Fred, Typically one contacts the manufacturer of the product for the MSDS on the product in question. That said, try the manufacturer's web page, if there is one. Some manufacturers may have MSDS available for download posted on their web site. That said, try the retailer (Home Depot, Lowes, etc) that sells the product. I've heard that by law, the retailer is required to carry the MSDS sheets for all the chemicals they sell. I don't know if this requirement is state or federal law. Collecting those MSDS sheets is a lot of work, but that goes with the job. As you get them, you might as well take the time to read them. They can be very informative. Good luck! Allan N. Schumacker, RPT Nassau Community College Garden City, New York On Mar 5, 2010, at 1:45 PM, Fred Sturm wrote: > University policy requires that I have on file material data > safety sheets for all, meaning really all, chemicals. Not that > anyone has come looking, but it is clearly policy and that is > probably true for most of us. Does anyone know of a fairly central > place one can go for such things? Does anyone have a collection of > them that could be made available? > Since we all use a lot of the same range of materials, it would > make sense for us to pool efforts. Going to each manufacturer is a > lot of work. Especially when it comes to all the variety. I'm > looking at things like isopropyl alcohol, fabric softener, lacquer, > Cory Key-brite, Mclube, Protek, various thinners, glues and > adhesives of various sorts, the list is seemingly endless. Some are > actually toxic in various ways, and the safety concerns are real. > Regards, > Fred Sturm > University of New Mexico > fssturm at unm.edu > > > > >
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