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GOVERNMENT WEB SITES  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) [http://www.cdc.gov/]       ATSDR ToxFAQs™ is a series of summaries about hazardous substances developed by the ATSDR Division of Toxicology.  CDC new Spanish language site aimed toward the Latino-Hispanic community [http://www.cdc.gov/spanish/]          CDC's Office of Health and Safety Information System (OHASIS) [http://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/]         CDC's Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry [http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html] National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) [http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html]       NIOSH  - Health Care Workers    NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards [More information on the Pocket Guide]           NIOSH DATABASES          NIOSH Publications Department of Labor [http://www.dol.gov/]                                                       Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) [http://www.osha.gov]                                   OSHA Training Institute Education Centers [http://www.osha-slc.gov/fso/ote/training/edcenters/edcenter_contact.html]   OSHA is providing this  computerized graphical eCAT to help employers identify and address potential occupational hazards in hospitals. This will be done through a comprehensive safety and health program approach. OSHA Federal Register Reference [http://www.osha-slc.gov/FedReg_osha_toc/FedReg_toc_by_frn_0001.html]                                    OSHA Standards Interpretation and Compliance Letters [http://www.osha-slc.gov/OshDoc/toc_interps.html] Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [http://www.epa.gov]       CAMEO ® is a system of software applications used widely to plan for and respond to chemical emergencies. EPA Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Conference, Sep. 10 -23, 1999 [http://www.epa.gov/reg3hwmd/epacepp/] Office of Workers Compensation Programs (OWCP) (Department of Labor) [http://www.dol.gov/dol/esa/public/regs/compliance/owcp/fecacont.htm]                                                       US Army Industrial Hygiene Program [http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/ihmsm/armyih/default.asp] ** Check their Monthly IH                                                       US Marine Corps Safety Division [http://www.hqmc.usmc.mil/safety.nsf]                                                       U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) [http://www.hhs.gov/]                                                       Department of Transportation (DOT) Safety [http://www.dot.gov/safety.html]    Hazardous Materials Transportation Training Modules    - Introduction   Hazardous Materials Transportation Training Modules - 1 to 6 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) [http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/index.html]                                                       OSHA Statistics and Data [http://www.osha.gov/oshstats/index.html]                                                       Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) [http://www.fema.gov/]                                                       U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) [http://www.cpsc.gov]                                                       Defense Enfironmental Network & Information eXchange (DENIX):  Safety & Occupational Health) [https://www.denix.osd.mil/denix/Public/ES-Programs/Force/Safety/safety.html]                                                       Department of the Interior/Bureau of Reclamation: Safety and Health Services [http://www.usbr.gov/safety/]                                                       Federal Employee Occupational Safety and Health (FEOSH) (DOE) [http://tis.eh.doe.gov/feosh/]                                                       National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders [http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/] Prevention of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss

ASSOCIATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS  National Safety Council [http://www.nsc.org/]                                                      NSC Health Care Section                                                     NSC's Search Engine "Crossroads" [http://www.crossroads.nsc.org/]                                                     University of Oklahoma Environmental Health & Safety [http://www.pp.okstate.edu/ehs/index.htm]                                                     Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) [http://www.jcaho.org/]                                                       Accreditinfo.com: The Healthcare Accreditation Supersite [http://www.accreditinfo.com/]                                                       Association of Occupational Health Professionals in Healthcare (AOHPH) [http://www.podi.com/aohp]                                                       American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN) [http://www.aaohn.org/]                                                       National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) [http://www.nfpa.org]                                                       American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers [http://www.ashrae.org/]                                                       American National Standards Institute (ANSI) [http://www.ansi.org]                                                       American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) [http://www.aiha.org]                                                       American Conference of Government Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) [http://www.acgih.org/]                                                       American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) [http://www.asse.org/]                                                       International Organization for Standardization (ISO) [http://www.iso.ch/]                                                       World Health Organization (WHO) [http://www.who.int/]                                                       Industrial Safety and Health News [http://www.safetyonline.net/content/hubs/news.asp]                                                       Society for Chemical Hazard Communication [http://www.schc.org]                                                       Occupational Hazards (Trade Journal -- 3/9/01) [http://www.occupationalhazards.com/]                                                       American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine [http://www.acoem.org/ or http://www.occenvmed.net/ehsg/]                                                       Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics [http://www.aoec.org/]                                                       Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology [http://www.slackinc.com/general/iche/ichetoc.htm]                                                       American Red Cross Health and Safety Services [http://www.redcross.org/services/hss/index.html] - includes information on courses (English and Spanish)                                                       American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services [http://www.ashes.org/] Conference - September                                                       American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)  [www.afge.org/Index.cfm?Page=HealthSafety]

