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NIOSH Comments to DOL on the Hazard Communication Standard by R. W. Niemeier, February 10, 1989.

PB91152819

Publication Date	1989
Page Count	4
Abstract	The testimony provides material requested by OSHA regarding the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). The material contained in this testimony includes a report of the World Health Organization's International Proogramme on Chemical Safety which presents information on preventing accidents involving chemicals, health effects from exposure, protective equipment, first aid, emergency response, and disposal. Also included in this testimony are the ten strategies contained in the NIOSH Proposed National Strategies for the Prevention of Leading Work Related Diseases and Injuries, a data base on compact disc which is a compilation of up to 250,000 pages of occupational safety and health information developed by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, and information from Silver Platter, a private company which produces compact discs containing data bases including NIOSHTIC from NIOSH, HSLINE from the Health and Safety Executive of the United Kingdom, and CISDOC from the International Occupational Safety and Health Information Center of the International Labour Organization.
Keywords	Occupational safety and health Toxic substances Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Accident prevention Regulations Occupational exposure Protective equipment Emergency planning Waste disposal Information transfer Standards Industrial wastes Safe handling First aid Hazard Communication Standard Testimony
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 94D - Job Environment 41I - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Supplemental Notes	See also PB91-152827.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199110

NIOSH Comments to DOL on the Hazard Communication Standard by R. W. Niemeier, February 10, 1989.

NIOSH Comments to DOL on the Hazard Communication Standard by R. W. Niemeier, February 10, 1989.
PB91152819

Publication Date	1989
Page Count	4
Abstract	The testimony provides material requested by OSHA regarding the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). The material contained in this testimony includes a report of the World Health Organization's International Proogramme on Chemical Safety which presents information on preventing accidents involving chemicals, health effects from exposure, protective equipment, first aid, emergency response, and disposal. Also included in this testimony are the ten strategies contained in the NIOSH Proposed National Strategies for the Prevention of Leading Work Related Diseases and Injuries, a data base on compact disc which is a compilation of up to 250,000 pages of occupational safety and health information developed by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, and information from Silver Platter, a private company which produces compact discs containing data bases including NIOSHTIC from NIOSH, HSLINE from the Health and Safety Executive of the United Kingdom, and CISDOC from the International Occupational Safety and Health Information Center of the International Labour Organization.
Keywords	Occupational safety and health Toxic substances Environmental surveys Industrial medicine Accident prevention Regulations Occupational exposure Protective equipment Emergency planning Waste disposal Information transfer Standards Industrial wastes Safe handling First aid Hazard Communication Standard Testimony
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 94D - Job Environment 41I - Job Environment 68G - Environmental Health & Safety
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Supplemental Notes	See also PB91-152827.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199110