Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Sources

Use multiple Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) sources from this list to develop safe work procedures.

Always review the MSDS before starting work with a new chemical. Contact Environment, Health & Safety, (858) 534-3660, if you have questions about the chemicals you intend to work with.

Main MSDS sources for UCSD

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.

• Chemwatch ChemFXX is the primary MSDS source at UCSD.
  • Need help? See MSDS Instructions.
• Micromedex Tomes is an additional source of safety information.

Other online MSDS sources

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.

• Biosafety Material Safety Data Sheets
• Where to find MSDS on the Internet
• CCOHS ChemIndex, Canadian Occupational Health & Safety
• EMD Chemicals Inc.
• Engineering Degree Resources (click MSDS tab)
• 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

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

• Chemical Safety
• Hazard Communication Program
• Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Overview
• Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) Explained

Contacts

• EH&S chemical safety officer, (858) 822-1579
• Labs: Contact an EH&S Research Assistance Program specialist.
• Shops and studios: Contact an EH&S General Safety specialist.

Safety

Material Safety Data Sheets

• MSDS Explained
• Sources
  • Biosafety MSDS
• MSDS Instructions