EDUCATIONAL, COMMERCIAL, AND INTERNATIONAL WEB SITES CLMI-Training  [ http://clmi-training.com ]                             Safety Directory.com [http://www.safetydirectory.com/]                                                      Industrial Hygiene.com -- web site for Industrial Hygienists (e.g., job searches, checklists, books, etc.) [http://www.industrialhygiene.com/index.html]                                                       OSH-Link: An Online Resource Summarizing Literature on Occupational Safety And Health [http://infoventures.com/osh/]                                                       Michael Blotzer's Health, Safety, and Environment Page [http://people.mw.mediaone.net/mblotzer/index.html]                                                       Occupational Safety and Health Information [http://turva.me.tut.fi/english/indexeng.html]                                                       Vermont Safety Information Resources [http://hazard.com/]                                                       Summit Training [http://www.summit-training.com/]         Interactive Training Software for Compliance with the OSHA Standard           Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) [http://www.ccohs.ca/]                                                       Canadian Hepatitis Information Network "Hep Net" [http://www.hepnet.com/pres/present.html]                                                       United Kingdom Health and Safety Executive [http://www.open.gov.uk/hse/hsehome.htm]                                                       United Kingdom Occupational and Environmental Health [http://www.med.ed.ac.uk/hew/]                                                       Australian National Occupational Health and Safety Commission [http://www.nohsc.gov.au/]                                        Duke University Occupational & Environmental  [http://dmi-www.mc.duke.edu/oem]                                            Cornell University Environmental Health & Safety [http://www.ehs.cornell.edu]                                                       Oklahoma State University Environmental Health & Safety [http://www.pp.okstate.edu/ehs/links/index.htm]                                                       Compressed Gas Association [http://www.cganet.com/default.htm]                                                       Injury Control Resource Information Network [http://www.injurycontrol.com/icrin]                                                       Health Care Worker Safety Center [http://www.med.virginia.edu/medcntr/centers/epinet/]                                                       Ergo Web [http://www.ergoweb.com/]                                                       MSA [http://www.msanet.com/]

OTHER VA OSH WEB SITES Veterans Health Administration                                                       Veterans Health Administration OSH                                                                           National Health and Safety Conference Calls are the second Thursday of each month. This is not a DASHO Conference Call.                                                       Office of Facilities Management (e.g., Master Specifications, A/E Alerts, etc.)                                                       Veterans Benefits Administration  (http://www.vba/va/gov                                   National Cemetery Administration [http://www.cem.va.gov]

MATERIAL SAFEATY DATA SHEETS INFORMATION Defense Logistics Agency -             EPA Alert advising that MSDSs may not provide sufficient information in the event of an accidental release. [http://www.epa.gov/ceppo/pubs/respnd1.pdf]                                                   Where to find Material Safety Data Sheets on the Internet (60+ sites)                                                       National Safety Council         Chemical Emergency Management Crossroads Emergency Management                Chemicals listed by the National Safety Council [http://www.ilpi.com/msds/index.html]                     MSDS-SEARCH  [http://www.msdssearch.com] The National MSDS Repository                                                       Army ERDEC MSDS - http://www.sbccom.apgea.army.mil/RDA/msds/index.htm                                              Laboratory Chemical Safety Summaries from the new edition of Prudent Practices [http://www.hhmi.org/science/labsafe/lcss/lcss.html]                                                       MSDSs Links (U. of Utah) [http://www.chem.utah.edu/]                                                       Medical Matrix Directory [http://www.medmatrix.org/reg/login.asp]                                                       MEDLine On-line [http://igm.nlm.nih.gov/]                                                       The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy 17th Edition [http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/]                                                       Mine Safety and Health Administration [http://www.msha.gov/]                                                       NASA Technial Report Server [http://techreports.larc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/NTRS]                Chemical Reactivity Worksheet  to find out about the reactivity of substances or mixtures of substances --  This is a free downloadable document -- scroll to Chemical Reactivity Worksheet      IMAGE Wave.  Website for MSDS [http://www.imagewave.com]  Entered-January 15, 2004 CHEMICAL COMPANIES AND OTHER SOURCES FOR FOR MSDS SIRI MSDS Index Vermont search engin and library  International Chemical Safety Cards - An ICSC summarizes essential health and safety information on chemicals for their use at the "shop floor" level by workers and employers in factories, agriculture, construction and other work places.  3M [http://www.mmm.com]                                                       Cornell [http://msds.pdc.cornell.edu]                                                       Dupont [http://www.DuPont.com]                                                       Kodak [http://www.kodak.com/US/en/hse/prodSearchMSDS.shtml]                                                       J.T. Baker Chemicals [http://www.jtbaker.com]                                                       Monsanto [http://www.monsanto.com/]

