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Therefore, any employer who is engaged in a manufacturing operation is considered a chemical manufacturer. Steel coils would be considered a chemical under the Hazard Communication Standard and therefore covered by the requirements of the standard. The Hazard Communication Standard does not specify the format for a material safety data sheet but does specify the types of information that must be included. Section II of the above form applies only to the hazardous ingredients of a product. The enclosed copy of the standard provides definitions for physical and health hazards .