OSHA Standards
OSHA History
Hazard Pictograms
SDS
Example
100

This is the 4-digit code that is for General Industry.

What is 1910?

100

This is the full name of OSHA (The acronym written out).

What is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration?

100

This pictogram is usually applied to something that is considered fatal or toxic.

What is Skull & Crossbones?

100

This is the full name of MSDS (The Acronym written out).

What is Material Safety Data Sheet?

100
This is the name of an animal with black and white stripes.

What is a zebra?

200

This is the 4-digit code for agriculture.

What is 1928?

200

This is the year that OSHA was introduced.

What is 1970?

200

This pictogram covers products that could have narcotic effects.

What is exclamation mark?

200

This is the number of sections that make up an SDS.

What is 16?

300

This is the 4-digit code for Inspections, Citations, and Proposed Penalties.


What is 1903?

300

This is the act that created OSHA.

What is the OSH Act?

300

This is the number of hazard pictograms introduced by OSHA.

What is 9?

300

These sections on an SDS are considered mandatory.

What are sections 1-11?

400
This is the 4-digit code for construction.

What is 1926?

400

This decade saw the introduction of safety standards for asbestos, lead, and cotton dust.

What are the 1970s?
400

This is what mandates pictograms for professionals.

What is the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS)

400

This section of an SDS addresses any important information on transporting a product.

What is section 14?

500

This is the 40-digit code for Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.

What is 1904?

500

This is the decade that gave workers the right to know what chemicals they are being exposed to.

What are the 1980s?

500

This one trait is shared by both the Flame Pictogram and the Exploding Bomb Pictogram.

What are Organic Peroxides?

500

In the event of a chemical leak, this would be the section of the SDS to refer to.

What is section 6?