Hard copies of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) are kept on file at the Facilities Management Services Office, Mackey Service Building and are available on request or in the event of an emergency. Please call extension. 5228 if you have an urgent need for a MSDS sheet.

For convenience purposes a number of online MSDS reference databases are available.

Cornell University MSDS search site This Department recommends the Cornell University Database.

http://hazard.com/ This site, known as Vermont SIRI, or Safety Information Resources, Inc. is a good place to start. Type in the chemical name or CAS number and choose any listed manufacturer's MSDS.

http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov What's under your kitchen sink, in your garage, in your bathroom, and on the shelves in your laundry room? Learn more about what's in these products, about potential health effects, and about safety and handling. Information in the Household Products Database is taken from a variety of publicly available sources, including brand-specific labels and MSDS prepared by manufacturers.

http://msds.ehs.cornell.edu/msdssrch.asp The Cornell Department of Environmental Health and Safety MSDS collection of approximately 250,000 MSDS! Lots of cleaning and maintenance products are included.

http://www.sigmaaldrich.com After registering and logging in to this site, you can search by chemical name/CAS number and click on the MSDS button to view/print MSDS.

http://www.hhmi.org/research/labsafe/overview.html Practical information on 88 commonly used hazardous lab chemicals, from Howard Hughes Medical Institute, or HHMI.

http://www.orcbs.msu.edu/ Michigan State University's safety office website. Choose MSDS from main menu. You can print out the pdf files.

Secondary References for MSDS databases are shown linked below.