The Safety Data Sheet (SDS) provides relevant safety information and warnings applicable to hazardous chemicals.
The SDS must be readily available to all staff during their work shift via paper copy or through electronic access. Electronic access and other alternatives to maintaining paper copies of the SDS are permitted as long as no barriers to immediate access in each workplace are created by such options. Departments may choose to have paper copies of SDSs in addition to the online database.
The University of Kentucky utilizes the online SDS management program Velocity EHS to provide an online database of SDSs. To have your chemical inventory uploaded into the Velocity EHS database, please complete the inventory form below.
To view the SDSs available for a location, please visit Velocity EHS
It is the responsibility of the designated hazard communication contact person or supervisor in each department to make sure the most recent SDS is present for review by staff.
The 16-section format of the SDS was standardized per Federal regulations and approved in 2012. All companies must follow this approved format for their SDS sheets as of 2014.
Manufacturers are expected to provide the SDS for their products. If an SDS is not provided for a product, please contact Occupational Health and Safety for assistance.
Where employees must travel between workplaces during a shift, the safety data sheets may be kept at the primary workplace location. In this situation, staff in the field must be able to immediately obtain the required information in an emergency.