Assignment On Industrial Toxicology.

Running Head: Industrial Toxicology 1
Industrial toxicology
Assignment
1. Explain the purpose of a SDS. Include in your explanation who is responsible for generating
the SDS, what information must be included in the document and who is the target audience.
Answer
The purpose of the safety data sheet gives a detailed description of the physical and
chemical properties of a given product or a chemical in details such as the product chemical
ingredients and identity, physical and health hazards among others.
The manufacturer, importer or the distributor of the product or the chemical is
responsible for preparing the document and disseminating it together with the product.
A safety data sheet has very important information about a given product which includes,
toxicity, flashpoint, measures to be taken in case of accident or emergency procedure such a
spillage and leakage, storage procedures and exposure prevention measures.
The target audience of the document are the users, handlers, and storekeepers of the
product or the chemical such as the workers. It is required by law for the employer to provide the
workers and he handlers of the chemical with the safety data sheets of the product.
2. Based on the information listed on the Formaldehyde SDS (ex: LD50 values, acute and
chronic effects, etc.), how would you describe the toxicity of this material.