ACTSNYC@cs.com on tue 28 dec 99
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> Date: Mon, 27 Dec 1999 19:05:23 EST
> From: Steve Yahn
> Reply-To: Ceramic Arts Discussion List
> To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
> Subject: MSDS selection
> Resent-Subject: MSDS selection
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> I had a bad experiance with MSDS documents which I would like to share. In
> my organization there was a worker drilling holes in material X. He got
very
> choked up and sick. He had been told the material was harmless based on a
> MSDS doc. which came from the wharehouse dept. UPON more investigation I
> found that there was another version of MSDS for landfill,
> recycle,waste-stream issues etc.
> Eventually I came across a third sort of MSDS for people who process and
> work upon directly( like drill holes ) with the material.
> So try to get ahold of the MSDS which is pertaining to your role with the
> material in question.
> Some People might like to know that MSDS means; material safty data sheet.
> I've also learned another usefull twist to MSDS doc.s. They list all the
> ingredients in the substance. Like for instance Thompsons Water Seal is
> mostly paint thinner and a little bit of Pine Oil!
> Happy New Year, Steve Yahn
This is excellent advice. The MSDS must reflect the hazards associated
with the intended use. And this is also why when you experiment with
materials, you are using them in ways which may have hazards unaddressed by
the MSDS.
Monona Rossol
ACTS
181 Thompson St., # 23
NYC NY 10012-2586 212/777-0062
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