See especially the Safety and Health Topics section of the web site (http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/index.html). You will find training requirements by standard here.
* A subdivision of the CDC.
* Publishes the NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (available online: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/ ).
* Includes data resources
* This federal public health agency of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services provides health information to prevent harmful exposures and diseases related to toxic substances.
* The site offers a translation in Spanish.
* Note the links to Environmental Health & Toxicology (with access to the ToxNet collection of databases on hazardous chemicals, toxic releases, and environmental health)
* See also links to the Health Services Research & Public Health; also Health Information Technology
* Home of the PubMed and MedlinePlus databases
Includes the Toxics Release Inventory (http://www.epa.gov/tri/index.htm), where you can find the "National Analysis," which is EPA's annual report summarizing the most recent TRI information at the national level and for selected urban communities, large aquatic ecosystems, and tribal lands.
Provides a system of health surveillance to monitor and prevent outbreak of diseases. CDC maintains national health statistics and supports research into disease and injury prevention.
