MSDS / HMIS User's Guide

1. Introduction.

Welcome to the MSDS / HMIS CD-ROM system. The original HMC&M was developed at the direction of the Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command (COMNAVSUPSYSCOM), Washington, DC.

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The MSDS / HMIS discs provide access to six references: (1) The Hazardous Material Information System (HMIS) which is the Department of Defense repository for Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) information, (2) The Ships Hazardous Materials List (SHML) which provides ships the capability to maintain an inventory of chemicals and substances used aboard ships, (3) The Hazardous Material User's Guide (HMUG) which provides protective information to supplement the technical data found in the MSDS's, (4) The Shipboard Safety Equipment Shopping Guide which provides national stock numbers for common safety equipment and personal protective clothing approved for shipboard use, ( 5 ) The Shelf Life Extension Criteria Manual which provides storage condition and inspectionhest instructions for Navy-managed hazardous material shelf-life items, and (6) The Glossary of Hazardous Terms which provides definitions of terms commonly used in MSDSs as well as technical data on materials.

2.1 Contents of Package.

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MSDS / HMIS program disc includes two Compact Discs containing:

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1) HMIS, SHML, Nuclear Water, and SPIN databases 2) Electronic Documents - Hazardous Materials User's Guide - Shipboard Safety Equipment Shopping Guide - Shelf Life Extension Criteria Manual - Glossary of Hazardous Terms 3) Tutorials - CD-ROM Hardware Installation - Software Usage - Shelf Life Management 4) Ships Parts Control Center SHML Feedback Report 5) Environmental Reporting database 6 ) Registry of Lists database 2.2 System Requirements.

MSDS / HMIS requires an MS-DOS operated microcomputer containing:

- 640K bytes of RAM (at least 540K must be available to hlly execute MSDS / HMIS; use the MS-DOS command CHKDSK to determine total bytes of free memory) - DOS 3.3 or greater - a minimum of 30 MB hard disk space - an operational CD-ROM unit (A dual drive player is highly recommended.) - a printer (EPSON FX-80 or ALPS P2000 compatible for printing labels)

To install the MSDS / HMIS CD-ROM two disc set: 1) Insert the MSDS / HMIS disc Disc 1 into the CD-ROM drive. Put

the discs in the drives in alphabetical order i.e., Disc 1 in drive "S"and Disc 2 in drive i.e. "T". If you only have 1 drive you will have to swap the discs in and out. 2) Change to the CD-ROM drive that contains the Disc 1 by typing