MSDSs

Welcome to Northwestern University's hazard communication program home page. Northwestern's hazard communication program provides important information to help faculty, staff, and students make informed judgments about hazardous materials with which they work and take appropriate safety precautions. 

While the program is based on the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (a worker "right-to-know" law), it incorporates chemical inventory reporting required by EPA. The program applies to any area of the University where hazardous chemicals are used. 

Click here for the complete text of the hazard communication program (also available here as a PDF)

About the OSHA Standard and EPA SARA Title III  

Responsibilities 

Department Heads 

Principal Investigators and Other Supervisory Personnel 

Employees 

Students 

Hazardous Chemical Definitions 

Health Hazard

Physical Hazard 

Additional Hazardous Chemicals

Training 

General Employer Requirements

Department Responsibilities

Appendix B

Appendix C

Office for Research Safety Resources

 

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) 

Department Responsibilities 

About MSDSs 

Electronic Access for Mac Users

Electronic Access for PC Users 

On-Line Resources for Hazard Data

NIOSH Hazard Information

Labeling and Other Warnings 

Department Responsibilities

Exemptions 

Hazardous Chemical List 

Hazards of Nonroutine Tasks 

Sharing Information with Contractors 

Appendix D

Specific Requirements for Laboratories 

Annual Chemical Inventory 

Safety Desk Book 

Glossary

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Last Revision 05/16/2007
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