Material Safety Data Sheets
The Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) is a detailed fact sheet summarizing information about a chemical's hazardous ingredients; health, physical and fire hazards; emergency procedures and first aid; chemical reactivity and incompatibilities; spill, leak and disposal procedures and protective measures required for safe handling and storage. The objective of an MSDS is to concisely inform you about the hazards of the materials you work with so that you can protect yourself and respond to emergency situations.
Online MSDS Resources
Laboratory Chemicals
- CCOHS ChemInfo Sheets and other resources
A database system maintained by the Canadian Centre for Occupation Health & Safety that provides a comprehensive chemical hazard information resource and includes ChemInfo sheets and manufacturer Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs). - Hazmat Navigator
Hazmat Navigator is a chemical safety database based on Bretherick's Handbook of Reactive Chemical Hazards that helps chemists and safety personnel quickly access critical, detailed chemical hazards information. - ChemADVISOR MSDS Database
Pure chemical database of MSDSs developed by ChemAdvisor.
Trade and Custodial Chemicals
- 3E Service - MSDS (formerly MSDS Solutions)- An MSDS search engine for building trade and custodial chemicals. To access, you must be on the Harvard University computer network.
- MSDS Provider - A list of Manufacturers Web sites with MSDS's.
- MSDS Search - A list of Manufacturer's Web Sites with MSDS's.
- Airgas - One of the University's vendor partners (for containerized gasses)
- Seton Compliance Resource Center - Numerous commercial products and an MSDS search engine.
