Safety information databases

Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) on compact disc from the Canadian Center for Occupational Health and Safety (can buy at CCOHS web site). "The HSDB(R) (Hazardous Substances Data Bank(R)) database contains data profiles on 4,500 potentially toxic chemical substances. It is created and updated by specialists at the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Compiled from an extensive range of authoritative sources, HSDB is widely recognized as a reliable and practical source of health and safety information. Much of the data is peer reviewed. 

A bundle of subscription sendees of more than 50 databases on occupational health and safety information, are fully operable in both English and French. Contains over 70,000 MSDSs as well as CHEMINFO database of hazardous information on over 1,044 chemicals. Available online through CCINFOline on CD-ROM through CCINFOdisc. 

An exhaustive source of environmental health and occupational safety information MSDSs links to other MSDS sites links to safety sites on the Internet links to occupational safety and health and environmental organizations and research programs OSHA and ERA regulations NIOSH databases discussion boards and much more. 

Search MSDS on CCINFOWeb. All databases on CCINFOWeb may be searched for free. The MSDSs are contributed by North American sources, many that are multi-national companies marketing chemical products worldwide. This database meets a growing international requirement for health and safety information on specific chemical products. It helps thousands of users worldwide manage their responsibilities under workplace, environmental and other right-to-know legislation. The MSDS database can be searched quickly and easily for product names and other product identifications, manufacturer or supplier names, dates of MSDSs, or any term used in the text of the MSDS itself. 

CASREACT Database of abstracts related to reaction chemistry, including hazard/safety information American Chemical Society (Chemical Abstract Service)... 

Manages reagent inventory. Tracks amounts and withdrawal history. Links to vender databases. Supports multi-level locations and stock room functionalities. Tracks safety information and provide reports for meeting regulations. 

Approximately three decades ago, the U.S. government created the Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemicals (RTECS) database (www.ccohs.ca/education/asp/search rtecs.html). Initially available in book form only, it became later available on CD-ROM, from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, USA, or affiliated vendors (e.g., the Canadian Center for Occupational Health and Safety [CCOHS] www.ccohs.ca). This database contains information on approximately 120,000 substances, including (where available) acute and chronic toxicity data for terrestrial organisms, primarily mammalian species, such as rats, mice, rabbits, monkeys, and humans. This database will be transferred to the private sector in the near future for maintenance. RTECS cannot be searched by structure, but by name, formula, CAS, and several other means. CCOHS provides also a website which allows limited searching of the RTECS database at ccin-foweb.ccohs.ca/rtecs/search.html, but access to data is for subscribers only. 

These provide safety information for over 550 common chemicals. The database is arranged alphabetically to enable easy access. 

Many process safety information databases are designed to share metrics across a facility or even an entire enterprise. For example, databases developed to monitor PHA studies across an enterprise can track PHA studies by business, by site, and by unit. Systems are developed by the operating company or purchased from a systems vendor, and some enterprise business software can provide similar capabilities. 

Some companies have a suite of metrics that they update weekly, monthly, or quarterly depending upon their needs. This data is usually system performance metrics that summarize the status of activities or metrics determined to be of interest. These systems can provide process safety information as soon as it is developed and entered into a network database. With the proper access, operators and craft personnel and their supervisors can view this information, and nearly any audience can view the reported data in a predetermined format. 

Household Products—Household Products Database contains health and safety information on products used in the household. 

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