Hazardous substance databases
Hazardous substance databases
Hazardous substance databases
Up-to-date databases containing relevant information on the placing on the market and handling of hazardous substances.
GESTIS substance database
The GESTIS substance database contains information for the safe handling of chemical substances in the workplace (database: approx. 7,000 substances), such as the effects of the substances on humans, the necessary protective measures and the measures to be taken in the event of danger (German and English language versions). The substance name, CAS number, EC number, UN number or ZVG number is required for input.
Source: Berufsgenossenschaftliches Institut für Arbeitsschutz (BIA), Sankt Augustin
Hazardous substance database of the federal states (GDL)
The GDL is a research system that collects and provides information on substances. The aim of GDL-public is to inform citizens who have no prior knowledge of chemistry about hazardous or environmentally relevant substances, to inform them about the dangers of handling hazardous substances and to explain safety measures.
Source: LASI expert group: Hazardous Substances Database of the Federal States (GDL)
Hazardous Substance Information System of the German Social Accident Insurance Institutions for the Construction Industry (GISBAU)
The GISBAU hazardous substance information system offers comprehensive information on hazardous substances in construction, renovation and cleaning, including draft operating instructions.
Source: Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Bau-Berufsgenossenschaften, Frankfurt a.M.
Sector-specific hazardous substance information system of the employers' liability insurance associations of the chemical industry (GisChem)
GisChem offers data sheets on hazardous substances including draft operating instructions.
Source: Berufsgenossenschaft der chemischen Industrie, Heidelberg