Editing Safety data sheet (section)

===United Kingdom===
In the [[United Kingdom|U.K.]], the Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2002 - known as CHIP Regulations - impose duties upon suppliers, and importers into the EU, of [[Dangerous goods|hazardous materials]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2002/20021689.htm|title=The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2002|website=Opsi.gov.uk|access-date=22 December 2017}}</ref>

NOTE: Safety data sheets (SDS) are no longer covered by the CHIP regulations.  The laws that require a SDS to be provided have been transferred to the European REACH Regulations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hse.gov.uk/chip/|title=Redirect to... Chemical classification|website=Hse.gov.uk|access-date=22 December 2017}}</ref>

The [[COSHH|Control of Substances Hazardous to Health]] (COSHH) Regulations govern the use of hazardous substances in the workplace in the UK and specifically require an assessment of the use of a substance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hse.gov.uk/coshh|title=Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)|website=Hse.gov.uk|access-date=22 December 2017}}</ref> Regulation 12 requires that an employer provides employees with information, instruction and training for people exposed to hazardous substances. This duty would be very nearly impossible without the data sheet as a starting point. It is important for employers therefore to insist on receiving a data sheet from a supplier of a substance.

The duty to supply information is not confined to informing only business users of products. SDSs for retail products sold by large DIY shops are usually obtainable on those companies' web sites.

Web sites of manufacturers and large suppliers do not always include them even if the information is obtainable from retailers but written or telephone requests for paper copies will usually be responded to favourably.