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Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) (updated 1/26/2010)

We are in the process of reviewing all MSDSs.  We are not currently converting to the GHS format, as that format is not required nor finalized in the USA.  We are updating the "Shipping Information" section so that the MSDS will be appropriate for use in compliance with the "Emergency Response Information" requirements of Subpart G of the U.S. Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR 172.602).  Once updated and posted here, the "Document Date" in the MSDS table below will have a date of 1/22/2010 or later.

Periodicity of MSDSs (When will these MSDSs be updated?  How does Canada's WHMIS apply?) (added 1/22/2009)

Emergency Response Guides (ERGs) (updated May 22, 2008)

Package Marking and Labeling
     Bromine Triflouride (chemical cutter cylinders)

Placarding
     Bromine Triflouride (chemical cutter cylinders)

 

MSDS

Get Acrobat ReaderOCS publishes Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and Emergency Response Guides (ERG) in support of its emergency response answering service, OCSResponds™.

OCS's MSDSs and ERGs are available on this page for review and downloading. 

(1/22/2009)  In the MSDS table, we've added columns indicating status: 1) as a chemical or an article, 2) as an explosive, 3) subject to OSHA HAZCOM, and 4) subject to WHMIS HAZCOM.  See also Periodicity of MSDSs.

Document Description Chemical/Article? Explosive? OSHA Required? WHMIS Required? Document Date
 
Material Safety Data Sheets
MSDS-CET.pdf Bi-directional boosters Article YES NO NO 1/25/2010
MSDS-BP.pdf Black powder Chemical YES YES NO 12/12/2005
MSDS-BRX.pdf BRX Chemical YES YES NO 1/25/2010
MSDS-SOD.pdf Caustic Soda  Chemical NO YES YES 12/12/2005
MSDS-CF.pdf ChemFrac II well stimulation product Article YES NO NO 1/25/2010
MSDS-CHE.pdf Chemical cutters containing bromine trifluoride Article NO NO NO 1/25/2010
MSDS-DC.pdf Detonating cord Article YES NO NO 1/22/2010
MSDS-DET.pdf Detonators (electric and non-electric), EFI detonators, and detonating fuzes  Article YES NO NO 1/22/2010
MSDS-DIC.pdf Dichlorodifluoromethane, Refrigerant Chemical NO YES YES 1/26/2010
MSDS-PLT.pdf Explosive cartridges (pellets) Article YES NO NO 3/7/2008
MSDS-FLS.pdf Flexible linear shaped charges Article YES NO NO 1/26/2010
MSDS-HMX.pdf HMX Chemical YES YES NO 1/26/2010
MSDS-HNS.pdf HNS Chemical YES YES NO 1/26/2010
MSDS-HCL.pdf Hydrochloric Acid Solution Chemical NO YES YES 1/26/2010
MSDS-IGN.pdf Igniters Article YES NO NO 1/26/2010
MSDS-KOD.pdf Kodiak Enhanced Perforating System Disks   Article YES NO NO 7/17/2009
MSDS-TRM Model Rocket Motor Fuel Modules Article NO NO NO 2/22/2006
MSDS-NON.pdf NONA Chemical YES YES NO 2/22/2006
MSDS-PG.pdf Perforating guns Article YES NO NO 2/22/2006
MSDS-PC.pdf Power charges (explosive) Article YES NO NO 2/22/2006
MSDS-PYX.pdf PYX Chemical YES YES NO 2/22/2006
MSDS-RDX.pdf RDX Chemical YES YES NO 2/22/2006
MSDS-SC.pdf Shaped charges (cutters, junk shots, linear shaped charges, perforators, severing tools) Article YES NO NO 1/22/2010
MSDS-SG.pdf StimGun™ and StimTube™ well stimulation products Article NO NO NO 7/1/2009
MSDS-TNT.pdf TNT Chemical YES YES NO 2/22/2006
 
