Posted By Paul Leadbetter Paul MSDSs usually contain other information (such as environmental) which wouldn't necessarily end up in your COSHH R/A and you may only summarise the COSHH information so there are good reasons for keeping the MSDS. Paul

Posted By gham Paul You cannot complete a good COSHH Assessment with the information given on the tin, it only tells you how to store and handle the substance. You will need to get teh MSDS from the supplier for this, eg exposure limits etc. The COSHH assessments should be reviewed every five years at least and there may be changes in the MSDS information in that time, or not as the case may be as such it is good to keep them so that your review will be easier Also if your ever transporting the substance and a vehicle is involved in an accident or if someone becomes ill because of the substance the information on the MSDS is more usefull to the emergency services than that on the COSHH assessment, depending how comprehensive the assessment is

Posted By Alan Murphy I have had a lot to do with COSHH, it is also vital to save them to send with a patient to hospital should anything nasty happen. Another important thing you need to bare in mind an audit of these data sheets every few years is good also, at my last company, i found a couple that had gone from non hazardous to hazardous as time had gone on and other things evolved, even some becoming senstisers that were not before. Regards Alan.