Instructions for obtaining health and safety information from Chem Watch PDF

Preview

Summary

Ready for Laboratory activities. Utilise for the pre-lab quiz....

Description

Instructions for obtaining health and safety information from ChemWatch ChemWatch is an Australian-produced chemical safety database used by industries and universities around the world to access Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and other important health and safety resources pertaining to commercially-available chemicals. Australian Law requires that these data sheets be accessible whenever chemicals are handled in an occupational setting. At the University of Queensland, the ChemWatch database provides this information and keeps it upto-date. In the First Level Chemistry Laboratory, you are required to access ChemWatch before all practical classes and obtain some basic information about some of the reagents you will be using. In second and third level courses you will be required to use the database to access more complex information and it is certainly a resource you will use in any laboratory based job. 1. To access the database, go to the UQ Occupational Health website www.uq.edu.au/ohs/, click on the ChemWatch MSDS button and then on 'Log on to ChemWatch’.

2. Log into the database with your UQ student ID and password.

3. Click the GoldMSDS button on the '(M)SDS and LABELS' section of the front page so that the tab is shaded blue.

1. In the Search Panel, type the name of the chemical into the name area. You don’t need to click on the ‘Search’ button, a number of options should be listed. The list of search results may include different formulations (e.g. solutions with different concentrations) as well as derivatives and related compounds. Choose the appropriate option listed and open the MSDS by double clicking the name.

4. Read the MSDS to find the information required from the Pre-lab question or the hazard ratings for your lab manual within the MSDS that opens up....