including:  Environmental Health, Safety,  MSDS ,....

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http://www.ansi.org/

most of the info you probably want is for purchase 

http://www.asse.org/

San Francisco Chapter

http://www.geocities.com/asse-sfc/

"Founded in 1911, ASSE is the oldest and largest professional safety organization. Its more than 30,000 members manage, supervise and consult on safety, health, and environmental issues in industry, insurance, government and education. ASSE has 13 practice specialties, 149 chapters, 56 sections and 64 student sections."  

lots of useful stuff at the San Francisco chapter site

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/

has searchable databases and much more

ATSDR  ToxFAQs™

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html

The ToxFAQ list has valuable toxicity information on scores of chemicals in a non-MSDS format

  http://www.ccehsa.org/

new beta version temporarily at: http://somsafety.stanford.edu/ccehsa/index.html

formerly at: http://riso.fullerton.edu/ccehsa

a small but growing and very worthwhile organization. I attended their annual conference [Aug. '01 -- conveniently, for me, in Monterey, CA -- next year in San Diego] and learned lots of useful things. We need more members -- take that as a not-so-subtle hint!

http://www.cdc.gov/

http://www.chemsafety.gov/

 Investigations & reports of chemical incidents, news releases, a large searchable link list, job opportunities, and lots more. Thanks to Donald Rosenthal for this tip [and for including this page on a list of EHS sites recently posted on ConfChem].

http://212.234.122.78/MarketsProducts/HouseholdProductsGOT.htm

http://www.mpcfaculty.net/ron_rinehart/diam4dum.htm

my own infamous little contribution to improved hazard communication -- you'll either love it  [over 50 people responded to an offer I made some time ago to my listserv offer for the MS Word version, and the feedback I got was uniformly positive]  or hate it -- the wisdom of the ancients, the late Rick Nelson [remember "Garden Party"?], and my own experience all confirm the dictum that you can't please everyone!

http://www.orcbs.msu.edu/chemical/nfpa/nfpa.html

   Health Flammability Reactivity & Special Notice  ratings for several hundred chemicals as well as an explanation of their meanings.

http://ecdin.etomep.net/

useful hazmat info searching -- got me the name corresponding to a CAS # when US-based sites couldn't on more than one occasion

http://www.auburn.edu/administration/safety/

a well-organized site with lots of good stuff. Some sections were not accessible on 10/25/02 -- and some areas still seem to be in development...

http://www.ehs.cornell.edu/

"gorge" yourself on loads of useful information ! 

http://www.ehs.berkeley.edu

unfortunately, all the good hazmat/MSDS stuff is only accessible if you have a UC IP address and account/password.  There is still a great deal of other  information that is accessible, but much of that is so campus-specific you may not find it too useful.  However, the UCB Office of Radiation Safety [including Laser Safety] pages [listed separately below under "R" and also on my "Physics" page] are fully accessible.

http://www.stanford.edu/dept/EHS/

Several folks I know at other schools regard this site as their prime online EH&S reference. It's extensive, thorough, well-organized, and accessible.

http://somsafety.stanford.edu/

While perhaps not as extensive as the main Stanford EHS site, there is plenty to check out at this one.

http://www.ehs.ucdavis.edu

a great site, newly revamped. Lots of useful stuff here, including the brand-new Chemical & Laboratory Safety Manual, about which Debbie Decker of UCD EHS says: "Feel free to borrow whatever makes you happy <grin>." Right on, Deb!

http://www.ehs.uiuc.edu/index.htm

another really useful site. I especially liked their "chemical waste fact sheets."

http://www.ehs.ukans.edu/

has a downloadable lab safety manual and on-line training.

http://www.cnsm.csulb.edu/services/safety/index.htm

Lots of good stuff here, and they believe in full access. I just [Jan '02] attended their one-day laboratory safety workshop and found it very worthwhile.

http://ehs.fullerton.edu/

lots of well-organized useful stuff here

http://www.csusm.edu/EHnOS/

I love their logo!

http://www.pp.okstate.edu/ehs/index.htm

a really great, very useful site loaded with safety training information, much of it in modular form.

http://www.orcbs.msu.edu/

looks like a very extensive site -- I just stumbled onto this one recently. Has NFPA chemical hazard label list [see below at bottom of MSDS section]

http://www.fau.edu/divdept/univarch/ehs.htm

another well-organized EH&S site with lots of training info and other goodies

http://esf.uvm.edu/

One more very useful university EH&S site. Lots of well-organized and useful information. Links to the SAFETY e-mail list hosted at UVM

http://www.epa.gov/

another site loaded with info, news, laws and regulations, and more -- all of it affecting YOU!  EPA is one of the relatively few great accomplishments of the Nixon administration.  Will the Bush-leaguers "remediate" it into total impotence or death? Stay tuned!  

