Comments on: Cleaning supplies in the classroom? Your papers, please

By: Ed

Ed — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:42:25 +0000

Anna,
Were you manufacturing the DI water?
The MSDS/SDS has to come from the manufacturer/distributor. You cannot just write one up on your own.

By: confirmed_cyclist

confirmed_cyclist — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:48:53 +0000

Anna:

Just a hint, the MSDS has gone away, to be replaced by the newer, updated, longer, and more colorful Safety Data Sheet. So any paperwork where you used to refer to the MSDS should be changed, in your copious spare time.

By: Don

Don — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:33:27 +0000

I work in a machine shop, we have to have MSDS for every type of metal we work on. I know a cabinetmaker who had MSDS for every type of wood that they worked with in his shop.

By the end of the year, we have to retrain all of our employees to use the new SDS sheets and begin our transition away from MSDS. Reason? MSDS is a US standard. SDS is an International Standard.

By: Anna

Anna — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:24:33 +0000

As the person who had to personally write the MSDS for the distilled water kept in our hazmat locker –we kept it there for convenience sake because it was used on the same jobs that required more dangerous substances –I can say that there is no peak bureaucratic stupid.

By: marco73

marco73 — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:22:20 +0000

And make sure the baby wipes aren’t folded gun shaped, or you’ll get a visit from the police as well.

By: meepmeep

meepmeep — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 05:52:59 +0000

Every time I think I’ve seen the absolute limit of bureaucratic stupidity, I’ve been proven wrong. I am hesitant to predict any further.