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Safety Data Sheet (SDS) and GHS Label Quiz

Answer every question, then press Check my answers to see your score and an explanation for each one. Study first with the guide: How to Read a Safety Data Sheet (SDS): All 16 Sections Explained.

1. How many sections does a GHS-format safety data sheet have?

Answer: 16. OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1200 Appendix D requires 16 sections in a fixed order.

2. Which section lists recommended PPE and exposure limits?

Answer: Section 8. Section 8, Exposure controls/personal protection, lists PELs, TLVs, engineering controls and PPE.

3. Which signal word indicates the more severe hazard?

Answer: Danger. "Danger" is used for more severe hazards, "Warning" for less severe. Only one appears.

4. Where would you find the flash point and vapor density?

Answer: Section 9. Section 9, Physical and chemical properties.

5. Which SDS sections does OSHA NOT enforce, because other agencies regulate those areas?

Answer: 12 to 15. Sections 12 (ecological), 13 (disposal), 14 (transport) and 15 (regulatory) must be included but are not enforced by OSHA.

6. A vapor density greater than 1 means the vapor will tend to:

Answer: Sink into low areas. Heavier-than-air vapors collect in low spots such as pits, trenches and basements.

7. Which GHS pictogram is NOT required by OSHA?

Answer: Environment. OSHA did not adopt the environment pictogram as mandatory because environmental hazards are outside its jurisdiction.

8. Where on an SDS do you find what to do if someone is splashed?

Answer: Section 4. Section 4, First-aid measures, covers inhalation, skin, eye and ingestion exposures.

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