Title: Identify the importance of safety data sheets (SDS).
Course: Veterinary Science I (18105-I) > Section: Understanding Safety and Sanitation

Identification should include the importance of

- a hazardous materials inventory sheet for the animal healthcare facility
- an SDS for each material on the inventory sheet
- the information included on an SDS
- location, interpretation, and adherence to the SDS
- accurate chemical dilutions.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What might be the consequences of not having a hazardous materials inventory sheet for the animal health care facility?
- Why should an SDS for each material on the inventory sheet be readily available?
- What should a veterinary assistant do if there is a hazardous material in the facility’s inventory but there is no SDS for it?
- Where should the SDSs be located?
- What type of information found on an SDS is generally not on a materials label?
- What should be done in the case of accidental exposure to chemicals?
- Why is it important to know the prescribed clean-up procedure for a spilled chemical?
- What constitutes an eye wash station? Where is the closest eye wash station to the student’s work area? Why is it important to know the location of the closest eye wash station?
- How can you interpret and communicate the information included on an SDS?
- What might the consequences be of not having a secondary label on a product?
- What are the regulations regarding the use of secondary labels?
- How do secondary labels contribute to the safety of employees?
- What type of materials might require the use of secondary labels?
- How can one interpret and communicate the information found on a secondary label?