Inventory and SDS Management Program
The Community College of Rhode Island has a comprehensive program, administered by
the Chemical Safety Coordinator's office, for managing its hazardous substance inventory
and Safety Data Sheet (SDS) file. The SDS management program may be accessed from CCRI's Environmental Health
and Safety Programs List page or by clicking on the program name, SDS pro. Anyone
at the college or any interested party such as a fire department representative or
private citizen may access SDS pro and search the database for CCRI's Hazardous Substance
Inventory and SDS file.
The program allows you to search for all hazardous materials currently in use or used
in the past at CCRI by substance name or by location at each of CCRI's four sites
Flanagan Campus (Lincoln); Knight Campus (Warwick); Liston Campus (Providence); Newport
County Campus (Newport).
At least once a year, in compliance with Rhode Island Chapter 28-21, the Rhode Island
Hazardous Substance Right-To-Know Act, a written request goes to each CCRI department
for an updated list of its hazardous materials. The hazardous substance inventory
for that department is updated by the Chemical Safety Coordinator's office and the
SDSs are entered into the College's database (department inventory updates). If you
have questions about updating your department's inventory or to obtain SDS's for chemicals
in your department or any other area of the college, contact Bernie Terilli at 825-2176 ([email protected]).
When the inventory and SDS file for each department is completed, hard copies of the
local inventory and each SDS are placed in a wall-mounted SDS station outside the
room in which the substances are kept. SDS stations are intended for the use of emergency
fire and medical responders. SDS's should never be removed from these wall stations
by any unauthorized person. Anyone at CCRI may obtain an SDS hard copy for any department,
room or area by contacting Bernie Terilli at 825-2176 or [email protected]. In accordance with Rhode Island Chapter 28-21, an updated hard copy of the hazardous
substance inventory is sent yearly to the local (Lincoln, Newport, Providence, Warwick)
fire department that serves each campus. CCRI personnel who used hazardous substances
are trained yearly to recognize chemical hazards in their workplaces and how to read
and interpret SDS's (Right-To-Know Law Retraining Program).
A database of chemical compounds providing chemical and physical data can be found
at ChemBioFinder.Com. You can find information on a compound by entering its chemical
name, CAS number, molecular formula or molecular weight.
The NIOSH Pocket Guide has industrial hygiene information on hundreds of chemicals.