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Hazardous Materials

Information About Hazardous Waste and HAZWOPER

Information About Specific Chemicals

AFSCME Health and Safety Fact Sheet on How to Read a Material Safety Data Sheet
Where to Find Material Safety Data Sheets on the Internet
MSDS Solutions.com
MSDS-Search — index of sources for material safety data sheets. Additional tools include dictionary of MSDS terms, breaking news, and a link to the Chemical Incidents Report Center database.
Cornell University Material Safety Data Sheets
Vermont SIRI MSDS Index
NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (will be available in Spanish)
New Jersey Right to Know Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets (also in Spanish)
International Chemical Safety Cards (also in Spanish and several other languages)

Hazardous Materials

Toxnet: Toxicology Data Network
Household Products Database — Material safety data sheets for common household products
Tox Town: An Interactive Guide to Commonly Encountered Toxic Substances — National Library of Medicine
Haz-Map: A Relational Database of Toxic Chemicals and Hazardous Jobs
Hazardous Chemical Database
MSDS Online — search across multiple databases by chemical name; requires free registration to access actual documents
NIOSH: Chemical Safety
EMCI Chemical References Web Pages
INCHEM: International Programme on Chemical Safety — indexes a number of sources for fact sheets on chemical and pesticides
National Safety Council Chemical Backgrounders
Emergency Preparedness Guides for Managers, Employees, and Families — U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Emergency Responder Chemical and Biological Equipment Guides and Database — U.S. Dept. of Justice
Emergency Preparedness Information — Tennessee Emergency Management Agency
State Offices and Agencies of Emergency Management
OSHA Technical Links: Hazardous and Toxic Substances
Hazmat Safety
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry - CDC
- Medical Management Guidelines for Acute Chemical Exposures — Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
- Managing Hazardous Material Incidents — Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; for first responders and medical facilities
- ToxFAQs: Frequently Asked Questions About Contaminants Found at Hazardous Waste Sites — Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry/bilingual English-Spanish
Protecting Emergency Responders — Lessons Learned from Terrorist Attacks — Rand Corporation

Asbestos

AFSCME Health and Safety Fact Sheet on Asbestos
AFSCME Health and Safety Fact Sheet on Federal OSHA and EPA Asbestos Laws
OSHA Technical Links: Asbestos
Asbestos Resource Center
MedlinePlus: Asbestos

Pesticides

Extoxnet — information on pesticides and their toxicology
Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings
EPA Pesticide Safety Programs
Pesticide Action Network Database
Residential Lead Desktop Reference — U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development

Personal Protective Equipment

AFSCME Health and Safety Fact Sheet on Respirators
NIOSH Certified Equipment List (respirators)
CDC Personal Protective Equipment Program (biohazard protection)
OSHA Technical Links: Personal Protective Equipment
OSHA Technical Manual: Chemical Protective Clothing
OSHA Technical Manual: Respiratory Protection
OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard: Training and Reference Materials (includes downloadable PowerPoint presentation)

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