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Safety<\/a><\/li><li class=\"breadcrumb-item active\" aria-current=\"page\">Safety Data Sheets &amp; Chemical Safety<\/li><\/ol><\/nav>\n\n\n<p>Hazardous chemicals are chemicals that present physical and\/or health hazards. Departments must have a Safety Data Sheet for all hazardous chemicals\/substances used in their area. The SDSs need to be readily available to employees during all work shifts. Additionally, departments need to keep their own SDS files current and complete, including new chemical products and send a copy (paper or electronic) to the Environment, Health &amp; Safety. For questions about the SDS, ask your supervisor, EHS department, or search one of the online resources provided below. Any questions about scheduling Hazard Communication training or other related EHS training, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/ehs\/contact-us\/\" data-type=\"page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contact EHS<\/a>.<br><br><a href=\"http:\/\/jr.chemwatch.net\/chemwatch.web\/account\/autologinbyip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Online SDS Database<\/a><br><br>By clicking on the <a href=\"http:\/\/jr.chemwatch.net\/chemwatch.web\/account\/autologinbyip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chemwatch<\/a> link, faculty, staff and students can acquire information on a particular chemical\/product that is used on the University of Michigan-Flint\u2019s campus. SDS can be used to identify hazards, First Aid Measures, Proper Handling and Storage, Personal Protective Equipment to be used, Chemical Properties, Reactivity, Flammability, Method of disposal, and more. The Glossary of Terms will provide definitions of terms commonly found on Safety Data Sheets.<br><br>NOTE: If you are unable to access the GoldFFX database or if you are trying to access the database from a non-University of Michigan connection, please contact UMAA EHS at <a href=\"mailto:ehs-goldffx@umich.edu\">ehs-goldffx@umich.edu<\/a> for the login information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d30600edb86e2b7ae109cdd3da5b294e\">Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1e_7-AjwyQCB6UQw9ksFArxiL9NHXPwbu34A1tSEFoQ0\/edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UM-Flint Campus Hazard Communication Guidelines<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/jr.chemwatch.net\/chemwatch.web\/account\/autologinbyip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chemwatch SDS Database &amp; Search Engine<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1g6Z0TPiG6KciV3eD7MJcH0UyGxZBeOqOxlUaV5ud0DA\/edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Glossary of SDS Terms<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fishersci.com\/us\/en\/catalog\/search\/sdshome.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fisher-Scientific SDS Search<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.emdmillipore.com\/chemicals\/material-safety-data-sheet-msds\/c_HLmb.s1OisUAAAEin2ZCeU92\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EMD Chemicals SDS Search<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U.S. Department of Health &amp; Human Service Household Products Database<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/us.vwr.com\/store\/search\/searchMSDS.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VWR Scientific<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/msds.lindeus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Linde Group \/ BOC Gases<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.avantormaterials.com\/search.aspx?searchtype=msds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mallinckrodt Baker (now Avantor)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.praxair.com\/resource-library\/sds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Praxair\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.phac-aspc.gc.ca\/lab-bio\/res\/psds-ftss\/index-eng.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Public Health Agency of Canada (Infectious Substances)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hazard.com\/msds\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vermont SIRI<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sigmaaldrich.com\/safety-center.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sigma-Aldrich<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/safety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chemical Spills \u2013 Report to UM-Flint Department of Public Safety<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.osha.gov\/dsg\/hazcom\/HCSFactsheet.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MIOSHA Fact Sheet General Industry Safety &amp; Health Division Hazard Communication\u200b<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/niosh\/npg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.osha.gov\/SLTC\/reproductivehazards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OSHA Reproductive Hazards<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/ehs\/safety-data-sheets-chemical-safety\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-31","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":432,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31\/revisions\/432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/ehs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}