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asks for the safety data sheet.
Regulation 339: The supplier must provide the current safety data sheet for the hazardous chemical when the chemical is first supplied to the workplace and if the SDS is amended, when the hazardous chemical is first supplied to the workplace after the SDS is amended
Regulation 344: A person conducting a business or undertaking must obtain the safety data sheet (and any amended version) for a hazardous chemical from the manufacturer, importer or supplier no later than when the chemical is first supplied at the workplace or as soon as practicable after it is first supplied but before it is used at the workplace.
The SDS contains information on the identity of the product and any hazardous ingredients, potential health effects, toxicological properties, physical hazards, safe use, handling and storage, emergency procedures, and disposal requirements specific to the chemical.
If the SDS for a hazardous chemical is not supplied, you must contact either the manufacturer, importer or supplier to obtain one before the chemical is used at the workplace.
Important hazard information to note from the SDS includes:

Hazard classification                                 This information will be present on the SDS in the form of hazard statements, for example "may cause cancer" or "flammable liquid".
The route of entry                                    This information is important as it lets you assess the health risks to your workers.  Routes of entry can include inhalation (breathing it in), skin contact, ingestion (swallowing it), eye contact and injection through high pressure equipment.
                                                      Depending on the substance, the severity of the harm could range
                                                      from minor to major, for example, from minor skin irritation to chronic respiratory disease. Some chemicals may not be hazardous by all routes of entry. For example, silica is hazardous only by inhalation
                                                      so the risk assessment needs to consider how inhalation could occur
                                                      in the workplace.
Advice or warnings for at-risk workers                The SDS may also include summaries of toxicological data, or advice
                                                      or warnings for people that might be at risk, such as
                                                          * people who are sensitised to particular chemicals
                                                          * warnings for pregnant women
                                                          * people with existing medical conditions such as asthma.
Instructions on storage                               This may include advice on not to store with certain incompatible materials, or advice on potential hazardous degradation products.
                                                      Examples include – storage of acids and bases, or storage instructions to avoid formation of explosive peroxides in ether during extended storage
Physicochemical properties                            Physicochemical properties can have a significant effect on the hazard.  Some key properties to note include:
                                                          * physical state: is it solid, liquid or gas?
                                                        -          if solid – what is the potential for dust explosion?
                                                        -          if liquid – is it mobile/viscous/volatile/miscible?
                                                        -          if gas (and