If you need emergency help for personal injury or a chemical spill which threatens personal safety, CALL 9-911 for emergency response by FLC Public Safety officers. They will activate the call for emergency medical or HazMat help from Durango Fire Protection District as appropriate.
Mercy Medical Emergency Room and Campus Health Center personnel have direct access to SDS information.
Contact us to obtain a copy of an SDS for a custodial chemical used by Physical Plant Services or Housing.
To find an SDS for a laboratory or shop chemical, try one of the searchable public service sites that house an SDS library. Click on one of the following links:
Search by manufacturer or brand, product name, chemical name or CAS number. Print for a hard copy.
These are searchable public service sites housed on several servers for reliable 24/7 access. Manufacturers are invited to submit their SDSs for posting to these sites to meet the OSHA requirement for providing a free SDS to customers. These sites are intended to be the primary access to SDS information when College employees wish to know the exposure hazards of chemicals in the workplace.
If you cannot find the desired SDS in one of these libraries, try a Google search with the chemical's information (and include SDS). This will usually lead directly to an SDS.
An excellent source for the SDSs of a wide range of commercial artist products is furnished by the searchable Rhode Island School of Design MSDS site. Useful pages include the RISD and Metcalf Stores, Ceramics and Painting. If you cannot find the desired SDS on the RISD site, try a Google search with the chemical's information (and include SDS).This will usually lead directly to an SDS.
Call Terry Richardson, Director of Environmental Health & Safety, at 970-247-7272 and leave a message with a phone number, or email him here
A Safety Data Sheet can be used for learning:
For most people, the best way to learn how to use an SDS is simply to spend some time reading one. You might wish to try the SDS for mineral spirits marketed by Kleen-Strip. For most users, the most important sections of the SDS are
SDSs are required to be in a standardized 16 section format. University of Missouri site provides sample SDSs with explanations.
A wide variety of information about SDSs and related regulations can be found at
Health Hazard Data and First Aid Information may be obtained FOR EMERGENCY USE from ChemTrec (1-800-424-9300) or Rocky Mountain Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222). These are for emergency use ONLY.