• Chemical Interaction Matrices Save Time and Money, and Help Ensure Safety 

• MSDSs remain one of your key tools.  We have provided links to many MSDS databases.

• Is your site really committed to ES&H? What questions should management be asking itself concerning its commitment? See Best Management Practices: Top Management’s Self-Assessment of ES&H.

• Compare your ES&H program to private industry’s. See Best Management Practices: Template of Industrial ES&H Practices. 

• Interested in how one industry verifies their ES&H management system? See Best management Practices: MSV - Management System Verification. Also related story: DNFSB and RL Reps Attend CMA MSV Training.

• DOE ES&H personnel invited to participate in CMA Annual Responsible Care® Meeting. Secretary Peña invited to speak. Over 300 Chemical Industry ES&H leaders to meet in Orlando, FL, in April.

The PNNL Chemical Management System

• PNL's Chemical Management System (CMS) documentation is provided.

 
• The CMS is composed of five modules: 
1. Chemical Purchasing 
2. Chemical Inventory 
3. Chemical Names, Properties, and Hazardous Groups 
4. Reporting 
5. System Manager 

Material Safety Data Sheets

MSDS Search is dedicated to providing the most comprehensive single source of information related to Material Safety Data Sheets.  This site is a conduit between users of MSDSs and any reliable supplier.  Currently this site provides access to 350,000 MSDSs from more than 1100 manufacturers, 700,000 MSDSs from public access databases, links to MSDS software, service, training and product providers, links to Government MSDS information, and more.
Material Safety Data Sheets are required by OSHA Regulations, specifically OSHA Hazard Communication (HAZCOM) Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200). Many data bases hold MSDSs; one that is open to the public is The Vermont SIRI Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Collection. Chemical Information is also available from the CambridgeSoft Corporation in ChemFinder.
MSDS Central of the Chemical Manufacturers Association is an electronic service which provides access to Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS). The database serves as a secure, central repository for the industry and contains only manufacturer supplied MSDSs. It includes MSDSs from all kinds of industry companies and allows for electronic downloads. The database is compiled and maintained by the Chemical Manufacturers Association (CMA).      Call 800-388-6737 or e-mail MSDSCENTRAL@mail.cmahq.com for information.
Cornell University MSDS Mirror Site              Cornell University has just opened a full-fledged mirror of hazard.com. This site contains all of the hazard.com MSDSs and the data base of MSDSs maintained by the Department of Defense Data. The 325,000+ MSDS sheets are indexed and available at: http://msds.pdc.cornell.edu/issearch/msdssrch.htm In addition, on this page you will find an inventory of 60,000+ chemicals listed with the Toxic Substances Control Act (TCSA), and links to other OSHA web sites. Thanks to Cornell for providing this service.

Last Modified: 10/09/98