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Vital link to safety.


Dear Half-Mast,

Here in the maintenance facility we rely on material safety, data sheets (MSDS MSDS Material Safety Data Sheets, see there ) every day. I've Found a website that makes it; convenient; to view or print; MSDS From a variety of manufacturers. Best of all, it's free of charge.

The website is Vermont Safety Information Resources (1) The data and information assets of an organization, department or unit. See data administration.

(2) Another name for the Information Systems (IS) or Information Technology (IT) department. See IT.
, Inc. (SIRI). To access the SIRI home page, go to http://www.hazard.com. You're not; required to enter a login ID or password to view or print MSDS.

On the home page you'll find links to:

* discussion board

* safety websites

* OSHA OSHA
n.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a branch of the US Department of Labor responsible for establishing and enforcing safety and health standards in the workplace.
 and EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid.

EPA
abbr.
eicosapentaenoic acid


EPA,
n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic.

EPA,
n.
 regulations

* an online library of safety information

* a bookstore of safety and health titles you can order online

To find MSDS From the home page, click on SIRI MSDS collection--Florida Site.

Once you get to the next screen, you can search For MSDS in one of three ways:

* by manufacturer

* by whole or partial words or numbers In the company or product name

* by NSN NSN National Stock Number
NSN Nokia Siemens Networks
NSN National Storytelling Network
NSN NATO Stock Number
NSN New Substances Notification (CEPA)
NSN National Student Number (NZ)
NSN Never Say Never
 

Search by Manufacturer

To search by manufacturer, look for the list of letters near the top of the screen. These letters are links to manufacturers. Click on the one that is the first: letter of the company name. For example, if you're looking For Looking for

In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with.
 the Loctite Corporation, click on the letter L.

The next screen brings up a list of company links whose name begins with L. Click on Loctite Corporation and it'll lead you to the page on the company website where you'll find MSDS.

Search by Words or Numbers

To search by whole or partial words or numbers in the company or product name, look for the field that says Find. If, for example, you're looking for a lubricant, type in the word lubricant. Click on the radio button that says Whole words only. Then click the Search button. The next screen brings up a variety of lubricant product links. Each screen contains 50 links. To view the next group of links, go to the bottom of the screen and click Get next 50. Click on the link For the product you want and you'll get its MSDG MSDG Minnesota Sustainable Design Guide .

Search by NSN

To search by NSN, type it in the Find field and click the NSN radio button. Then click on Search. The next screen shows a list of links to all the companies that supply the product under that NSN. Click on the company/NSN link and you'll get its MSDS.

SGT Thomas Sparks

HQ 2123d Trans Co. (HET)

Richmond, KY
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Title Annotation:Material Safety Data Sheets...
Publication:PS, the Preventive Maintenance Monthly
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Sep 1, 2004
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