(I can already sense hordes of male readers thinking  "What do you mean, 'or'? -- impotence IS death!")

http://www.calepa.ca.gov/

http://w3fp.arizona.edu/riskmgmt/conference_proceedings.htm

Some of the PowerPoint stuff takes a long time to download, but it's often worth the wait. I recommend opening the presentations in a new window to avoid hassles returning to the main page.

http://www.epa.gov/swercepp/ehs/ehslist.html

http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/emci/chemref/index.html

http://yarchive.net/explosives/index.html

http://www.envirosafetech.com

Providers of a wide variety of EH&S services including training [the recent hazwaste handling session I had from them was excellent], inspections, audits, written programs, etc. 

www.hazcat.com

This kit enables a trained operator to perform over 100 tests leading to identification or categorization of over 1000 hazardous and non-hazardous substances, including flammables, corrosives, caustics, poisons, metals, paints, plastics, pesticides, oxidizers, explosives, water-reactives, and asbestos. Cost is $2400 to $2650 depending on version selected. Our local fire department used this kit when responding to a recent "white powder incident"  on our campus.

HazMat: CA Reportable Chemicals list from UC Riverside 

http://ehs.ucr.edu/programs/hazmat/reportable_chemicals_1.html

HazMat Safety homepage,  DOT US Department of Transportation

http://hazmat.dot.gov

loaded with links, this site is a valuable reference as well as an outstanding example of government actually working the way it should!

http://www.healthsafetyinfo.com/

I strongly suggest that you take a look at their home page. Lots of links to other safety sites and news articles.

http://www.ihmm.org/

Issues a "Certified Hazardous Materials Manager™" (CHMM^® ) credential

http://www.flinnsci.com/homepage/sindex.html

lots of useful info here -- 

http://www.isbe.net/secondaryed/Science%20Ed/Guidebook%20Science%20Safety/science%20education.htm

also available via

http://makeashorterlink.com/?T24A22D0

 in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format

LSI

http://www.labsafety.org

labsafe@aol.com

Founded by Jim Kaufman, this organization is dedicated to the purpose implicit in its name.

Labsafety-L

Send a message to LISTSERV@SIU.EDU .

  In the body of the message say... SUB LABSAFETY-L Your Name.   

 additional details available at  http://www.labsafety.org 

archives available at   http://www.labsafety.org/archives.htm

NACHO

Send a message to LISTSERV@SIU.EDU. In the body of the message say... SUB LABSAFETY-L Your Name

additional details available at  http://www.labsafety.org

http://www.ehs.cornell.edu/labjump.htm

useful stuff, especially on fume hoods and centrifuges

http://chemlabs.uoregon.edu/Safety/

http://www.uwrf.edu/biology/biolabsafety/welcome.html

a really useful introduction to laboratory safety including hazard codes, PPE, hoods, disposal, and more.

http://keats.admin.virginia.edu/lsm/home.html

tons of useful stuff in a well laid-out site covering: asbestos, biological, chemical, ergonomic, fire, gene therapy, industrial hygiene, laser, lead, occupational, and radiation safety. Online training for U Va employees only, but the information itself is accessible to all and some of it [e.g., biosafety] is downloadable.

http://www2.umdnj.edu/eohssweb/aiha/accidents/index.htm

indexed by topic and key instruction concept; has useful links, too

http://www.practicingsafescience.org/

not as extensive as the U Wisconsin at River Falls site, but every bit of safety info available to the public helps!
The version of this site at Yale University which I had listed previously now requires login [boo! hiss! Harvard and Columbia, are you listening?]

http://www.hazmatschool.com/

I was originally directed here by the US DOT Office of Hazardous Materials listing of third party hazmat training services. It looks like a pretty good setup -- I'll let you know more after I've taken one of their courses, which I intend to do in the near future.

http://www.nfpa.org

members get a 10% discount on publications and other merchandise, much of which you are VERY likely to want and/or need!

http://radsafe.berkeley.edu

unlike Berkeley's EH&S site, this one is fully open and accessible in keeping with the principle that safety knowledge should be shared freely. Covers both ionizing radiation and nonionizing radiation, including laser, safety. I met Dewey Sprague, UCB's Laser Safety Officer, at the recent CCEHSA conference and was totally impressed with his presentation, his dedication, and his wide scope of safety and organizational expertise.

http://www.osha.gov/

lots of important information available here.  The Bush-leaguers have OSHA on their hit list too. 

http://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/dosh1.html

considered by those in the know to be at least as stringent as "FedOSHA" -- especially important to us in the Golden State if Dr. "W" 's radical proposed surgery [butchery] succeeds

http://www.ccohs.ca/

There is a wealth of useful information here. 

