By law, schools are required to provide Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for every chemical being used or stored in our schools. You’ll find just about everything you could possibly want to know about the safe handling of a potentially hazardous material in an MSDS.

A MSDS is a detailed information bulletin prepared by the manufacturer of a chemical that describes the physical and chemical properties, physical and health hazards, routes of exposure, precautions for safe handling and use, emergency and first-aid procedures. Information on an MSDS aids in the selection of safe products and helps prepare employers and employees to respond effectively to daily exposure situations as well as to emergency situations.
 

Click the logo below to access the MSDS Online system.
 

Once at the search page, to pull up an MSDS in the BOCES database:

1. Type in the product and/or manufacturer information into their respective search fields and click search.
2. If you are not able to spell the document, click on the first letter of the product by using the alpha search to pull up documents that begin with that letter.
3. Click on one of the Quick List options (Products, Locations, Suppliers) to search by category.

Once you've found the MSDS you want:

1. View the MSDS by clicking on the .pdf icon under the column heading, View.  You can print or save the MSDS from the same .pdf.
2. View the summary of the MSDS by clicking on the icon under the column heading, Summary.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact the Buildings and Grounds Office at (585) 242-5190.