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- University of Illinois Division of Environmental Health and Safety BBS
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- TELNET ROMULUS.EHS.UIUC.EDU 3000 or 128.174.74.24
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- The University of Illinois Division of Environmental Health and Safety
- maintains a large collection of Material Safety Data sheets. Part of
- the collection (approximately 26,000 MSDS's) is maintained in paper
- files at the Division headquarters located at 101 South Gregory St.,
- Urbana, Illinois. The paper collection is constantly updated as new or
- more current MSDS's are received from manufacturers and suppliers. Each
- MSDS, is assigned a unique serial number uppon arrival. These numbers
- are referred to as DEHS ID numbers or DEHSID's. A file listing the
- dehsid, the chemical name and the supplier for each of these MSDS's is
- maintained on-line. It is accessible through this BBS at the MSDS MENU.
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- In addition to the paper file, the Division also maintains a file
- containing approximately 86,000 MSDS in the form of a database which is
- also directly accessible through this BBS. This database consists of a
- collection which is distributed quarterly by the Canadian Centre for
- Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS). The CCOHS is a non-profit
- organization dedicated to promoting a safe and healthy environment by
- providing information about occupational health and safety. The
- information contained in the CCOHS database is contributed directly to
- CCOHS by manufacturers and suppliers of chemical products.
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- The MSDS's in the CCOHS database are in English and/or French, as
- supplied by the contributors. They contain basic information on the
- properties and potential hazards of chemical products, how to use them
- safely, and what to do if there is an emergency.
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- The MSDS MENU allows you to simultaneously search the index of all of
- the paper MSDS's contained in our files as well as the MSDS's obtained
- on a quarterly basis from CCOHS. As you search the index, you will
- notice that some of the dehsid's start with the letter "T". These
- represent MSDS which you may directly look at in their entirety on-line.
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- This program will eventually be used for accessing many information
- sources in the Division of Environmental Health and Safety. It is
- currently being developed, so please keep in mind that some things will
- not work correctly.
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- If you encounter any difficulties in using this BBS, or if you wish to
- make suggestions you may contact Hector Mandel
- (mandel@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu).
-