Document Description         Document Date
 
Emergency Response Guides
2008 ERG 2008 Emergency Response Guidebook (entire text in PDF format)         5/22/2008
DOT ERG Webpage 2008 Emergency Response Guidebook Webpage         5/22/2008
ERG 1.1 & 1.3.pdf 1.1 & 1.3 Explosives         12/04/2003
ERG 1.4.pdf 1.4 Explosives         12/04/2003
ERG UN1746.pdf Bromine trifluoride (UN1746)         12/04/2003
ERG UN1028.pdf Dichlorodifluoromethane (UN1028)         12/04/2003
ERG UN1325.pdf Flammable solids (UN1325)         12/04/2003
ERG UN1789.pdf Hydrochloric acid solution (UN1798)         12/04/2003
ERG UN2910.pdf Radioactive material (UN2910)         12/04/2003
ERG UN2974.pdf Radioactive material (UN2974)         12/04/2003
ERG UN2982.pdf Radioactive material (UN2982)         12/04/2003

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PERIODICITY OF MSDSs
(When will these MSDSs be updated?   How does Canada's WHMIS apply?)

We often get comments that these MSDSs are expiring or have expired and inquiries regarding when will they be updated.  Please consider the following:

  • US OSHA's hazard communication regulations (29 CFR 1910.1200) apply to chemicals; they do not apply to articles (29 CFR 1910.1200(b)(6)(v)).  Therefore, most of the MSDSs provided above are not required by US OSHA and are provided as a convenience only.

  • US OSHA does not have a specific review period requirement.  Instead, in 29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(5), OSHA requires that MSDSs be updated within 3 months of becoming newly aware of any significant information regarding the hazards of a chemical, or ways to protect against the hazards.  MSDSs prepared under US OSHA guidelines do not have expiration dates and do not expire based solely upon the age of the MSDS.

  • Canada's Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) requires that MSDSs be updated every 3 years.

  • Section 12 of Canada's Hazardous Products Act (HPA) excludes certain product categories from the federal WHMIS requirement to apply a supplier label and to transmit a MSDS.  These categories are: food, drugs, cosmetics, medical devices, pesticides, explosives, radioactive materials (except controlled product carrier materials in radionuclide mixtures), consumer "restricted" products, wood and products made of wood, tobacco and products made of tobacco, manufactured articles, and hazardous waste.    Therefore, most of the MSDSs provided above are not required by Canada's WHMIS and are provided as a convenience only.  For more on this, please refer to: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/ewh-semt/occup-travail/whmis-simdut/faq-eng.php#class1  (see the FAQ "How does a supplier know if a product is a WHMIS "controlled product?).

Conclusions

  • US OSHA does not apply to articles
  • US OSHA does not establish expiration dates for MSDSs
  • WHMIS does not apply to explosives and/or manufactured articles
  • MSDSs listed in the table on this page for explosives and/or manufactured articles do not expire

Other Resources:

 

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Marking and Labeling of Packages
Containing Cylinders of Bromine Trifluoride (BrF3)
(chemical cutter cylinders)

On October 1, 1998, new rules (HM-206) go into effect that will change the labeling of packages containing bromine trifluoride. Previously, one of the subsidiary labels required was the Poison 6 label (below, left). With implementation of HM-206, for poisons that are also inhalation hazards, such as bromine trifluoride, that label is being replaced with a new Inhalation Hazard label (below, right).

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Subsidiary risk label for bromine trifluoride (use until 10/1/99)		 biginhale.gif (3390 bytes)
Subsidiary risk label for bromine trifluoride (use on/after 10/1/99, voluntary use authorized now)

The example below illustrates proper labeling and marking of packages containing bromine trifluoride.

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Transport Vehicle Placarding Requirements
for Shipments of Bromine Trifluoride (BrF3)
(chemical cutter cylinders)

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Shipping Combinations  

Placards Required  
BrF3 only
BrF3 + 1.41
BrF3 + 4.1
BrF3 + 1.41 + 4.1

1 When transporting by air cargo, the * shown in the 1.4 placard must be replaced with the applicable compatibility group (i.e., D for 1.4D, S for 1.4S)

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