National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
NYSUT Occupational Health and Safety Field Directory.

NIOSH conducts research, answers questions, and conducts health hazard evaluations for worksites. NIOSH also funds Educational Resource Centers (ERCS) that support educational programs in the fields of industrial hygiene, occupational health nursing, occupational/industrial medicine, occupational safety, and other specialized OS&H training areas. NIOSH supports ERC short-term continuing education (CE) programs for occupational safety and health professionals, and others with worker safety and health responsibilities. A current CE course schedule for all NIOSH Education and Research Centers can be accessed at NIOSH ERC Web site, or by contacting the NIOSH 800-number.

NIOSH

Mail Stop C-13
4676 Columbia Parkway
Cincinnati, OH 45226

Information:
(800) 35-NIOSH (800) 356-4674
(513) 533-8328

Publications fax: (513) 533-8576

Publications e-mail: pubstaft@niosdt1.em.cdc.gov

Website: www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html.

NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (NPG)

The NIOSH Pocket Guide is a source of general information on several hundred chemicals/classes for workers, employers, and occupational health professionals. The Guide does not give detailed descriptions of chemicals, but it gives important information in shortened or table form for chemicals or classes of chemicals (e.g. cyanides, fluorides, manganese compounds) that are found in workplaces. The Guide can help workers and safety professionals recognize and control occupational chemical hazards.

Information includes chemical group and formula, identification codes, exposure limits, chemical and physical characteristics, incompatibilities and reactivities, measurement methods, respirator selections, signs and symptoms of exposure, and procedures for emergency treatment.

Available formats: Printed, CD-ROM, diskette (3 1/2" or 5 1/4") and an HTML version.

Printed copies are available only from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) or the Government Printing Office (GPO). To order a copy, contact:

National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
5269 Port Royal Road
Springfield, VA 22161
Telephone: (800) 553-6847 or (703) 605-6000
FAX: (703) 321-8547
E-mail: orders@ntis.fedworld.gov

Order Number: PB 97-177-604 - $18 per copy

(25% discount with purchase of 5 or more copies)