Hazardous Substances

Is Your Job Killing You? by James Q. Jacobs - There are as many as 575,000 hazardous chemical products in workplaces. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) estimates that over 32 million workers are exposed to hazardous chemicals. Resources and links for additional information.
http://www.jqjacobs.net/writing/osha.html

NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards - Data on 677 chemicals or substance groupings found in the work environment.
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/

TOXNET - Provides access to a cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas.
http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/

Protect Children from Iron Poisoning - FDA website for protecting Children from Iron Poisoning. Warnings and preventive measures.
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/bgiron.html

ATSDR - HazDat Database - Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's scientific and administrative database providing access to information on the release of hazardous substances.
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/hazdat.html

Environmental Software and Services GmbH - European hazardous chemicals database.
http://www.ess.co.at/docs/chemdb.html

Carbonless Copy Paper Injury and Information Network - Goal is to informationrm occupational users and the public of the potential toxicity of ccp and the adverse health problems of use or handling. Information, research and studies on ccp.
http://www.carbonless.org/

Haz-Map - Occupational medicine toxicology database to assist in the recognition of diseases caused by hazardous chemicals.
http://www.haz-map.com/

Tamarac Medical - Located in Denver, Colorado. About this toxicology lab specializing in economical blood lead and cadmium testing for children and industry workers.
http://www.tamaracmedical.com/