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Take the second step <br />v <br />Step 2 in being prepared is to use <br />the Material Safety Data Sheet— <br />MSDS for short. It fills in the details <br />that don't fit on a label—and more. <br />The MSDS tells you: <br />WHAT the chemical is— <br />name, manufacturer, <br />physical and chemical <br />properties <br />WHY it's hazardous— <br />physical risks like fire, health <br />risks, ways you can be <br />exposed (skin, inhaling, etc.) <br />HOW to work with it <br />safely—protective <br />equipment, proper handling <br />and storage, emergency and <br />first aid procedures. <br />Your company has an <br />MSDS on every hazardous <br />chemical you use. Know <br />where they're kept, and <br />make reading them one of <br />the first things you do on <br />every job. In an emergency <br />you might not have time <br />workplace safety <br />DON' e. <br />❑ DON'T leave containers open when not �n use. <br />siphon by mouth. <br />❑ DON'T p "funnysmell" to detect <br />❑DON'T depend on a _some are odorless. <br />hazardous gases in the air <br />mix a chemical with another substance— <br />DON'T <br />—unless you are instructed to. Even <br />❑ even water <br />then, follow instructions <br />x cexac ed from chemical <br />❑ DON'T breathe gases p <br />reactions. <br />❑ DON'T pour water into acid. <br />DON'T smoke, eat, or drink around <br />ahazardous <br />❑ substances. <br />hemicals next to each <br />DON'T store hazardous the the <br />for possible <br />❑ other without checking <br />reactions-aroundors. <br />❑ DON'T wear contact lenses us substances <br />❑DON'T cut rohaza <br />handling procedures. <br />