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- Medical Management Guidelines – guidelines for healthcare professionals involved in acute exposures resulting from chemical incidents
- ToxFAQs – answers to the most frequently asked questions (FAQs) about exposure to hazardous substances
- Toxicological Profiles – detailed information about 275 hazardous substances
- Chemical Agent Information – information for first responders about chemical agents
- Disaster Site Management – recommendations for supervisors and responders
- Emergency Responders – information about the different types of first responders
- Natural Disasters – recommendations for responders to natural disasters
- NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards – booklet containing information on industrial hygiene for workers, employers, and occupational health professionals
- Personal Protective Equipment – recommendations on personal protective equipment for first responders
- Terrorism Response – information for first responders about terrorism
- Chemicals in Your Community [external link] [PDF 328 KB] – pamphlet of information you can use to build a snapshot of chemicals stored and released in your community
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Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) Information
[external link]
- Emergency Response [external link] – links to the National Response System (NRS) of federal, state, and local officials
- EPA Envirofacts Data Warehouse [external link] – tool to search for environmental information pertaining to specific areas
- EPA Enviromapper [external link] – tool that maps various types of environmental information
- EPA Environmental Response Team (ERT) [external link] – provides assistance for oil and hazardous material spills
- Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHS) Chemical Profiles and Emergency First Aid Guides [external link] – guide that provides signs and symptoms of chemical exposure and what emergency treatment to perform
- Local Emergency Planning Committee Database [external link] – tool to locate local emergency planning committees
- Preventing Chemical Accidents [external link] – links to safety alerts, investigational reports, and chemical safety audits
- Search Your Community [external link] – tool to search for hazardous materials, watershed, or UV forecast information by zip code
- Toxic Release Inventory Explorer [external link] – tool to generate reports about toxic releases in specific areas
- Vulnerable Zone Indicator System [external link] – tool to find whether an address (home, place of work, school) could be affected by a chemical release
- Community Hazards Emergency Response-Capability Assurance Process (CHER-CAP) Fact Sheet [external link] – issues specific to HAZMAT preparedness; reinforces all-hazards preparedness
- Preparedness [external link] – guidelines on emergency planning and management of hazards, especially useful to the environmental health professional.
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State and Local Guide 101: Guide for All-Hazard Emergency Operations
Planning [external
link]
- Chapter 6, Attachment C: Hazardous Materials [external link] [PDF, 13 KB] – emergency operations planning for hazardous waste
- TOXNET [external link]
- Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders (WISER) [external link]
- Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program [external link] – links to research reports and training material
- Environmental Health Emergency Response Guide, Chapter 8: Hazardous Waste [external link] [PDF, 658 KB] – provides quick access to needed information before an incident strikes a community
- Counter-Terrorism & Homeland Security [external link] – links to counterterrorism and homeland security sites
- Developing a Hazardous Materials Exercise Program [external link] – Handbook that provides state and local governments with practical advice to develop a hazardous materials exercise program
- Hazardous Materials Planning Guide 2001 Update [external link] [PDF 1.15 MB] – guide to help local communities develop a hazardous materials community response plan
- Incident Command System/Unified Command Technical Assistance Document [external link] [PDF 472 KB] – guide for the Incident Command System
- Environmental Health in Emergencies and Disasters: a Practical Guide [external link]
- Chapter 12 - Chemical Incidents [external link] [PDF 388 KB]
Environmental health practitioners help ensure that the proper controls
are in place and are maintained to prevent chemical releases. When
releases do occur, practitioners respond to limit human exposure
and minimize the impact on the environment.
Because of terrorism concerns, practitioners must be prepared to respond not only to unintentional releases but to intentional releases as well.
This section provides key information on preventing and preparing for chemical releases.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Resources on Chemicals and Hazardous Materials – agency responsible for assessing the health of people living near hazardous waste sites
CDC Chemical Agents List – list of chemicals and toxicants of concern
CDC National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Emergency Response Resources – emergency response topics
Links to information from outside CDC (DISCLAIMER)
Environmental Practice and Response Fundamentals (University of Minnesota, Center for Public Health Preparedness) [external link] – online training to build skills needed by environmental health professionals to operate in different emergency situations
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [external link] – information about preparing for and responding to chemical releases
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): [external link]
National Library of Medicine [external link] – information about disaster and emergency preparedness and response grouped in related categories:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Emergency Management Center (EMC) [external link] – conducts applied research and assists in the development of emergency planning capabilities
The Twin Cities Metro Advanced Practice Center [external link] – tools and resources for preparedness that can be used by public health departments nationwide, including
U.S. National Response Team (NRT) [external link] – interagency organization responsible for coordinating emergency preparedness and response to oil and hazardous substance pollution incidents:
Suggested Resources:
2008 Emergency Response Guidebook [external link] – Provides responders with information to quickly identify the specific or generic classification of the hazardous material and how to protect themselves and the general public during the initial response phase.
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienist 2003 TLVs® and BEI's® [external link] – guide to evaluate and control workplace exposures to chemical substances and physical agents
Field Management of Chemical Casualties Handbook, 2nd Ed. (U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense [USAMRICD]) [external link] – information to order the handbook
Medical Management of Biological Casualties Handbook, 4th Ed. (U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases [USAMRIID]) [external link] – information to order the handbook
Medical Management of Chemical Casualties Handbook, 3rd Ed. (USAMRICD) [external link] – information to order the handbookWorld Health Organization (WHO): [external link]
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