Paul M, Kurtz S
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Massachusetts Medical Center Worcester.
Am J Ind Med. 1994 Mar;25(3):403-15. doi: 10.1002/ajim.4700250308.
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) are essential sources of information regarding health risks from exposure to toxic chemicals. We analyzed the reproductive health hazard descriptions on nearly 700 MSDSs for lead- or ethylene glycol ether-containing products submitted by central Massachusetts firms to the Department of Environmental Protection under provisions of the Massachusetts Right-to-Know Law. Over 60% of the MSDSs made no mention whatsoever of effects on the reproductive system. Those that did were much more likely to address developmental risks than male reproductive effects. The MSDSs from firms employing 100 or more workers mentioned reproductive system effects more frequently than those from smaller companies. While the informativeness of the health hazard descriptions increased over time, 53% of the MSDSs prepared after promulgation of the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard still contained no information on reproductive risks.
材料安全数据表（MSDS）是有关接触有毒化学品对健康风险的重要信息来源。我们分析了马萨诸塞州中部企业根据《马萨诸塞知情权法》的规定提交给环境保护部的近700份含铅或乙二醇醚产品的材料安全数据表中的生殖健康危害描述。超过60%的材料安全数据表根本没有提及对生殖系统的影响。那些提及的更有可能涉及发育风险而非男性生殖影响。雇佣100名或更多工人的公司的材料安全数据表比小公司的更频繁地提及生殖系统影响。虽然健康危害描述的信息量随着时间增加，但职业安全与健康管理局（OSHA）危害告知标准颁布后编制的材料安全数据表中仍有53%没有关于生殖风险的信息。
