MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet), or Chemical Safety Technical Specification, has been updated to SDS (Safety Data Sheet) after 2012 in accordance with the United Nations' Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). Although the term "MSDS" is still widely used, its content and format have been standardized as SDS.
A complete SDS (or MSDS) consists of 16 standardized sections, designed to provide comprehensive information on the safe use, storage, transportation, and emergency handling of chemicals. Below are the 16 core elements of an SDS
Part 1: Chemicals and Enterprise Identification
Chinese name, English name of chemical substances
Supplier/Manufacturer Name, Address, Contact Number (Emergency Contact Method)
Recommended Uses and Limitations of the Product
Chemical registration number (CAS No.), molecular formula, purity/concentration, etc
Part 3: Composition/Ingredient Information
Mixture: List the chemical names of harmful components, CAS numbers, and concentration ranges (usually confidential commercial information, but must indicate whether carcinogens are present, etc.).
Pure substances: Provide the chemical name, CAS number, molecular formula, etc.
Indicate whether the product contains carcinogens, mutagens, reproductive toxicants (CMR substances) or substances of very high concern (SVHC)