Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:56:57 -0700
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From: Alan Hall <ahalltoxic**At_Symbol_Here**MSN.COM>
Subject: Re: FW: Blog link FYI
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Shelly,
 
Wherever the writer of the MSDS decides to pull it from.  Thi s may be from incredibly reputable sources or -- shall we say politely, d iddly-squat or elsewhere depending on the expertise of the MSDS writer and his/her datamining skills.  A good start is from the S pecialized Information Systems folks at the National Library of Medicine:&n bsp; http://www.nlm.nih.gov, and then check out the various databases on the left side of the screen.  ; Some MSDSs are well-thought-out and quite inclusive; others?  well say what you want (not always complimentary).  Due diligence su ggests you do some datamining beyond them if you have a Health and Safety Q uestion.  MSDSs are always not the "end-all, be-all" becaus e sometimes, there's more EHS data to be found. 
 
Alan
Alan H. Hall, M.D.
President and Chief Medical Toxicologist, TMCTS, Inc.
Formerly, Editor-in-Chief, TOMES Plus
Clinical Assistant Professor
Colorado School of Public Health
ahalltoxic**At_Symbol_Here**msn.com
 


Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:22:25 -0600
From: Bradley**At_Symbol_Here**HENDRIX.EDU
Sub ject: Re: [DCHAS-L] FW: Blog link FYI
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU

Can anyone tell me where the toxicological information on an MSDS comes from?

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Thanks

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Shelly Bradley

Instrumentation Specialist

Laboratory Development Ass istant

Academic Chemical Complian ce Director

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