System Overview Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) on all hazardous chemicals must be kept by OSHA, EPA, Fire Code and Joint Commission requirements. OSHA MSDS Requirement the employer shall maintain in the workplace copies of the required MSDSs for each hazardous chemical, and shall ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their workarea(s)." Meeting the Requirements Employees can access the MSDS information at any time from any UCH computer without any password required Link is available on the HUB. Back-up copy will be available in the event of disruption of Internet access. Creating the Shortcut Follow these instructions to put a link onto your desktop.
1) Go to your desktop and right click on it. 2) Select "NEW" 3) Select " SHORTCUT" 4) A wizard will come up that asks you for the location. 5) Paste the link below into that empty box http://www.msdssource.com/UIE11091348204C8139E.PHP 6) Click on "Next" 7) Type in a Name for the shortcut such as "MSDS SOURCE" 8) Click "finish"
Search Screen This is the tab that you are in when the application opens Options Search: type the name of the chemical and hit enter. Default database is My Binder. System will search all MSDS sheets specific to UCH and present results. Clicking on Global Library will perform the search in a library maintained by MSDS Source. This library has approximately 2,000,000 MSDS sheets in it. Search Screen Searches UCH specific information Searches very large global library Options You can also select a manufacturer from the Quick Manufacturer drop-down list. Final option is to enter the manufacturer name for the search
Options Request a MSDS option at bottom of the page is only used by Safety Coordinators when requesting information on new chemicals being added to their department/unit. Quick Manufacturer Drop Down Binder Function You can also select only the MSDS sheets that have been entered for your department or unit. Scroll down the group list and click on your department or unit Click on submit and all of the MSDS information for that department or unit will be displayed Scroll down to department/unit Click on submit Click on icon to open pdf file of your MSDS Other Options Home: no functionality on this page Search: the default page that the program opens to. Health Care Binder: a binder of approximately 60,000 MSDS sheets that are health care related materials Other Options My Binder: will take you the complete listing of all UCH chemicals Support: general information Contact Us: general information Downloads: not used My Binder Same basic functionality as the search screen Add and Remove MSDS options require password and are utilized to update department/unit binders My Binder Option Scroll down to department/unit Click on View Selected Binder This line will always tell you which binder you are in. Click on icon to view MSDS Down Time Procedure To be updated.. Safety Coordinator Role Requesting a MSDS Use this for new chemicals/products that you are not able to find the correct MSDS for Can also use this to request that an updated MSDS be entered into the system Click Here If you do not have the information for some of the requested fields enter N/A Check here if you are requesting an updated or more current MSDS Replace with your phone number This is your department or unit at UCH Requesting a MSDS Vendor will find the correct MSDS and enter into your department or unit binder. Vendor will contact you via e-mail if they have any additional questions Adding or Deleting a MSDS Click here from any page Adding MSDS Information Should only be done by Safety Coordinator or designee Information should be kept updated as your department or unit adds and removes chemicals If in doubt whether you should add a chemical error on the side of caution and enter it into the system First highlight the binder that you want to work in Second click here Username is uch Password is uch_msds Enter chemical or product name here Enter manufacturer if known Not generally used Tips for Adding MSDS Sheets Enter chemical/product name and manufacturer if known. This will reduce the number of possible matches. Partial information will result in large number of possible matches. Example if you enter acid instead of hydrochloric acid you will have a lot of information to scroll through. Entered acid only hundreds of hits Entered hydrochloric acid fewer hits Entered hydrochloric acid and manufacturer (Fisher) - only 26 hits Scroll down to the sheet you want and click in this column to add to your binder Can clicks here to view sheet to make sure it is the correct one More Tips If you have a choice of multiple sheets from the same manufacturer for the same product pick the most current date. You may need to try several variations of a chemical name to get the best match. Can use chemical or trade names for example Clorox or sodium hypochlorite. More Tips Generic versions of common products are OK as the chemical and hazards are the same between manufacturers Acetone Hydrogen peroxide Default generic MSDS provider picked is SCIENCELAB.COM. Scroll down and click on the departments or units that you want to add the chemical to then click on submit Thats all there is to it! Deleting Information Process is similar Deleted products are still in the database so can be retrieved in the future if needed First highlight the binder that you want to work in Second click here Deleting MSDS Sheets Log-in and password are the same as when adding information Click in this column on the proper sheet. Make sure that it is the one for the proper department or units binder Thats all. You can now remove another sheet from the previous list, select a new chemical to remove or go back to your binder Exporting to Excel You can export any department or unit binder to Excel. You can save the sheet and add any additional department specific information that you desire. Select and view the binder that you want to export first Select the export option Follow the prompts to open or save the spreadsheet For additional information contact
Patrick Conroy Manager of Support Services Safety Officer x 86632 Patrick.conroy@uch.edu
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