MSDS stands for Material Safety Data Sheet, which is a comprehensive document that provides detailed information about the physical and chemical properties, explosive performance, toxicity, environmental hazards, and safe usage of a substance or mixture, as well as emergency response measures, legal regulations, etc., to help users better control risks.

MSDS is a comprehensive legal document that chemical production or sales companies are required to provide to customers regarding the characteristics of chemicals. It includes sixteen items such as physical and chemical parameters, explosive performance, health hazards, safe usage and storage, leak disposal, first aid measures, and relevant laws and regulations. MSDS can be self-written by manufacturers according to relevant rules, but to ensure the accuracy and standardization of the report, it can be prepared by professional institutions.

Which substances need to prepare MSDS/SDS?

a) Substances classified as hazardous according to relevant regulations or mixtures containing hazardous substances;

b) Substances or mixtures that are not classified as hazardous but contain a certain proportion of substances of very high concern (SVHC*) or other hazardous components;

c) Substances determined to be persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) or very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vPvB) according to relevant standards;

d) Products that do not meet the above conditions, but are required to provide by the competent authority or importer, or when the industry has stricter requirements for product substance classification labels, companies also need to pass on MSDS/SDS in their supply chain.

Specific content of SDS/MSDS

According to the United Nations GHS system, EU REACH regulations, international standards ISO 11014-2009, and our national standards GB/T 16483-2008, GB/T 17519-2013, etc., MSDS (SDS) generally consists of sixteen parts of information, and the titles, numbers, and order of each part should not be changed arbitrarily.

1. Chemical and company identification

2. Hazard overview

3. Composition/information on ingredients

4. First aid measures

5. Firefighting measures

6. Accidental release measures

7. Handling and storage

8. Exposure controls and personal protection

9. Physical and chemical properties

10. Stability and reactivity

11. Toxicological information

12. Ecological information

13. Disposal considerations

14. Transport information

15. Regulatory information

16. Other information

Shangdu Certification can prepare professional SDS/MSDS for customers according to different standards, and translate and update SDS/MSDS according to customer needs. For more detailed information, please feel free to contact us.

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California Proposition 65 List

California Proposition 65, also known as the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act, was enacted in November 1986 in California, USA, aimed at protecting California citizens and drinking water resources from contamination by chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm, while informing California citizens about the hazards of chemicals they may be exposed to in the products they purchase, at home, or in the workplace.

Proposition 65 requires the government to publish a list of chemicals known to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity at least once a year, referred to as the Proposition 65 List, which currently includes nearly a thousand chemicals. If a business uses substances on this list, it must provide a "clear and reasonable" warning; otherwise, the relevant business must provide scientific data to prove that the concentration of its substances is below the safe harbor level during normal consumer use.

Core requirements of Proposition 65

1. Prohibition of contaminating drinking water sources: Businesses that produce, use, or release chemicals on this list, or engage in activities involving these chemicals, are not allowed to discharge the hazardous chemicals specified in the proposition into drinking water;

2. Provide clear and reasonable warning labels: Once a chemical is listed, manufacturers and distributors must provide warnings for the listed chemicals within 12 months, unless the exposure level is particularly low and does not pose a significant risk; warning labels can be affixed to products, placed in workplaces, retail stores, or distributed as notifications, and are generally recommended to be affixed to products.

Products covered by Proposition 65

Proposition 65 has regulations for products such as jewelry, clothing, bags, sports mats, toys and childcare products, ceramic glass products, aluminum cookware, bicycles and their accessories, electrical devices, and wires and cables, covering almost all products and specifying exposure scenarios for hazardous substances.

Compliance with Proposition 65

1. Understand the types of chemicals used in your products and production processes;

2. Effectively communicate the policies of Proposition 65 and similar chemical requirements within your company and throughout the supply chain;

3. Support and monitor your supply chain;

• Training and maintaining vigilance
• Review the Bill of Materials and Bill of Substances
• Chemical management systems and audits
• Continuous compliance and audits
• Product compliance testing

Photobiological safety IEC 62471/EN62471 testing

• Photobiological safety issues

Photobiological safety refers to the harm caused by light radiation from light sources to the human body. With the rapid development of photobiological research, the safety issues of light radiation have attracted increasing attention. Light radiation is closely related to human health, whether it is ultraviolet lamps, visible light, or infrared light. When radiation is excessive, it can cause certain harm to the human body. The light in our lives is ubiquitous; have you ever worried about it?

• Testing Standards

The purpose of IEC/EN 62471 is to assess the photobiological hazards associated with different lamps and lamp systems, mainly measuring broad-spectrum light and calculating the response time, angle, and sensitivity of the human eye and skin to light. This includes testing content for LEDs and ultraviolet UVA/UVB.

• Overview of Testing Content

1. Irradiance (radiant flux per unit area, unit: W?m-2)

2. Luminance (irradiance divided by the field of view, can be converted from irradiance) Test Subjects

1. Ultraviolet hazards to skin and eyes

2. Near ultraviolet hazards to the eyes (315nm-400nm)

3. Retinal blue light hazards

4. Retinal blue light hazards (small light sources)

5. Retinal thermal hazards

6. Retinal thermal hazards (to weak visual stimuli) (780nm-1400nm)

7. Infrared radiation hazards to the eyes (780nm-3000nm)

8. Thermal hazards to the skin (380nm-3000nm)

• Determination of Test Results

Continuous lamps: No danger; Class 1 danger (low risk); Class 2 danger (medium risk); Class 3 danger (high risk);

Pulsed lamps:

1. Exceeding the radiation limit is classified as Class 3 danger;

2. Single pulse lamps that do not exceed the radiation limit are classified as no danger;

3. Multi-pulse lamps that do not exceed the radiation limit are classified according to the continuous lamp classification method;

Testing period: 1 to 2 weeks after receiving the samples

• Special Case Presentation

We have provided IEC 62471 testing solutions for a well-known domestic oil fume purifier/commercial kitchen hood manufacturer. The commercial hood system is equipped with ultraviolet lamps, which can effectively decompose oil fume particles through ultraviolet light. However, during market research, the client found that some users were concerned that the ultraviolet light would refract through the hood's outer shell, causing harm to the human body. To address this issue, we collaborated with the client to develop a solution, and after multiple verification tests, it was ultimately proven that this oil fume purifier product belongs to the exemption level (no harm) category, allowing end users to use it with confidence.

• Shangdu Advantages

1. Our team can collaborate with clients to develop personalized solutions;

2. We have close cooperation with laboratories;

3. We can provide a global one-stop testing and certification solution.