OTHER NATIONAL INSTITUTES National Cancer Institute [http://www.nci.nih.gov/]                          National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases [http://www.niaid.nih.gov/]                                                       National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences [http://www.niehs.nih.gov/]                                                       National Institutes of Health [http://www.nih.gov/]                                                       National Institute of Standards and Technology [http://www.nist.gov/]                                                       National Library of Medicine [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/]                                                       National Technical Information Service (NTIS) [http://www.ntis.gov/]                                                       National Toxicology Program [http://ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov/]

OTHER OSHA SAFETY LINKS OSHA Home Page                                  OSHA Regulation and Compliance Links [http://www.osha.gov/comp-links.html]                                                       Salt Lake Technical Center [http://www.osha-slc.gov/SLTC/]                                                       OSHA Expert Advisors [http://www.osha-slc.gov/dts/osta/oshasoft/]

IH-RELATED AND OTHER PERIODICALS ON-LINE CDTNews (Ergonomics) [http://www.ctdnews.com/]                                                       Occupational Hazards [http://www.occupationalhazards.com/]                                                       Dixon Public Library Publications Page [http://www.dixon.lib.ca.us/publications.htm]

OTHER SAFETY SITES Osh.Net Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  --  http://securebuildings.lbl.gov Coastal.com  -- [http://www.coastal.com]                               Periodic Table [http://www.webelements.com/index.html]                                                       Army Safety Center [http://safety.army.mil/home.html]                                                       Survivair Online [http://www.survivair.com]                                                       University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan [http://www.uoeh-u.ac.jp/]                                                       Department of Energy Environtment, Safety & Health Information Portal [http://tis.eh.doe.gov/portal/home.htm]                                                       US Geological Survey [http://info.er.usgs.gov/]                                                       Western Kentucky UniversityU Industrial Hygiene Student Association [http://www2.wku.edu/www/stuorgs/ihsa/index.html]                                                 WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record [http://www.who.int/wer/issues.htm]                 Tennessee Emergency Management Agency

HUMAN RESOURCES, OWCP LINKS "ERZONE: Resource for Federal employees and HRM Professionals" [http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/7106/]                                                 Find MSPB and FLRA decisions; Laws and Regulations; the Air Force "Personnel Management Information And Support System (PERMISS) and many other online HRM information resources. OWCP Reference Information Area of ERZONE [http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/7106/OWCP.htm]                                                       OWCP/Department of Labor  [http://www.dol.gov/dol/esa/public/regs/compliance/owcp/fecacont.htm]

HOSPITAL SAFETY LINKS American Hospital Association (AHA) [http://www.aha.org/index.asp]                                                       American Society for Healthcare Engineering [http://www.ashe.org/]                                                       Army Home Page [http://www.army.mil/]                                                       FireNet [http://www.csu.edu.au/firenet/]                                                       FireSafe [http://www.firesafe.com/]                                                       Howard Hughes Medical Institute Office of Laboratory Safety [http://www.hhmi.org/science/labsafe/]                                                       National Association of Fire Equipment Distributors (NAFED) [http://www.nafed.org/]                                                       OSHA Fires Safety Advisor Program-Public Test Version [http://www.osha-slc.gov/dts/osta/oshasoft/]                                                        Oklahoma State School of Fire Protection and Safety [http://www.fireprograms.okstate.edu/]                                                        National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) [http://www.nfpa.org/]                                                        Safety Online [http://www.safetyonline.com/content/homepage/default.asp?VNETCOOKIE=NO]                                                        University of Maryland Chemical Hygiene Program [http://www.inform.umd.edu/des/compliance/factsheet/chemhygiene.html]                                                        Naval Safety Center Occupational Safety and Health Divison [http://www.safetycenter.navy.mil/ashore/OccupationalSafety/osha.htm]                                                        Navy Environmental Health Center Industrial Hygiene and NAVOSH [http://safetycenter.navy.mil/afloat/IndustrialHygiene/ihdefault.htm]                                                        Naval Occupational Safety, Health, and Environmental Training Center [http://safetycenter.navy.mil/afloat/download/navosh.htm]                                                        DuPont Protective Apparel Umbrella [http://www.dupontprotectiveapprl.com/]

GENERAL SAFETY LINKS Sample Size Calculator [http://www.surveysystem.com/sscalc.htm] -- to determine how many people you need to interview in order to get results that reflect the target population.                                                        Safety equipment venders         Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry [http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/atsdrhome.html]                                                        Environmental Professionals [http://www.clay.net/]                                                        LabSafety Supply, Inc. [http://www.labsafety.com/]                                       National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)                                   Safety Information Resources on the Internet (SIRI)

Other links will and can be added.  If you find a link that does not work or if you have a suggestion, please e-mail to either frank.denny@mail.va.gov.