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in Section 8 – Exposure controls and personal protection. This section should also provide advice on general hygiene requirements, for example:
    * "Eating, drinking and smoking in work areas is prohibited"
    * "Wash hands after use"
    * "Remove contaminated clothing and protective equipment before entering eating areas".

Conditions for safe storage, including any incompatibilities
This section should include advice consistent with the physical and chemical properties of a hazardous chemical referred to in Section 9 - Physical and chemical properties and Section 10 – Stability and Reactivity. Advice should be provided on specific storage requirements, including:
    * how to avoid:
          + explosive atmospheres
          + corrosive conditions
          + flammability hazards
          + incompatible substances or mixtures
          + evaporative conditions
          + potential ignition sources (including electrical equipment).
    * how to control the effects of:
          + weather conditions
          + ambient pressure
          + temperature
          + sunlight
          + humidity
          + vibration.
    * how to maintain the integrity of the hazardous chemical by the use of:
          + stabilisers
          + anti-oxidants
          + temperature control
    * other advice on:
          + ventilation requirements for storage facilities
          + specific designs for storage rooms/vessels
          + quantity limits under storage conditions
          + packaging compatibilities
          + warnings if water should not be used as a fire-fighting agent, for example: "Ensure that fire-fighting water cannot reach water-sensitive chemicals and if necessary provide protective cabinets with appropriate labelling".

3.8 Section 8 – Exposure controls and personal protection
This section provides guidance on how to eliminate or minimise risks associated with exposure to hazardous chemicals. "Exposure control" means the full range of specific protection measures (including engineering control measures) to be taken during the use of a hazardous chemical in order to minimise personal exposure to the chemical.

Exposure control measures
The SDS should include advice on what measures should be taken to minimise exposure to hazardous chemicals and to keep exposure below the relevant exposure standard. Exposure standards represent airborne concentrations of individual substances which, according to current knowledge, should neither impair the health of, nor cause undue discomfort to, nearly all workers.
Exposure standards are generally expressed as a Time-Weighted Average (TWA) concentration
of a substance over an eight-hour working shift. Along with this, Short Term Exposure Limits (STEL) or Peak Limitations should also be specified where available.
This section should list the available exposure standards, including all notations, for each hazardous chemical ingredient. If additional air contaminants are generated when using the hazardous chemical as intended, exposure standards for these should also be listed.
If there are no Australian exposure standards or occupational exposure limits, overseas standards should be used. Examples of overseas standards or limits include those of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in Great Britain, American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists