So what is DD Form 2357? The short answer: a Defense Department document, officially DD Form 2357, Hazardous Component Safety Data Statement (HCSDS), April 1999., used to Hazardous Component Safety Data Statement (HCSDS). Anything else you need follows from that.
Is there a version specific to your service? No. A DD number is issued at Department level, which is the whole point of the prefix — every military department and defense agency works from one identical document. Looking for a branch variant wastes time you do not have.
Who decides this form exists? not stated owns it; not stated directs its use. If someone told you to file this, the authority traces back to those.
Which edition should you have? not stated, listed as not stated. A copy dated otherwise is a copy worth replacing.
What the form asks for
- Press this Reset button to clear the data from all fields.
- 1. Date prepared (4 digit year, 2 digit month, 2 digit day).
- 2. Material/component/assembly.
- 3. Number.
- 4. Revision.
- 5. Applicable federal acquisition regulation (F A R) safety clause.
- Part 1 - Sensitivity (apparatus and comparison values). 6. Friction test.
- 7. Impact test.
- 8. Electrostatic discharge test.
- Part 1 - Hazards. 9. Fire.
- 10. Auto ignition temperature.
- 11. Flash point.
- 12. Decomposition products.
- 13. Flammable and or explosive limits. a. Lower percent.
- 13.b. Upper percent.
- 14. Explosion.
- 15. Explosive temperature (5 sec.).
- 16. Dusts.
- 17. Health hazard information (toxicity).
- 18. Unpacked (in process) hazard class (specify quantities involved).
- 19. Special requirements (if additional space is needed, use plain bond paper).
- Part 3 - Shipping/Storage Classification of Item when Packed in Accordance with Approved Packing Drawings. 20. DoD Hazard Class/Division.
- 21. D O D storage compatibility group.
- 22. D O T hazard classification.
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Which files are here? These: PDF. How much work is involved? 1 pages, about 35 entry fields.
Why will not the xfdl file open? Because it is not a pdf. Xfdl belongs to IBM Lotus Forms, long the Department's electronic form format, and it needs IBM Lotus Forms Viewer or an equivalent reader installed first.
Is there a charge? No — free, all formats. Where should you open the file? In a full pdf application on your own machine. Browser-embedded viewers handle field properties unpredictably.
Can you skip around the form? Better not to. The layout runs identification, then content, then certification, and entries near the bottom frequently take their meaning from what sits above them.
Why does the edition matter so much here? Because DD forms are revised centrally. When the Department reissues one, it reissues it for all branches simultaneously, and the field layout can shift. Compare the printed date against not stated before you type anything.
Is the form its own instruction manual? Partly. The rest sits in not stated, which is also the authority where the two texts conflict.
Who receives it? The office not stated designates, subject to whatever local instruction your organization adds. What do you keep? A copy, made before the form leaves your hands.
How do you find a form referenced inside this one? By its number alone. The DD sequence runs across the entire Department, so a number identifies exactly one document regardless of which service cited it.
Do DA and DD numbers ever correspond? Never. DA numbering is Army-specific, administered by an Army proponent, while DD numbering is Department-wide under not stated or an equivalent Department office. Identical digits in the two systems mean two unrelated documents, which is why the prefix matters more than the number.
How often does a form like this change? Unpredictably — revision follows directive changes, altered collection requirements and updated notice language. What is the practical defence? Verifying not stated every time you download rather than trusting a saved copy.
What does this page actually provide? The blank form and a description of it. What does it not provide? Legal guidance, procedural rulings, or any assurance about a particular filing. Who answers those? not stated, the administrative office that serves you, or the authority identified in not stated.
Questions and answers
- What is DD Form 2357?
- DD Form 2357, Hazardous Component Safety Data Statement (HCSDS), April 1999.
- Which edition is current?
- Not stated by the publisher
- Who is responsible for this form?
- Not stated
- In which formats can it be downloaded?