NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards on free CD-ROM. (Products & Services).The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is the federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness. (NIOSH NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, see there NIOSH Recommendations for Safety & Health Standards Agent NIOSH REL*/OSHA PEL† Health effects ) is offering a free CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). version of its recently updated publication, the NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical hazards. The updates include International Chemical Safety Cards as well as information about chemical protective clothing and new OSHA OSHA n. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a branch of the US Department of Labor responsible for establishing and enforcing safety and health standards in the workplace. and NIOSH measurement methods. The CD-ROM also includes the following databases: * Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health (IDLH or NIOSH IDLH) is a limit for personal exposure to a substance defined by the United States National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), normally expressed in parts per million (ppm). Concentrations, * Specific Medical Tests Published for OSHA Regulated Substances, * Toxicologic Review of Selected Chemicals, and * NIOSH Certified Equipment List (as of March 31, 2001). For a free copy, call NIOSH's Publication Office at (800) 356-4674 and request Publication No. 2001-145. (Adapted from Environmental Protection E-News, October 2001, with permission from Stevens New Media, copyright 2001. For more information on this source, contact <mhauser@stevenspublish.com>.) |
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