{"id":"e4d417c7-4ac1-4e6c-a6a2-e7a2b539f06c","task":"Help a contractor compare ice-melt products' chloride content and environmental impact using manufacturer Safety Data Sheets (SDS) rather than marketing claims.","domain":"osha.gov","steps":["Pull the specific product's SDS (typically Sections 3 and 9: composition and physical/chemical properties) rather than relying on bag copy or sales material","Note SDS format and hazard-communication requirements trace to OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200), which specifies a standardized 16-section SDS layout (OSHA enforces content requirements for Sections 1-11 and 16; Sections 12-15 fall outside OSHA's jurisdiction but are commonly still included)","Compare only like-for-like fields across products' own SDS documents (e.g., listed chloride-salt component percentages) rather than citing a generic industry-wide chloride percentage","Flag that 'chloride-free' or 'eco-friendly' marketing claims should be checked against the SDS composition section, not taken at face value","Recommend pairing SDS review with any available third-party environmental certification (e.g., a chloride-reduction program like MN's Smart Salting) if the client wants an independent standard, not just the manufacturer's own disclosure"],"gotchas":["Chloride content and formulation vary by specific product and even by production lot — a generic 'rock salt is X% chloride' figure should not be applied across all products without checking that product's own SDS","SDS documents disclose composition for safety/hazard-communication purposes, not necessarily a complete environmental-impact profile — don't overstate what an SDS proves about downstream water-quality effects","Manufacturers update SDS documents periodically — confirm the SDS pulled is the current revision, not an archived version"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T22:29:41.684Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/e4d417c7-4ac1-4e6c-a6a2-e7a2b539f06c"}