MSDS and Health & Safety Information

• Physio-chemical Data
  • Chemical Composition
  • Specific Grafity
  • Melting and Boiling Points
  • Vapor Pressure and Density
  • Flash Points
  • Solubility
  • Percent Volatility
  
  
• Health and Safety Data
  These are of particular use if a spill or other accident occurs.
  
  • General Health Hazards
  • Reactivity
  • Spill and Leak Procedures
  • Special Protection
  • Storage and Handling
  • Toxicity
  • First Aid

  Where can I find MSDS?

  1. The OHSU Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology (CROET), maintains an excellent site on MSDS Resources. It includes links to MSDS Search Engines, manufacturer's MSDS and websites, an MSDS FAQ and glossary, and related information.

  2. Your laboratory should have a collection of MSDS that came with chemicals that have been ordered.

  3. The OGI Library maintains a duplicate copy of all MSDS sheets received at OGI. These are found in the library staff area. Inquire at the circulation desk for access to these sheets.

  4. You can get MSDS from the manufacturer of the chemical. Contact information for their customer service departments are generally available on the web. Some well-known manufacturers and sources for MSDS are:
     
     • Sigma, Aldrich, Fluka, and Supelco
     • Fisher Scientific

  5. Books such as the Merck Index (library call number REF RS51 .M4 1996 12th Edition) are not formally MSDS, but can give useful information on toxicity, physical properties and incompatibles.

  6. You can find MSDS on many Internet sites. Here's a handy list of sites and links to other sources that maintain other sites of MSDS:
     • Links for Chemists, maintained by the University of Liverpool, Dept. of Chemistry.
     • University of Kentucky/Interactive Learning Paradigms, Incorporated has many sources of MSDS information.
     • Kansas State University Good annotated list of MSDS sites.

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  Health & Safety Information Links

  Osh.net

  Osh.net contains a wide variety of occupational and environmental safety and health information. Created by WorkCare, a national, occupational health-consulting firm.
  

  RTK Net (Right to Know Network)

  Hard to find items in the areas of toxic release, health, hazardous waste, superfund accidents, water, enforcement, and mapping.

  
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