Internet Site

Number of MSDS

Comments

1.

MSDS Online

2,000,000+

Approx 10,000 sheets are added each month. Free registration/login is required to view MSDSs. OSHA, DOT, ANSI and WHIMIS compliant sheets in PDF format. Save up to 25 sheets free. Site offers a 30-day free trial of an integrated (web/software) MSDS management solution.

2.

MSDS Solutions

1,500,000

60 free downloads per year for all users. Free registration/login is required to view the sheets which are available in a variety of MSDS formats (OSHA, ANSI, WHMIS) and file formats (HTML, PDF, text). 200,000+ available in French. Unlimited MSDS access for an annual fee.

3.

Seton Compliance Resource Center

350,000

Full text searchable - Chemical name, formula, manufacturer, CAS #, symptoms of exposure, you name it! No login and no cookies required. All sheets are in 16-part ANSI compliant format as HTML or PDF files. You can also purchase this collection on CD-ROM!.

4.

Cornell University

250,000

Keyword searchable MSDS database. Also searchable by NIIN and manufacturer. Some info a bit incomplete.Text file format. Also check out their Toxic Substances Control Act Inventory.

5.

Vermont SIRI
hazard.com
Mirror site

180,000

One of the best general sites to start a search. Either select a letter A-Z to browse manufacturers alphabetically (for sheets not in the SIRI collection) or do a full-text keyword search in the SIRI MSDS database. Mostly OSHA-style sheets,all in text file format. Lots of additional safety links and info.

6.

ChemExper

100,000

Belgium. Search for chemical by name, molecular formula or CAS number. When you find the one you want click on the name of the chemical. On the resulting screen click on "MSDS". Lists suppliers as well as modeling and infrared data! Sheets in text or HTML format.

7.

CambridgeSoft web site

75,000

A growing substructure-searchable small-molecule database with 2Dand 3D structures. Lots of other handy links.

8.

University of Akron

20,177

Keyword search (see search tips). Data returned are not full MSDS's,but contain useful information. HTML format.

9.

OxfordUniversity

16,103

Chemical names listed in sections A-Z, each of which is further broken into subsections. HTML format. Optional search page is now limited to one word in name only. Some entries incomplete.

10.

Conform-Action Data Systems

5,000

Sample database that dynamically produces English or French ANSI,OSHA and WHMIS-compliant sheets. User can select HTML or PDF format. Also produces PDF labels.

11.

Iowa State University

295

Typical undergraduate laboratory chemicals. Select from alphabetical list. 16-part ANSI-style sheets in HTML format.