Material Safety Data Sheets

Search by Vendor

• Aldrich, Sigma, Fluka, Supelco and RBI - awkward, must select product and add to cart first
• Alpha Aesar - Direct Search to MSDS
• Fisher Scientific - Two step procedure, catalog search then MSDS
• VWR - Search by VWR product #, name, manufacturer or MSDS text - Adobe pdf format

General Search

• Vermont SIRI1 - U of Vermont Safety Information Resources, various formats
• Cornell University - 250,000 entries, various formats
• MSDS Online - Commercial site with good info available at no cost, extended version is fee based

MSDS Launch Sites

• MSDS-Search - Links to many MSDS sites with good vendor search engine for products not thought of as "chemicals" i.e., paints, soaps, glues etc.
• MSDS on the Internet - Provided by Interactive Learning Paradigms Incorporated - excellent MSDS info

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Government Agencies

Federal

• EPA - Environmental Protection Agency
• OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
• Searchable Code of Federal Regulations - U.S. House Internet Law Library
• ATSDR - Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
• FDA - Food and Drug Administration
• NIOSH - National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• NIH - National Institutes of Health

State

• WAC - Washington Administrative Code - State Regulations Administered by State Department of Labor and Industries
• WISHA - Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act
• DOE - Department of Ecology

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Good University Laboratory Safety Webs

• Cornell University
• University of California - Irvine
• Michigan State University