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Safety Data Sheets in Chemical database

Persons using chemicals are responsible for reading the Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) before they use the chemicals in question. 

Here you will find information on how to find SDSs.  

Introduction

From the HSE-manual:

  • All chemicals must be registered on ECOonline. 
  • Those who are responsible for providing chemicals for laboratory courses must ensure that the SDS are available to students and kept up to date.
  • Those responsible for the preparation of auditoriums for use must provide SDS for activities that will occur in the auditorium. 
  • Read more in the HSE-manual

Search our own chemical database

The Department of Chemistry uses EcoOnline to store SDS.


How to find a safety data sheet ?

Get a direct access to your safety data sheets for your section: Login to EcoOnline

Login details can be obtained from your section leader or from the HSE coordinator.

Remember that you always have access to your safety data sheets directly on your mobile phone. EcoOnline has an App.

How to use EcoOnline 

UiO has made a series of videos that are available with captions in English (change caption settings once the video has started). Videos on the following topics are available:

  • How to login and navigate the chemical manger
  • How to change information on quantities etc.
  • How to add an electronic MSDS to the database if the right one is not available
  • How to do a risk assessment of a chemical in EcoOnline
  • How to archive information of chemicals that are no longer in use
  • How to add information about the products one has registered

The videos are available her. Be aware that for some functions you need "read and write" access. The default access for employees is "read" only. "Read and write" access can be requested from the HSE coordinator.

Links to other reference works.


Suppliers
Our suppliers of chemicals have searchable SDS.

Merck/Sigma-Aldrich:  Search for chemical. Click on SDS in the results.
VWR: Search for chemical under "SDS".

Other supplier? Check website of company. Search for SDS.


Websearch
Search on Google for SDS. Check that the document is on a reputable website and the it is not too old.

Google: Suggested search strings:  "SDS CHEMICAL NAME" or "SDS cas no". 

 

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Published June 26, 2014 1:33 PM - Last modified Sep. 18, 2023 10:10 AM