MSS Material Safety Data Sheet Section Information

To identify the report section

Sequence

Element

Name

Type

Requirement

Min

Max

Repeat

01

820

Report Section Name Code

Identifier (ID)

Conditional

2

2

1

Code identifying the name of the section of the report

R010206: At least one of MSS-01, MSS-02 or MSS-06 is required

E0107: Only one of MSS-01 or MSS-07 may be present

Codes (31)

02

352

Description

String (AN)

Conditional

1

80

1

A free-form description to clarify the related data elements and their content

MSS02 is a text description of the report section.

03

156

State or Province Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

2

2

1

Code specifying the Standard State/Province as defined by appropriate government agency

MSS03 indicates the state or province issuing the regulations that determine what is reported in this section of the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS).

04

26

Country Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

2

3

1

Code identifying the country

MSS04 identifies the country issuing the regulations that determine what is reported in this section.

05

259

Change Type Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

1

1

1

Code indicating change type

MSS05 indicates whether any data in this report section has changed since the last revision of this report.

Codes (21)

06

1472

Report Section Number

String (AN)

Conditional

1

15

1

Number identifying a specified section or subsection of a report

07

821

Safety Characteristic/Hazard Code

Identifier (ID)

Conditional

3

3

1

Code indicating precautionary measures, means of treatment and hazard information and warnings

MSS07 indicates that the safety characteristics or hazard name is included in the name of the MSDS section or subsection.

Codes (153)