. To improve its management of this chemical information, the company recently switched from a system of cataloguing reams of paper Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) by hand to a software-based system. The new MSDS system has greatly improved employee access to vital MSDS information. Now, all Weyerhaeuser employees can retrieve electronic MSDS information quickly and easily from their own workstations. The new software has enabled Weyerhaeuser to avoid costly fines and has cut emergency response time down to nearly two minutes. Key words: hazard communication, WHMIS, material safety data sheet (MSDS), chemical management software

scholarly journals Differences in Perception of the Environmental and Health Impacts of Decorative Paints among Average Consumers

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 4495
Author(s):  
Mariia Hess ◽  
Jan C. Bongaerts
Keyword(s):  
Volatile Organic Compounds ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Safety Data ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
Solvent Free ◽  
German Market ◽  
Nasal Cancer ◽  
Volatile Organic ◽  
Material Safety Data Sheets

Decorative paints may evaporate hazardous emissions such as volatile organic compounds and formaldehydes. Studying the paints’ packaging showed that a great amount of decorative paints available in the German market contain low concentrations of volatile organic compounds. In fact, volatile organic compounds may cause an irritation of eyes and respiratory organs, leukaemia, lymphoma and nasal cancer. This paper presents and discusses the results of a questionnaire survey, conducted among the visitors of the trade fairs for construction products in Germany, on the awareness of possible environmental and health impact of paint products. Furthermore, this paper investigates the differences in the importance values of the ecolabels and Material Safety Data Sheets for decorative paints among females and males and respondents with and without children. In order to highlight the essential findings, the key questions were analysed within statistical t-tests. According to the results, females and males do perceive various issues regarding the availability of ecolabels for decorative paints and the use of solvent-free paints differently and put different importance values on these issues. Some results of the questionnaire survey confirm findings of the previous studies on the importance of the ecolabels. Moreover, having children influenced the behaviour of the respondents towards the significance of the Material Safety Data Sheets and using solvent-free indoor paints.

Plastics/acrylics: Material safety data sheets need to be improved

1997 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 533-546 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lasse Kanerva ◽  
Maj-Len Henriks-Eckerman ◽  
Tiitta Jolanki ◽  
Tuula Estlander
Keyword(s):  
Safety Data ◽  
Material Safety Data Sheets
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