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SITES FOR CHEMICAL SAFETY INFORMATION

The following sites are not maintained by Henderson State University but may be useful sources of MSDS´s and chemical safety information.  Please call the Chemical Hygiene Officer at 230-5164 if you have any questions regarding the information provided.

Recommended site for MSDS:

Material Safety Data Sheets and Where to Find Them on the Internet (ILPI)

Vermont SIRI Site - Search for MSDS's utilizing the Vermont Safety Information Resources, Inc. database.

Other sites for chemical safety information are:

ACS Committee on Chemical Safety – Chemical Laboratory Information Profiles

ATSDR Fact Sheets - Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Fact Sheets provided by the Oklahoma State Department of Environmental Health and Safety Online Safety Library.

Chem Finder.com - Search the Internet for chemical information using this search engine.

Chemical Fact Sheets -  Chemical information provided by EPA´s Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxins.

EXTOXNET - Search this database for information on pesticides (Pesticide Information Profiles).

FLINN SCIENTIFIC – “Laboratory Chemical Safety” and “General Laboratory Safety Issues”

Health Canada´s Office of Biosafety - MSDS's for infectious substances from Health Canada's Office of Biosafety.

MSDS Online - Search the Internet for MSDS's.

MSDS-SEARCH - Access to over 1,000,000 MSDS´s and direct links to manufacturers

NIOSH - Pocket Guide to Chemicals provided by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

Prudent Practices in the Laboratory – Complete book available online with Appendix A – OSHA Laboratory Standard and Appendix B – Laboratory Chemical Safety Summaries.

University of Oxford - MSDS´s and other chemical safety information provided by Oxford University.