IMPORTANT NOTICE: SDS File Update In response to OSHA’s Revised Hazard Communication Standard, a component of which requires manufacturers to streamline existing Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) to a standardized Safety Data Sheet (SDS) format, ProMed has begun collecting and posting new SDS files for you to download for your facility records. According to OSHA, the information contained in the SDS is largely the same as the MSDS, but now it is presented in a consistent, user-friendly, 16-section format. OSHA requires that employers update their hazard communication program as necessary by June 1, 2016 and provide additional employee training for newly identified physical or health hazards as needed.1 ProMed is gathering and posting SDS sheets on our website as they become available from manufacturers. Due to the volume of this conversion, not all SDS files have yet been received and posted. We will include a monthly update in LTC Connection alerting you to the new SDS files we have received and posted on the site. If you are in immediate need of a specific file that has not yet been posted online, please contact our Customer Care team at (800) 648-5190 and we will be happy to assist you.

To view and download the updated SDS files, please take the following steps: Go to promedsupply.com Log on to the site. (If you do not have existing login credentials, please call our Customer Care team at (800) 648-5190 to obtain them.) On the right-hand side of the page, under the Search box, click on the blue “Download SDS forms” link. This will bring you to the SDS landing page. (Figure 1) On the SDS landing page, SDS files are organized by ProMed item number. To locate the file you need, you can either scroll through the list of files or use the Search box at the top of the list to quickly locate a specific product. Click on the file name to open the file. The files are in PDF format. Once they are opened, they can be printed or saved to your computer. (Figure 2) For added convenience, SDS files are also posted under the “Specifications/SDS” tab on individual product pages. (Figure 3)

If you have any questions at all, please reach out to your ProMed territory manager or give us a call at (800) 648-5190. Reference 1 Occupational Safety & Health Administration. Hazard Communication Standard Final Rule. Available at: https://www.osha.gov/dsg/hazcom/HCSFactsheet.html. Accessed June 30, 2015.