Trade secrets and safety data sheets
CSP video lesson, 6:30. CSP Domain 2: Program Management
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CSP exam lesson on HazCom trade secrets and safety data sheets: what can be withheld, prescribed concentration ranges, who can request, the 30-day denial, and SDS access rules.
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What this lesson covers
In this lesson, you'll learn to: state what a trade secret claim may withhold from an SDS, apply the prescribed concentration ranges, compare emergency and non-emergency disclosure, and explain SDS duties and workplace access. Only certain items may be withheld from Section 3 of the SDS. That's the specific chemical identity, and the exact concentration or range.
- Intro
- Learning objectives
- What may be withheld
- Concentration ranges
- Narrowest range rule
- Who gets the secret
- Non-emergency request
- Denial and OSHA
- SDS format
- SDS duties
- On the job
- Common exam traps
- Recap quiz
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