Main MSDS sources for UCSD

• ChemQuik is the primary MSDS source at UCSD.

• Micromedex Tomes is an additional source of safety information.

Both of these resources are available from UCSD Internet-connected computers. To access them from a non-UCSD computer, contact the chemical safety officer for assistance.

Other online MSDS sources:

• Biosafety Material Safety Data Sheets
• Where to find MSDS on the Internet
• CCOHS ChemIndex, Canadian Occupational Health & Safety
• EMD Chemicals Inc.
• Health Canada Infectious Substances MSDSs
• Mallinckrodt Baker, Inc.
• Matheson Tri-Gas Products
• New England Biolabs
• Oxford University
• Roche Applied Science
• Sigma-Aldrich
• SIRI MSDS Index
• VWR International

MSDSs are an important source of health and safety information, but they should not be the only tool used to evaluate chemical hazards. Gather chemical hazard information from a variety of sources.

Good sources of non-MSDS information:

• CCOHS References Collection, (subscription) Canadian Occupational Health & Safety
• Environmental Defense Fund Chemical Scorecard
• EPA Extremely Hazardous Substances Chemical Profiles and Emergency First Aid Guides
• Hazard Evaluation System and Information Service (HESIS)
• International Agency for Research on Cancer
• List of Controlled Substances and Listed Chemicals, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
• New Jersey Right To Know Chemical Fact Sheets (scroll down page for list)
• NIOSH Chemical Safety
• NIOSH International Chemical Safety Cards (scroll down page for list)
• NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
• National Toxicology Program 11th Report on Carcinogens
• Proposition 65, Carcinogen and Reproductive Toxin List
• RTECS® Database
• Select Agent Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• ToxFAQs, Agency for Toxinc Susbstances & Disease Registry
• TOXLINE, National Library of Medicine
• TOXNET Web Search
• Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), Environmental Protection Agency
• UCSD Health & Wellness Resource Center

Related information:

• Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Overview
• Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Sources
• Hazard Communication Program

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