Occupational Safety and Health Administration Safety and Health TopicsOSHA's Safety and Health Topics present information on different occupational and safety issues in the workplace and specific to certain industries. Issues regarding specific chemicals and the hazards in laboratories are presented in the list.
Government Resources
NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical HazardsTHe Pocket Guide provides key information and data for chemical and substance groupings that can be found in the workplace. Chemicals are indexed by name, synonyms, trade names, CAS numbers, and RTCES numbers for easier browsing and a search box is also available to search the entire text.
TOXNET: Toxicology Data NetworkTOXNET is put out by the National Library of Medicine and is a group fo databases covering toxicology, hazardous chemicals, environmental health and related areas. Use this databse to find toxicology data, literature reference, and toxic release information on a specific chemical as well as identifying the health effects of exposure to a specific chemical.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Household Products DatabaseThe Household Products Database provides health and safety information on various products that can be used in one's home. The option to search by the product, the Manufacturer, ingredient, or by the health effect caused by exposure to the product is available in this resource.