Chemwatch
University of Toledo
Safety & Health Department
How to make Chemwatch
MSDS Folder
BASIC HOMEPAGE
Begin by searching for chemical
(example: acetone)
Click desired chemical
This screen show generic MSDS information.
Click “Supplier MSDS” for your brand of chemical.
Click “MyMSDS”
button
A new window should
load that looks like this.
Click the “Folders” button.
Another new window should load that looks like this.
This screen will appear. Click the “choose action” drop
down menu, select “Create New Folder” option, and then
click “Apply.”
This box will appear. Type in
any name and then click OK.
How to find a created
MSDS folder
Click the “Folders” option.
This screen will show up with all created folders given in
the list above. Then click desired folder.
This screen will open showing all MSDS
reports filed into selected folder.
How to add a MSDS to
a created folder
At the basic homepage, type in desired chemical
name. DO NOT type in manufacturer’s name at
this step!
Select
desired
chemical
from list
that opens.
The basic MSDS information screen will
appear. Click “Supplier MSDS” button to
search for your manufacturer.
This window will now open.
Search for manufacturer.
Click empty box by it.
Click “MyMSDS” button.
The selected chemical and manufacturer will be automatically
placed in the folder named “unfiled.”
To move the MSDS to your created folder, click the empty
box, then click the “choose action” drop-down menu and
select the “move MSDS to folder” option.
The selected MSDS will now be in your created
folder.