{
 "title": "Chemical Safety Databases: 6 Compared for Scope and Reuse (2026)",
 "url": "https://vektorgroup.eu/resources/dangerous-goods/chemical-safety-databases",
 "publisher": "Vektor Group",
 "reviewed": "2026-10-08",
 "licence": "CC BY 4.0 for the selection and the descriptions; each source keeps its own terms",
 "entries": [
  {
   "position": 1,
   "name": "Vektor UN number database",
   "url": "https://vektorgroup.eu/un-number-database",
   "facts": {
    "Use it for": "Route values for 34 frequent UN numbers",
    "Identifiers": "UN number; no CAS column",
    "Access and reuse": "Free in English, German and Dutch; JSON; CC BY 4.0",
    "Limit": "34 rows; proper shipping names come from the ADR text"
   }
  },
  {
   "position": 2,
   "name": "BAM Dangerous Goods Database (DGG-Info)",
   "url": "https://www.dgg.bam.de/dgginfo/",
   "facts": {
    "Use it for": "Regulation data for a UN number or a named substance",
    "Free to read": "Yes, search and downloads, no fee",
    "Licensed for reuse": "dl-de/by-2-0 with BAM's source line; mark changes; no BAM logos",
    "Limit": "Text and data mining reserved without written consent"
   }
  },
  {
   "position": 3,
   "name": "ILO/WHO International Chemical Safety Cards",
   "url": "https://chemicalsafety.ilo.org/dyn/icsc/showcard.home",
   "facts": {
    "Use it for": "A one page safety summary for workers and trainers",
    "Free to read": "Yes; 19 language versions listed",
    "Licensed for reuse": "Card reads © ILO and WHO 2021, all rights reserved",
    "Limit": "Describes one substance, not a mixture or consignment"
   }
  },
  {
   "position": 4,
   "name": "GESTIS Substance Database",
   "url": "https://gestis-database.dguv.de/",
   "facts": {
    "Use it for": "Health effects, protection, first aid and CLP labelling",
    "Free to read": "Yes, German and English",
    "Licensed for reuse": "No: no commercial use, no transfer to other systems",
    "Limit": "Transport data not stated"
   }
  },
  {
   "position": 5,
   "name": "PubChem",
   "url": "https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/",
   "facts": {
    "Use it for": "Resolving a name or CAS number and seeing who supplied each value",
    "Free to read": "Yes; most data downloadable",
    "Licensed for reuse": "Per source; contributors may claim rights",
    "Limit": "A compound record does not classify a mixture or shipment"
   }
  },
  {
   "position": 6,
   "name": "CAMEO Chemicals",
   "url": "https://cameochemicals.noaa.gov/",
   "facts": {
    "Use it for": "Response, reactivity and spill information",
    "Free to read": "Yes, for those handling chemicals",
    "Licensed for reuse": "Partly: CAS, NFPA and other third party data need written permission",
    "Limit": "UN/NA system, not an ADR classification"
   }
  }
 ]
}