Section 7: Handling and storage

This section covers day-to-day safe handling and how the product should (and shouldn't) be stored.

Section number: 7
Heading: Handling and storage
Content status: Mandatory contentThe reference pack marks this section with a dagger: flammable-liquid storage depends on boiling point under 1910.106(a)(5), and alternate storage-classification calculations apply.
Required information: (a) precautions for safe handling
(b) conditions for safe storage, including incompatibilities.

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.