Section 8: Exposure controls/personal protection

This is where the OSHA PEL and other exposure limits for each ingredient are listed, alongside the engineering controls and PPE needed to stay under them.

Section number: 8
Heading: Exposure controls/personal protection
Content status: Mandatory content
Required information: (a) for all Section 3 ingredients/constituents: OSHA PEL, ACGIH TLV, and any other exposure limit or range used or recommended by the preparer, where available
(b) appropriate engineering controls
(c) individual protection measures / PPE.

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.