Material Safety Data Sheets
(MSDS)
Material Safety Data Sheets
(MSDS) provide valuable information on chemicals as well
as procedures for handling and working with a substance
safely. The MSDS includes information such as physical data
(boiling point, flash point, etc.), health effects, toxicity,
first aid, storage, disposal, personal protective equipment,
and spill/leak procedures.
Manufacturer
Responsibilities
The manufacturer or distributor of a chemical product must
send material safety data sheets to the purchaser (UTHSC-H)
with the initial shipment of a product/hazardous chemical
and with each update of the material safety data sheet.
Material safety data sheets will either accompany or precede
the shipment. Place the MSDS's in the Chemical Safety Binders
that the EHS office has distributed to each Principal Investigator
(P.I.). The manufacturer or distributor is not required
to send an MSDS with subsequent orders of the same product.
To obtain a MSDS sheet on a product/hazardous chemical
from UTHSC-H search Chemwatch.
Other ways to find an MSDS
include:
Look in the Chemical Safety Binder
in your laboratory
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Call Environment Health and Safety
(713) 500-5832
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Write or call the manufacturer or distributor
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Access MSDS sheets via the web (some
links located below)
MSDS Links :
VWR
Scientific Products
EMD
Chemicals Inc.
J. T.
Baker
Mallinckrodt
Laboratory Chemicals
Eastman
Kodak
Vermont SIRI
Hazardous Chemical Information:
Hazardous
Substances Database
International Agency for
Research on Cancer
National Toxicology
Program
NIOSH Pocket Guide
to Chemical Hazards
ChemID
Plus
Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry
Interactive
Learning Paradigms, Inc. (Search databases, chemical
suppliers, and learn about MSDS)
Note: Some companies may
require initial registration before you can access the MSDS'
online.
