Section 11: Toxicological information

This section summarizes what's known about the product's health effects and toxicity, including its cancer-listing status.

Section number: 11
Heading: Toxicological information
Content status: Mandatory content
Required information: Effects and data used, including:
(a) likely routes of exposure
(b) symptoms related to characteristics
(c) delayed, immediate, and chronic effects from short- and long-term exposure
(d) numerical measures of toxicity (e.g., ATEs)
(e) interactive effects if relevant and readily available
(f) NTP Report on Carcinogens / IARC Monographs / OSHA carcinogen listing status
(g) where specific data unavailable, indicate alternative information and derivation method (e.g., chemical class, SAR).

Reference only. Not legal or regulatory advice. Verify against the primary source before you act.

Adjacent sections

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SDS Section Guide lays out all sixteen sections in order with what each one must carry.

Sources

29 CFR 1910.1200 Appendix D (Table D.1), post-2024-HazCom-update text — as of 2026-07-13

Sections 1 to 11 and 16 carry mandatory content. Sections 12 to 15 must appear as headings, but OSHA does not enforce their content.

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Data vintage

Data: Safety data sheet 16-section structure, U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration current revision (77 FR 17884, Mar 26 2012; 89 FR 44459, May 20 2024; 91 FR 594-598, Jan 8 2026), retrieved 2026-07-13, 16 sections.