Our search engine supports a number of different methods for performing searches:
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Refine a keyword search using boolean operators.
Symbol
Meaning
Action
& AND Finds only documents containing all of the specific words or phrases. For example, "OSHA & EPA" finds documents with both the word "OSHA" and the word "EPA". | OR Finds documents containing at least one of the specified words or phrases. For example, "OSHA | EPA" finds documents containing either "OSHA" or "EPA". The found documents could contain both, but do not have to. ! AND NOT Excludes documents containing the specific word or phrase. For example, "OSHA ! EPA" finds documents containing "OSHA" but not containing "EPA". As with the & and | operators, ! must appear between two terms. [ ] Grouping Used to group portions of boolean queries together for more complicated queries. For example, "MSDS & [suggested | required] ! OSHA" finds documents containing "MSDS" and either "suggested" or "required but not "OSHA".
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