"Not a subscriber? Please be our guest."

http://www.nohsc.gov.au/

another very useful site

http://www.osh.dol.govt.nz/

another useful site, featuring Dr. Aargh, a website for the young [link to which is available on my Experiments page]

http://www.hse.gov.uk/

OSHA for Brits

Having 25% Welsh ancestry myself, I was somewhat encouraged that Her Majesty's Government is making some degree of accommodation to the original victims of English expansionism [and the Irish are complaining about only 800 years?]

http://europe.osha.eu.int/

with links to the member nations' websites as well

http://risk.lsd.ornl.gov/index.shtml

"...sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Environmental Management, Oak Ridge Operations (ORO) Office ... through a contract with Bechtel Jacobs Company LLC"

has tutorials and tools to perform risk assessments that comply with EPA guidance

http://www.saferlabs.com

as long as we're on the subject....

Safety Posters   PowerPoint presentations from SIRI at U Vermont

http://siri/uvm.edu/ftp/ppt/powerpt.html

Lots of useful goodies available

http://siri.org/index.php

MSDS, links, discussion board, online library, and so much more!!!

http://www.saai-svc.com/

A frequent and intelligent  contributor to the Labsafety-L listserv [albeit with a vested self-interest in the matters under discussion], Swiki is very involved with fume hoods, HVAC, IAQ, etc. Useful info in the Tech Notes section.

http://www.accuaire.com

this is Swiki Anderson's  company as well, specializing in laboratory ventilation and fume hood systems. There is useful technical and regulatory ingormation at this site as well.

MSDS

Remember when a Material Safety Data Sheet was just that -- a single sheet with the essentials all right there? No more! Everyone's so busy covering their butts that they now issue MSDBooklets with every possible extraneous situation covered. Oh-so-handy when you really have an emergency! Don't believe me? Look at a MSDS for sucrose, or better yet, for glucose, the stuff that's powering your brain right now, and see if it doesn't sound like the nastiest stuff around. But don't listen to me, I'm just a cranky old codger way past his PEL. I have, however, been seeing similar comments from others lately on various discussion lists. Anyway, if there aren't enough sources on this page, remember that you can also get MSDS online from many manufacturers and suppliers !

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http://chemfinder.cambridgesoft.com/

the best first stop for quick info on compounds; Get CAS numbers to assist further searches and, in many cases, direct links to MSDS and other useful info.

http://ecdin.etomep.net/

This is a repeat entry, and it doesn't give MSDS as we are used to them in the USA, but it does have uses in hazmat info searching -- it has found the name corresponding to a CAS # -- when US-based sites couldn't -- on more than one occasion

http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/pphb-dgspsp/msds-ftss/index.html

important safety information on approximately 200 species of microorganisms. "...organized to contain health hazard information such as infectious dose, viability (including decontamination), medical information, laboratory hazard, recommended precautions, handling information and spill procedures. The intent of these documents is to provide a safety resource for laboratory personnel working with these infectious substances."

http://physchem.ox.ac.uk/MSDS/carcinogens.html

http://siri.org/msds/   or    http://hazard.com/msds/

this seems to be the first choice of lots of folks

http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/msds/

a mirror site

http://www.ehs.ukans.edu/MSDSHP1.html

duh! I had a bad link for this but have fixed it . They don't have MSDS online here, but they do have useful instructions on how to find them at other sites, including manufacturer/supplier sites.

http://msds.ehs.cornell.edu/msdssrch.asp

http://msds.ehs.cornell.edu/  main page

http://msds.ehs.cornell.edu/tscasrch.asp Toxic Substances Control Act search

old URL:   http://msds.pdc.cornell.edu/msdssrch.asp

over 250,000 from various sources

http://www.ilpi.com/msds/index.html

has lots of links to find MSDS on the internet, an extensive glossary, links to relevant sections of 29CFR19xx, and an interactive MSDS quiz. Definitely worth checking out!

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ipcs/icstart.html

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ipcs/nicstart.html

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ipcsneng/nengsyn.html

reached from a list of several hundred chemicals. the "cards" are laid out in a highly readable and logical format -- sort of like how MSDS should be!  Available in 13 languages. The English ones come in US National and WHO/EU International versions.

http://siri.uvm.edu/nioshdb/ipcsneng/nengname.htm#C

reached from a list of several hundred chemicals. the "cards" are laid out in a highly readable and logical format -- sort of like how MSDS should be!

http://www.mexicanlaws.com/Chemical_database.asp

" This guide presents the classification of the type and grade of risk of 931 chemical substances, taking as a reference the systems internationally recognized of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and of  the Hazardous Material Identification System (HMIS)."

