Enviro-Health Links - Keeping the Artist Safe: Hazards of Arts and Crafts Materials
Overview
- Art Safety
Environmental Protection, Health & Safety, California State University at Monterey Bay - Artist Safety
Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology, Oregon Health & Science University - Exposing Ourselves to Art
Scott Fields. Environmental Health Perspectives Volume 105, Number 3, March 1997 - Health & Safety Bibliographic Resources and Resource Guides in Art Conservation
CoOL – Conservation Online, Stanford University Libraries - Health and Safety
American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Work - Health and the Arts Program
The Occupational Health Service Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago - Online Health and Safety in the Arts Library
The Occupational Health Service Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago - Safety in the arts
New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health - Studio Safety
Gamblin Artists Colors - Theater and Art Safety
Office of Environmental Health and Safety, Connecticut College
Schools and Art Materials
- Education – Art Hazards
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, California - Introduction to Waste Management for Artists and Schools
Environmental Protection, Health & Safety, California State University at Monterey Bay - Pollution Prevention for Arts Education
Pollution Prevention Regional Information Center
Specific Art Materials
- Complete Safety and Use Information for Ceramic Products and Art Materials in the Classroom and Studio (PDF, 1.7 MB)
American Art Clay Company, Inc. - Health & Safety in the Arts : Database of Art Mediums
Environmental Management Division, City of Tucson, AZ - Metalworking Fluids
Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Photographic Chemicals
University of California, Davis
Bibliographies
- Health Hazards for the Artist Bibliography (PDF, 50 KB)
Gund Library, Cleveland Institute of Art - Health Hazards in the Arts: Information for Artists, Craftspeople, and Photographers
RIT Libraries, Rochester Institute of Technology
Standards for Art Materials
- Standards on Artists' Materials
ASTM International - ACTIVE STANDARD: D4236-94(2005) Standard Practice for Labeling Art Materials for Chronic Health Hazards
ASTM International - Labeling of Art Materials
California State University Monterey Bay
Regulations and Policy
Statutes
- Labeling of Hazardous Art Materials Act
Public Law 100-695;
Codified at 15 USC §1277
Office of the Law Revision Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives - 15 USC § 1277 - U.S. Code
Legal Information Institute
Cornell University Law School
Regulations
- Code of Federal Regulations
16 CFR PART 1500--HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND ARTICLES;
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT REGULATIONS
NOTE: 16 CFR 1500.14(b)(8) Art Materials
(includes ASTM D-4236 standard incorporated as CPSC regulation by LHAMA statute) - Federal Register - 57 FR 46626
Labeling Requirements for Art Materials Presenting Chronic Hazards;
Guidelines for Determining Chronic Toxicity of Products Subject to the FHSA;
Supplementary Definition of “Toxic” Under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (PDF, 5 MB)
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
Guidance and explanatory information
- Federal Register - 60 FR 8188
Statement of Policy or Interpretation; Enforcement Policy for Art Materials (Final Rule) (PDF, 12 KB)
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) - Federal Register - 60 FR 53266
Statement of Policy or Interpretation; Clarification of Enforcement Policy for Art Materials (PDF, 20 KB)
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) - Law Requires Review and Labeling of Art Materials Including Children’s Art and Drawing Products (PDF, 15 KB)
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
Searches from the National Library of Medicine
Household Products Database - Health and safety information on household products
PubMed - Biomedical journal literature
MedlinePlus - Consumer health information
- Jewelry cleaners
Medical Encyclopedia - Oil-based paint poisoning
Medical Encyclopedia - Paints - emulsion type
Medical Encyclopedia - Paints - lacquer and varnish removers
Medical Encyclopedia - Rubber cement
Medical Encyclopedia - Watercolors
Medical Encyclopedia - Wood alcohol
Medical Encyclopedia
Información en Español
- Alcohol de madera
Enciclopedia médica en español, MedlinePlus - Acuarelas
Enciclopedia médica en español, MedlinePlus - Intoxicación con pinturas a base de aceite
Enciclopedia médica en español, MedlinePlus - Pegamento de caucho
Enciclopedia médica en español, MedlinePlus - Pinturas de tipo emulsión
Enciclopedia médica en español, MedlinePlus - Productos para limpiar joyas
Enciclopedia médica en español, MedlinePlus - Removedores de pintura, laca y barniz
Enciclopedia médica en español, MedlinePlus
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