Material Safety Data Sheets

 

Canadian Centre for Occupational Safety and Health MSDS plus ChemInfo
This service is a comprehensive database of more than 200,000 Material Safety Data Sheets, obtained directly from 1,200 North American manufacturers and suppliers. Each Material Safety Data Sheet is presented exactly as provided by the manufacturer/supplier and contains:

  • chemical and physical properties

  • health hazards

  • first aid recommendations

  • personal protection

  • fire and reactivity data

  • spill and disposal procedures

  • storage and handling

On average, over 60,000 records are added or replaced each quarter. NOTE: This service is provided as a subscription service by the Cornell University Library System. All locations within Cornell (including Qatar and New York City) should have full access to this database. Contact EHS if you are affiliated with Cornell but not able to access the site.

MSDS-SEARCH is one of the most comprehensive single address for free information related to Material Safety Data Sheets, providing access to over 850,000 MSDSs and 800 links directly to manufacturers in the manufacturers links section.

Where to find Material Safety Data Sheets on the internet? This site has links to many other MSDS locations and also other chemical-information related sites.

 

Chemical Supplier Material Safety Data Sheets
 (For each company, search for the chemical in the on-line catalog and then click the MSDS link)

 

Other Chemical Safety Information Sites

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ASTDR) ToxfAQs

EPA Chemical Fact Sheets

Hazardous Chemical Database at the University of Akron

International Program on Chemical Safety - access to internationally peer reviewed information on chemicals commonly used throughout the world.

Laboratory Chemical Safety Summaries (Howard Hughes Medical Institute) Link to a site that provides information for several chemicals. These summaries are similar to MSDSs, but provide easy-to-read, "real world" information.

New Jersey Chemical Fact Sheets

National Institute for Occupational Health (NIOSH) chemical safety information

NIH, National Library of Medicine, TOXNET, a cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas.

Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances (RTECS)
NOTE: This service is provided as a subscription service by the Cornell University Library System. All locations within Cornell (including Qatar and New York City) should have full access to this database. Contact EHS if you are affiliated with Cornell but not able to access the site.

Toxnet - National Library of Medicine Databases search on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health, and toxic releases.