Training for Safety Data Sheet writing can be tailored to meet the specific demands of clients and will normally cover
one or two day courses; the one day course is obviosuly more intensive and the two day course allows timie for more practical
workshop examples. A second day also allows expansion into specific areas, such as chemistry, toxicology or environmental
fate and effects.
An example programme for a one day course is given below:
European Chemical Supply Legislation
– SDS / labelling
Background to European Regulation – understand the politics
History and evolution
of Directives
Political and ‘mind-set’
issues
Dangerous
Substances Directive (EINECS)
REACH
background
Dangerous
Preparations Directive (Summary and Scope)
Global Harmonised
System (GHS) classification
Safety
Data Sheet Directive (Summary and Scope)
Concepts
of EU Hazard Assessment/Classification
Safety Data Sheets
Safety Data
Sheet Requirements
Contents of
each section
Identity of components
Administration of SDSs
Version control
Document justification and data referencing
Products Classified
as Dangerous or not Classified as Dangerous
Safety Data
Distribution
Variation of regulatory control around Europe
EU Labelling and packaging
Difference between Classification
and Labelling
Labelling Rules (selection
of R&S phrases and hazard symbol, indication of danger, contains statement, EC Label and special labelling statements
Size of Label, readability,
etc.
Multi-language Labels
Labelling of Imports
Critical evaluation of SDSs
Exercise : Practical
assessment of examples of different SDSs
Data sources
Comparison between
EU and US theories of testing
Test methods resulting
in classification end points
Basic concepts of hazard assessment
European Approved Supply
List (Annex I)
Other sources of data
Interpretation of data
Understanding data for classification and labelling for supply
Physico-chemical properties
Toxicology
Ecotoxicology
Simple risk assessment
Risk reduction - writing SDSs to meet their objectives
First
aid
Handling,
Storage
Fire
risks
Transport
Disposal
Close with questions / discussion
