Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
GHS SDS is a universal hazard communication tool, which helps to ensure the safe use of hazardous chemicals by enabling users to:
- Identify the hazards of the chemical
- Access the risk involved in handling the chemical
- Take the precautionary measures to eliminate or minimize the risk
The information and data in the SDS are essential for establishing a comprehensive chemical safety programme covering all stages in the life cycle of the chemicals.
SDS provides a communication link between chemical manufacturers/suppliers and workplace occupiers/employers who purchase the chemicals, and between employers and employees who use or handle the chemicals.
Under the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Act, it is the duty of employers to ensure that persons at work have adequate instruction, information, training and supervision to perform their work. SDS can be used to facilitate training of persons at work.