"What's On The Label?" CONCEPT: Use of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for household chemicals. BACKGROUND: Students need to be aware of potential dangers when working with chemicals. This activity deals with some of the information that is available to help in maintaining a safe classroom. In particular, the activity uses material safety data sheets (MSDSs) which were enacted in 1985 by OSHA for use with industrial chemicals. OBJECTIVES: 1. Students will be able to identify chemicals used in household products. 2. Students will be able to use MSDSs to identify hazardous components of commonly used household products. PROCEDURE: 1. Find and list five products that have chemicals in your home. For each of these products, refer to the label and write down the chemical name of three active ingredients. Proper spelling is important for completing this activity. 2. Find MSDSs on the chemicals listed by using the following websites: www.msdsonline.com www.ilpi.com/msds www.msdssearch.com www.pp.okstate.edu/ehs/links/msds.htm 3. Complete a properties sheet for one of the household chemical using MSDS or other sources. FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS: (Answer these on the back of the Student Activity Sheet) 1. What might be an easier way to learn about household chemicals than an MSDS? Would this information be reliable? 2. Should household chemicals be labeled differently? Suggest alternative labeling for chemicals. 3. Should people wear goggles and/or gloves when they clean the kitchen and bathroom in their homes? How about when they clean their drain? (Note: In some cases, products are labeled to encourage the use of protective clothing.) 4. MSDSs do not consider concentration effects. Are chemicals equally hazardous in concentrated or dilute solutions. WHAT'S ON THE LABEL? Student Activity Sheet 1. Five products that have chemicals in your home along with three active ingredients: Products name Active ingredient 1 Active ingredient 2 Active ingredient 3 Properties sheet for one active ingredient: 1. Chemical Name:_________________________________________ 2. Use of Chemical:_________________________________________ 3. Physical Data: Melting Point:______________ Water Solubility:_______________ Boiling Point:______________ Appearance & Odor:_____________ Specific Gravity:____________ 4. Fire and Explosion Hazards: Flash Point:_______________ Fire or Explosion Hazards______________ 5. Reactivity Data: Hazardous Decomposition or Byproducts:_____________________ 6. Health Hazard Data: Carcinogenicity:_________________________________ Medical Conditions Generally Aggravated by Exposure:________________ Acute Effects:_________________________________ Chronic Effects:______________________________________ Routes of Entry (inhalation, skin, ingestion):_______________________ Answer the follow up questions on the back.
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