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LordLandis t1_jea9v68 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Hazmat crew at Sugar Shack by zappiestspark

Nope. Chemistry is too woke or something. /s

Not knowing what's in what makes it hard to avoid accidents unless you take time to read the MSDS, which I wager most people won't do.

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richmondtrash t1_jeah980 wrote

Most people don’t even know what an MSDS is

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milkdagger t1_jebkqk6 wrote

Technically it’s just “SDS” now since the Globally Harmonized System of hazcom (GHS) went into effect in 2016.

sips nerd tea

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richmondtrash t1_jebl5zb wrote

Funny, I started in my field in 2016 and I’ve rarely heard it called SDS

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PM-me-your-moods t1_jeboxu5 wrote

Imagine you pay an education development contractor a gazillion dollars in 2014 to put together your new employee safety training videos. Budget doesn't allow the next update until 2024. MSDS it is.

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milkdagger t1_jebmacm wrote

IIRC, it standardized the format of MSDS/SDSs, placarding, all that stuff. A lot of folks in my industry still refer to it as MSDS too. Semantics really.

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smarshall561 t1_jebd3mw wrote

I think they just call it sds these days. Not sure why.

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EdgeOfTheMtn t1_jebtb8a wrote

United States: GHS compliant labels and SDSs are required for many applications including laboratory chemicals, commercial cleaning agents, and other workplace cases regulated by previous US Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) standards. First widespread implementation set by OSHA was on March 26, 2012, requiring manufacturers to adopt the standard by June 1, 2015 and product distributors to adopt the standard by December 1, 2015. Workers had to be trained by December 1, 2013. In the US, GHS labels are not required on most hazardous consumer grade products (ex. laundry detergent) however some manufacturers which also sell the same product in Canada or Europe include GHS compliant warnings on these products too.

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Gh0stIcon t1_jec0vu7 wrote

It's MicroSoft Disk System! Duh! I used it all the time back in the day to play Doom and Commander Keen.

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Gh0stIcon t1_jec121g wrote

I mean if I run a restaurant I'm either only allowing products with bleach or only products with ammonia, but never both! It's just too risky.

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