WHMIS 2015 - Safety Data Sheet (SDS) : OSH Answers

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The Hazardous Products Regulations (HPR) specify the sections and content for the SDS. Schedule 1 within the Hazardous Products Regulations outlines the section number and heading that must be presented in the specified order, as follows:

SDS Section and HeadingSpecific Information Elements
1Identification
  • Product identifier (e.g., Product name)
  • Other means of identification (e.g., product family, synonyms, etc.)
  • Recommended use
  • Restrictions on use
  • Canadian supplier identifier+
    • Name, full address and phone number(s)
  • Emergency telephone number and any restrictions on the use of that number, if applicable++
2Hazard identification
  • Hazard classification (class, category or subcategory) of substance or mixture or a description of the identified hazard for Physical or Health Hazards Not Otherwise Classified
  • Label elements:
    • Symbol (image) or the name of the symbol (e.g., flame, skull and crossbones)
    • Signal word
    • Hazard statement(s)
    • Precautionary statement(s)
  • Other hazards which do not result in classification (e.g., molten metal hazard)

NOTE: Information elements are specified directly in the Hazardous Products Regulations for: combustible dusts, simple asphyxiants, physical hazards not otherwise classified, chemicals under pressure, biohazardous infectious materials, and health hazards not otherwise classified.

3Composition/Information on ingredients
  • When a hazardous product is a material or substance:
    • Chemical name
    • Common name and synonyms
    • Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) registry number and any unique identifiers
    • Chemical name of impurities, stabilizing solvents and/or additives*
  • For each material or substance in a mixture that is classified in a health hazard class**:
    • Chemical name
    • Common name and synonyms
    • CAS registry number and any unique identifiers
    • Concentration

NOTE: Confidential business information rules can apply

4First-aid measures
  • First-aid measures by route of exposure:
    • Inhalation
    • Skin contact
    • Eye contact
    • Ingestion
  • Most important symptoms and effects (acute or delayed)
  • Immediate medical attention and special treatment needed, if necessary
5Fire-fighting measures
  • Suitable extinguishing media
  • Unsuitable extinguishing media
  • Specific hazards arising from the hazardous product (e.g., hazardous combustion products)
  • Special protective equipment and precautions for fire-fighters
6Accidental release measures
  • Personal precautions, protective equipment and emergency procedures
  • Methods and materials for containment and cleaning up
7Handling and storage
  • Precautions for safe handling
  • Conditions for safe storage (including incompatible materials)
8Exposure controls/Personal protection
  • Control parameters, including occupational exposure guidelines or biological exposure limits and the source of those values
  • Appropriate engineering controls
  • Individual protection measures (e.g., personal protective equipment)
9Physical and chemical properties
  • Physical state
  • Colour
  • Odour
  • Melting point and Freezing point
  • Boiling point, or initial boiling point and boiling range
  • Flammability
  • Lower flammability or explosion limit
  • Upper flammability or explosion limit
  • Flash point
  • Auto-ignition temperature
  • Decomposition temperature
  • pH
  • Kinematic viscosity
  • Solubility
  • Partition coefficient - n-octanol/water
  • Vapour pressure
  • Density and relative density
  • Relative vapour density
  • Particle characteristics
10Stability and reactivity
  • Reactivity
  • Chemical stability
  • Possibility of hazardous reactions
  • Conditions to avoid (e.g., static discharge, shock, or vibration)
  • Incompatible materials
  • Hazardous decomposition products
11Toxicological information

A concise but complete description of the various toxic health effects and the data used to identify those effects, including:

  • Information on the likely routes of exposure (inhalation, ingestion, skin and eye contact)
  • Symptoms related to the physical, chemical and toxicological characteristics
  • Delayed and immediate effects, and chronic effects from short-term and long-term exposure
  • Numerical measures of toxicity, including acute toxicity estimates (ATEs)
12Ecological information***
  • Ecotoxicity
  • Persistence and degradability
  • Bioaccumulative potential
  • Mobility in soil
  • Other adverse effects
13Disposal considerations***Information on safe handling for disposal and methods of disposal, including any contaminated packaging
14Transport information***
  • UN number
  • UN proper shipping name
  • Transport hazard class(es)
  • Packing group
  • Environmental hazards
  • Special precautions
15Regulatory information***Safety, health and environmental regulations specific to the product
16Other informationDate of the latest revision of the SDS

+The supplier that must be identified on an SDS is the initial supplier identifier (i.e., the name, address and telephone number of either the Canadian manufacturer or the Canadian importer). There are two exceptions to this requirement. 1) In a situation where a hazardous product is being sold by a Canadian distributor, the distributor may replace the name, address and telephone number of the initial supplier with their own contact information. 2) In a situation where an importer imports a hazardous product for use in their own workplace in Canada (i.e., the importer is not selling the hazardous product), the importer may retain the name, address and telephone number of the foreign supplier on the SDS instead of replacing it with their own contact information.

++The emergency telephone number is a telephone number that will allow the caller to get information about the hazardous product. This number does not have to be a Canadian telephone number. Any restrictions on the use of that number must be stated (e.g., days and hours of operation). If the language spoken at the telephone number is neither English nor French, this should be indicated on the SDS as part of the restrictions on the use of the number.

*These impurities and stabilizing products are those that are classified in a health hazard class and contribute to the classification of the material or substance.

**Each ingredient in the mixture must be listed when it is classified in a health hazard class and is present:

  • above the concentration limit that is designated for the hazard class in which it is classified, or
  • in the mixture at a concentration that results in the mixture being classified in any health hazard class.

Each ingredient present in mixtures at concentrations above the relevant cut-off levels set for its category or subcategory must be disclosed, regardless of whether the hazardous ingredient contributes to the classification of the mixture as a hazardous product.

***Sections 12 to 15 require the headings to be present, but under Canadian regulations, the supplier has the option not to provide information in these sections.

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