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Chemicals / Pesticides : Information on controlling the hazards of pesticidesEnvironmental chemistry and pesticide toxicology information. Answers to common questions about pesticide applications and their hazards. Fact sheets and documents on pest management, animal repellants, insecticides, fumigants, pheromes, rodenticides, etc. Pesticide health & safety. Pesticide laws & regulations, enforcement cases & decisions. Full text of the National Pesticide Application Training Core Manual. Worker protection standard, certification and training requirements and related subjects. The use of pesticides & herbicides on golf courses and how to reduce exposure. Pesticide Tolerance Index (TISInfo) System. Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings.
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Disasters / Agriculture : Disaster and drought advice for farmersResources for materials for farmers related to disasters, crop damage, etc
- Environment / Industries : Environmental law requirements for specific industries
Examples of environmental industry requirements: agriculture, automotive services, chemical processes, electronics, food & kindred products, printing, real estate, textiles, transportation, wood & paper products. Model Risk Management Program Plans by Industry Sector.
- Environment / Pollution : Resources to identify technologies & management practices to reduce pollution
Guidelines on pollution prevention in the workplace, including regulations, vendor information, technical assistance, management & organization issues on specific industries. Eliminating the pollution in health care practices. Full text of a pollution prevention program. Data on key indicators of air, water, and land pollutant release data for 28 industrial groups.
- Ergonomics / Patient Handling : Patient transfer techniques, use of lift equipment, patient transfer teams
Recommendations for solutions to manual lifting of patients. Information about mechanical lfit equipment and patient transfer systems.
- Fleet / Industries : Fleet hazards and recommended controls related to various industries
Fleet hazards and recommended controls related to various industries
- Fleet / Trucking : Safety and the trucking industry
Fact sheets about the trucking industry & trucking safety, including information on basic industry facts, safety statistics, a truck's average total stopping distance, etc. Manual on the realities and limitations of trucking. Alternative fuels.
- Industrial Hygiene / Dusts : Hantavirus, histoplasmosis, silicosis and more
Resources on respirable dust health exposures, controls, illness and treatment. Examples of dusts: silica, wood dust, coal dust, washed cotton. Includes info on histoplasmosis, hantavirus, ODTS, pneumoconiosis, etc. Bird and bat excrement exposures.
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Industrial Hygiene / Labs : Chemical Hygiene Plans, standard operating procedures, lab safety programs, etc.Laboratory safety programs and manuals, Chemical Hygiene Plans, radiation safety guidelines, laboratory inspections. Laboratory waste minimization and pollution prevention. Safety in high school labs. Laboratory safety checklists. Spill response. Standard operating procedures for hazardous materials.
- OSHA / Agriculture : OSHA technical resources on agriculture and farm safety
Very large number of technical references related to OSHA requirements in agricultural operations and grain handling.
- OSHA / Construction : OSHA technical resources on construction
Full text of OSHA's resource manual for safety in construction and a job site safety handbook. Other construction safety reference materials include fire safety, excavations, scaffolds, trenching, underground construction, etc.
- OSHA / Industries : OSHA's technical resources for various industries
Examples of industries: nursing homes, healthcare facilities, meat packing, maritime, textiles, logging.
- Regulations / Pesticides : Full text of EPA & FDA regulations relating to pesticides
Full text of EPA & FDA regulations relating to pesticides: The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996. The Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).
- Risk Mgt / Industries : Risk management advice for specific industries
Risk management resource materials for specific industries such as schools, auto dealers, auto repairs, churches, small business, etc.
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Safety / Agriculture : Large number of agriculture safety bulletins, including dust hazards and controlAgriculture safety and health databases, fact sheets, guidelines, safety bulletins, guides, farm occupational safety information, and other technical resources.
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Safety / Amusement Industry : Safety resources for the amusement industry - carnivals, etc.Amusement ride safety. Field inspection and test guide. Safety and service bulletins. Safety statistics in the carnival industry.
- Safety / Animals : Safety guidance when handling animals
Fact sheets, guidelines, information relating to safe animal handling, infectious diseases affecting humans, etc.
- Safety / Arts : Health and safety for art classes, theaters, schools, and entertainment industry
Safety in the arts, arts and crafts safety, theater safety, entertainment industry safety, art hazards, perfoming art safety. Student Theater Operations Manual.
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Safety / Construction : Workplace safety and health resources for construction hazardsGuide to revisions in scaffolding standards, safety meeting outlines, documents related to construction safety. Underground gas main explosions. Jobsite safety handbook. Safety requirements for Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste (HTRW) and Explosives. Safety meeting outlines. PPE in construction. OSHA Fatal Facts related to construction.
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Safety / Food Safety : Guidance on food safety from production to consumptionFood safety publications. Food labeling. Food poisoning. Food irradiaiton. Produce. Milk safety. Seafood safety. Consumer fact sheets related to produce food safety. Retail food protection. Online course for understanding food laws and regulations in the USA.
- Safety / HACCP : Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) Plans - food safety
Full text of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point(HACCP)generic models and plans, training resources, etc.
- Safety / Restaurants : Safety talks and information for restaurants and food operations
Safety meeting outlines, safety talks for food service operations. Kitchen and cafeteria safety checklist. Legal bulletins.
- Safety / Tools : Safety fact sheets and tips on the safe use of hand and power tools
Guidance on hand tool and power tool requirements for OSHA General Industry, Construction & Maritime Standards. Chain saw safety.
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Safety Mgt / Industries : Safety and health hazards & controls in specific industriesSafety and health hazards for specific industries, such as: schools, drycleaners, dental, agricultural, firefighter, healthcare, mining, petroleum refining, photography, poultry processing, pulp and paper, semiconductor industry, silk screen printing, water and wastewater treatment plants, woodworking.
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Construction / Construction Safety : Workplace safety and health resources for construction hazardsGuide to revisions in scaffolding standards, safety meeting outlines, documents related to construction safety. Underground gas main explosions. Jobsite safety handbook. Safety requirements for Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste (HTRW) and Explosives. Safety meeting outlines. PPE in construction. OSHA Fatal Facts related to construction.
- Construction / OSHA Construction : OSHA technical resources on construction
Full text of OSHA's resource manual for safety in construction and a job site safety handbook. Other construction safety reference materials include fire safety, excavations, scaffolds, trenching, underground construction, etc.
- Trucking-Freight Systems / Trucking Research : Safety and the trucking industry
Fact sheets about the trucking industry & trucking safety, including information on basic industry facts, safety statistics, a truck's average total stopping distance, etc. Manual on the realities and limitations of trucking. Alternative fuels.
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