From: Jeffrey Lewin <jclewin**At_Symbol_Here**MTU.EDU>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] What is happening to the GHS SDS?
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 08:08:53 -0400
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I just took a quick look at MSDSonline -

All the Thermo Fisher SDS's I looked at (both US and UK) did NOT have an Oxidizer Pictogram.

However, the Alfa Aesar SDS I looked at (because it is listed in our e-binder) which has Thermo Fisher logo _does_ have the pictogram.

The one Millipore Sigma SDS I looked at, did NOT have an oxidizer SDS.

Jeff


On Mon, Jun 10, 2019 at 9:23 PM Stella Julia Sommer <0000071592c679d2-dmarc-request**At_Symbol_Here**lists.princeton.edu> wrote:
Hi Sammye,
It is Fisher Scientific. I will check and see if I can find additional examples.

Stella

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On Jun 10, 2019, at 4:36 PM, Samuella Sigmann <sigmannsb**At_Symbol_Here**appstate.edu> wrote:

Hi Stella - I note also that both reports to PubChem show the oxidizer pictogram. Interesting. What manufacturer is it?
S-

On 6/10/2019 7:22 PM, Stuart, Ralph wrote:
Today, I unboxed a new chemical and noticed that it did not have all the required GHS pictographs on it. The substance was calcium nitrate ... no oxidizer symbol.

      
This is an interesting point. The PubChem Lab Chemical Safety Summary for calcium nitrate 
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/24963#datasheet=LCSS&section=GHS-Classification
lets us know that there is significant disagreement within the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). Only irritant is assigned by more than 60% of the notifications on this chemical:
- Aggregated GHS information provided by 718 companies from 25 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each notification may be associated with multiple companies.
- Reported as not meeting GHS hazard criteria by 4 of 718 companies. For more detailed information, please visit ECHA C&L website
- Of the 24 notification(s) provided by 714 of 718 companies with hazard statement code(s):
- H271 (10.36%): May cause fire or explosion; strong Oxidizer [Danger Oxidizing liquids; Oxidizing solids]
- H272 (27.03%): May intensify fire; oxidizer [Danger Oxidizing liquids; Oxidizing solids]
- H302 (34.31%): Harmful if swallowed [Warning Acute toxicity, oral]
- H315 (62.61%): Causes skin irritation [Warning Skin corrosion/irritation]
- H318 (24.65%): Causes serious eye damage [Danger Serious eye damage/eye irritation]
- H319 (66.11%): Causes serious eye irritation [Warning Serious eye damage/eye irritation]

Information may vary between notifications depending on impurities, additives, and other factors. The percentage value in parenthesis indicates the notified classification ratio from companies that provide hazard codes. Only hazard codes with percentage values above 10% are shown.

Thanks for pointing this out.

- Ralph


Ralph Stuart, CIH, CCHO
Environmental Safety Manager
Keene State College
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