MSDS Page
Typical information
present in an MSDS:
1.
Product Name & Synonyms
2. CAS Number
3. Manufacturer's Address & Phone Number
. Components & Contaminants - Exposure Limits
5. Physical Data
6. Fire & Explosion Hazard Data
7. Toxicity Data
8. Health Hazard Data
a. effects of exposure
b. emergency & first aid procedures
9.
Reactivity Data
Storage & Disposal
Conditions to Avoid
10.
Spill or Leak Procedures
11. Protective Equipment
What does the MSDS Tell me?
This
is a great page to help you understand what the MSDS is supposed to be telling
you. It simplifies the jargon. Hopefully it makes the MSDS even more
useful. http://www.ilpi.com/msds/ref/
Tutorials
that explain how to read an MSDS
A 7 part-online quiz that addresses
the content of OSHA
format MSDS's.
Denison
University (ANSI
Format)
University of Missouri (excellent)
Refrigeration
Technologies (OSHA Format)
United
Scenic Artists (OSHA Format)
AFSCME
(OSHA Format)
Finding an MSDS.
A very
nice site where you type in the name and information about the chemical
is returned in a very user friendly format.
http://ull.chemistry.uakron.edu/erd/
Just
type in the name and a listing of companies which sell that chemical is
listed. Click on one and a simple MSDS
will be displayed.
http://www.msdssearch.com/DBLinksN.htm or
http://msds.pdc.cornell.edu/msdssrch.asp
An
alphabetical listing of available MSDS’s for a large variety of compounds. This page also has information about
specific hazards, such as a list of carcinogens and teratogens. http://physchem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/
Sites with links to other MSDS sites
An
okay site with nice links
http://www.msc.cornell.edu/helpful_data/msds.html
A
lengthy listing of links to web pages for MSDS’s
http://www.phys.ksu.edu/area/jrm/Safety/msds.html
Another
listing of MSDS sites
http://www.chem.utah.edu/MSDS/msds.html
A
large listing of specialty sites for MSDS on the web
A
large simple listing of MSDS sites
http://hazard.com/msds/links.html