How to Find a Safety Data Sheet (SDS)

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Some organizations need help finding a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for a product that they bought or that they use. If you cannot locate the SDS of your product, follow these very simple steps:

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    Most importantly, try to locate the name of the manufacturer. Either you purchased the product directly from the manufacturer, or from a distributor.
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    Once you are on the manufacturer’s website, see if they have a section where they make their MSDSs/SDSs available to the public. You can then search through their MSDSs/SDSs and locate the one for your product.
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    If you purchased the product from a distributor, and you did not find the SDS on the manufacturer’s website, go on the distributor’s website to see if they make MSDSs/SDSs available for the products that they carry and sell.
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    If you still have not found the SDS of the product, go to specialized websites that store SDSs and allow you to search and download a certain number of SDSs for free.
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    Note that you can also do this after step 2 or step 3.
    • If you anticipate a situation where you will frequently need to search for SDSs of various products, you should seriously consider subscribing to a service offered by some vendors where SDSs are sourced for you, and accessed through an online SDS management system.
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