Administrative Services | Office of Environmental Health & Radiation Safety
Administrative Services | Office of Environmental Health & Radiation Safety
Office of Environmental Health & Radiation Safety

Safety Data Sheets

Safety Data Sheets (SDS), (formerly called MSDS's), are required by OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard and Laboratory Standard, and is aligned with the Globally Harmonized System. 

 

The university's SDS eBinder library can be found by going to the Employee page in the Nest.  Your device must be connected to the on-campus network in order to access the library. 

 

  • Enter Chemical name at product name and manufacturer (if known) in the top section. Select search. Chemicals in the SJU SDS eBinder library will be displayed. 
    • Select the SDS of the chemical you are seeking.  
    • Click "view PDF."  This will allow you to view and print the SDS.  

 

  • If there are no matches with the SJU SDS eBinder library and your product description, a message will be displayed.
    • Under Alternative Options, select "SDS Search."
      • Select the SDS of the chemical you are seeking.  The SDS will open as a PDF.  View and print the SDS as needed.
    • To add the SDS to the SJU eBinder library:
      • Click the “add to e-binder” box above select
      • Fill in the information requested on the next screen. Select a Location that best describes your department
      • The SDS will be added by the administrator to the SJU eBinder library.

 

The Environmental Health and Radiation Safety Department is responsible for establishing and monitoring the University's SDS library. Each department must obtain and maintain an SDS for each chemical/hazardous material in their work area(s). 

 

SDS's shall be readily accessible to all employees in/near their work area(s) during each work shift. If an SDS is not available, immediately contact the manufacturer/distributor or go to their website and print one out or request a copy. Contact the EHRS Department if assistance is needed.

 

Electronic access and other alternatives to paper copies are permitted in laboratories as long as no barriers to immediate employee access are created. If alternatives to paper copies are used, the format used and how workers can access the SDS(s) should be described and provided to workers. The SOP for Obtaining Laboratory Safety Data Sheets (SDS’s) should be reviewed and edited to include specific access instructions for the laboratory. There must be an emergency back-up system when using electronic access to SDS's in the event of a power outage, internet failure, etc. [e.g. paper, an off-line system (pdfs/USB stick), cellular smart device].