http://www.camd.lsu.edu/msds/jssearch.htm

access can be iffy

http://www.msdssearch.com/

claims to have 1.75 million MSDS to search

http://www.proscitech.com.au/index.html

ProSciTech deals mostly in biological stains and reagents, so that's what you'll primarily find here -- it's said that "Oz" MSDS have info in a different sequence [they are clear and logical]. Whatever, -- Chemfinder.com has sent me here a few times and it's been worth the trip!

http://www.msds.com.au/

  "Oz" MSDS have a different sequence than the U.S. variety [the Oz MSDS are clear and logical]. This site claims to have the largest number of Australian MSDS available [whatever happened to the au.gov/worksafe site, anyway?] They're all in PDF format, so you need Adobe Acrobat Reader [what, you still don't have the free download?] 

http://www.nohsc.gov.au/OHSInformation/Databases/

Practical Guidance Material Database 1987-1995

http://www.nohsc.gov.au/OHSInformation/Databases/PracticalGuidanceMaterial/pamsearch.asp

I've been trying unsuccessfully to find the successor site to the "Worksafe" MSDS list -- maybe there is no such site now. Too bad, because I really like those Aussie MSDS. Anyway, this site has some useful stuff.

http://www.umt.edu/research/files/environ/appendic.htm

defines acronyms and terms commonly used on MSDS

http://web.doh.state.nj.us/rtkhsfs/indexfs.aspx?lan=english

info on several hundred chemicals available for download in an Adobe PDF format. file size for each  is ~ 38 KB.

http://www.epa.gov/docs/Rainbow/98rainbo.pdf

http://www.orcbs.msu.edu/chemical/nfpa/nfpa.html

   Health Flammability Reactivity & Special Notice  ratings for several hundred chemicals as well as an explanation of their meanings.

http://www.imagewave.com/

provides leading EHS and MSDS software solutions including advanced MSDS Software, MSDS Management, Environmental Reporting, MSDS Authoring Software, Chemical Inventory Tracking, MSDS Databases, Container Labeling, Online MSDS Hosting Services, and more.

http://www.msdsonline.com

you can sign up for a trial, but this is a subscription service

http://www.msdspro.com/site/msdspro.nsf/home.html

"MSDSpro is the company that has created the recognized industry standard in MSDS software, services and measurable results for streamlined MSDS management. ... Try MSDSpro free for 60 days and experience the standard for yourself."

I haven't tried it yet, so I can't say anything definite about their products, but the concept and especially the associated service listed right below sure sound convenient.

sponsored by: MSDSPro™, Industrial Safety & Hygiene News, ChemAdvisor®, Inc., and Occupational Health and Safety magazine

http://www.msdsprovider.net/Site/msdsprovider.nsf/about

"...a website dedicated to providing free access to MSDSs direct from the manufacturer. These MSDSs can be downloaded directly into MSDSpro Classic, PlusWeb, or Enterprise. Once downloaded, MSDSpro will automatically update the MSDSs for you when the manufacturer makes any changes. This service is FREE, there is no fee or subscription needed."

So what's the catch? The MSDSpro programs you need to make this work as described aren't  free. How well does it all work? I really don't know. But you can get a free 60-day tryout from MSDSpro -- see the entry right above. And you can still use their manufacturer index to link to the manufacturer's MSDS site and search it yourself -- and believe me, their manufacturer list is a lot bigger than my puny "Suppliers" page!

http://www.msdssolutions.com/en/index.asp?lang=2

Upon completion of their free registration offer, you can access more than 1 Million MSDS published by 15,000 manufacturers; open, view and print MSDS, and store up to 50 of them free in a "specific library" of MSDS. They offer a substantial range of MSDS management services and products for sale.

http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/chemaids/react.html

downloadable chemical reactivity worksheet that allows you to virtually mix chemicals and see what happens.

http://chemweb.com/databases/brethericks

searching is free, you pay to display results. ChemWeb also has numerous other  online databases. See my "Miscellaneous" page.

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/

has searchable databases and much more

ATSDR  ToxFAQs™

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html

The ToxFAQ list has valuable toxicity information on scores of chemicals in a non-MSDS format

http://ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov/

deviating once again from strict alphabeticity to bring you the best!

http://health.ucsd.edu/poison/

http://www.vth.colostate.edu/poisonous_plants/

botanical and toxicological information in a searchable, beautifully illustrated field-handbook format

http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/plants.html

searchable database and links to other poisonous plant sites

http://www.opcw.nl/chemhaz/chemhome.htm

some historical background and other useful information 

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/trade.center/biochem.weapons/

some basic information on a number of biological and chemical agents of concern and the countries deploying them.

http://cns.miis.edu/research/cbw.htm

lots of links and info on CBW here