Focus
More information sources on dangerous substances
European Week for Safety and Health at Work 2003
September 2003
It is appropriate, that with the theme for this year's European Week
for Safety and Health being on the prevention of risks from dangerous
substance that we guide you to more validated and authoritative sources
for you to explore. (For others see also August 2003
Focus).
Many people are unaware of the risks to their health when they work
with dangerous substances. This is the first pan-European campaign to
reduce the risks of chemicals, biological agents and other dangerous
substances at work - hazards that affect around a quarter of the European
Union's (EU's) 150 million employees. Cancers, asthmas and
neuropsychiatric problems are just some of the illnesses that can be
caused by the 100, 000 chemical marketed in the EU, as well as biological
agents.
The SilverPlatter Health & Safety database products from Croner
offer a unique collection of international full-text and research data.
Regularly updated, they can be accessed by users on CD-ROM, as well as
across networks and via the Internet.
OSH Plus on SilverPlatter provides full-text coverage of EU and
UK occupational safety and health legislation. It includes a comprehensive
set of ACOPs codes, guidance and advice documents from the UK's Health
& Safety Executive (HSE), as well as content from other important
sources. OSH Plus offers a range of information selected by OSH
information professionals, with a growing list of related legislation,
such as the Working Time Regulations, and extra indices including Author,
Corporate Author and Title. Also containing HSE newsletters and sponsored
research, OSH Plus offers over 300,000 pages of information and related
graphics.
OSH-ROM is one of the world's oldest collections of health and
safety information. Started in 1986, by Sheila Pantry and SilverPlatter
Information it brings together six complementary bibliographic databases
covering critical international occupational health and safety
information. OSH-ROM is a unique and vital resource for information
concerning occupational health and safety, hazardous incidents, and the
handling of dangerous materials. The individual databases contain over 1.4
million citations from over 5000 journals and 100,000 monographs and
technical reports. The databases are from world renown organisations such
as The US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH),
UK HSE, International Labour Office and the Ryerson Technical University
in Canada.
EINECS-Plus is the authoritative collection of data on chemical
substances from European Community sources, co-published with the Office
for Official Publications of the European Communities. The latest edition
is a comprehensive source of information including the European Inventory
of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances with over 100,000 records in 8
EC languages, the European List of Notified Chemical Substances in 10 EC
languages, and the List of Dangerous Substances whose classification and
labelling is prescribed by EC legislation.
CHEM-BANK is the leading single source of data on potentially
hazardous chemicals, and combines eight key databanks. RTECS, contains
identification and toxicity data on 150,000 chemicals, with more than
200,000 compound names. HSDB holds data on more than 4,500 hazardous
chemicals from the US National Library of Medicine. The TSCA Chemical
Substances Inventory lists information on more than 63,000 chemicals. IRIS
provides risk assessment data from the US Environmental Protection Agency,
including oral reference doses and inhalation reference concentrations for
chronic noncarcinogenic health effects. The Emergency Response Guide 2000
is designed for use by emergency services personnel who arrive at the
scene of a transportation incident involving dangerous goods. CHRIS from
the US Coastguard contains essential preventive, precautionary and
emergency response information for chemicals. OHMTADS contains data from
published literature on over 1,400 materials designated as oil or
hazardous materials. The NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards presents
key data for 677 chemicals or substance groupings found in the work
environment.
To find out more or to arrange a free trial of SilverPlatter or other
H&S products from Croner, please contact Keith Briscomb on 020
82471126, or by email at briscomk@croner.cch.co.uk.
SHEILA PANTRY ASSOCIATES LTD offer the following products, using
SilverPlatter WinSPIRS or WebSPIRS software, which are available on CD-ROM
and via the Internet. All are updated quarterly.
ENVIRONMENT PLUS
Giving up-to-date environment and integrated pollution prevention
control (IPPC) information. The definitive source to help to meet ISO
14001 information needs for accreditation requirements. Thousands of
full text pages of information are instantly accessible in ENVIRONMENT
PLUS which contains the following information:
- appropriate European Commission Directives, Regulations and
Decisions, UK Acts of Parliament and appropriate Statutory Instruments
from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
- Various Series from the UK Environment Agency and Department for
the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
- Planning Policy Guidance Series (PPGs)
- Process Guidance Notes Series (PGs)
- Technical Guidance Notes (TGs)
- Chief Inspector Guidance Series 1 (IPRs)
- Chief Inspector Guidance Series 2 (S 2)
- Pollution Prevention Guidelines PPG plus DEFRA's Information
Service extensive bibliographic database of over 150,000
references to worldwide sources of information.
FIRE WORLDWIDE
Aimed at everyone in the fire industry internationally with the
emphasis on all aspects of fire management principles, practices and
research. This includes handling chemicals. Fire Worldwide is the
World's premier collection of validated, authoritative information and
contains two major collections - the Full Text Collection and the
Bibliographic Collection.
OSH-IRELAND
Has become the essential OSH source for organisations and practitioners
seeking up-to-date information on all aspects of health and safety in
Ireland. OSH-IRELAND is published with the co-operation of the Health and
Safety Authority, Dublin, Ireland and other organisations, and contains 11
complementary databases providing full text information and some
bibliographic information.
To take a 30 day free trial either on CD-ROM or via the Internet
contact: Sheila Pantry Associates Ltd, 85 The Meadows, Todwick,
Sheffield S26 1JG, UK | Tel: +44 (0)1909 771024 | Fax: +44 (0)1909 772829
| email: sp@sheilapantry.com
For general information about the Week visit the dedicated multilingual
website http://ew2003.osha.europa.eu.
As well as providing up-to-date information on the European Week campaign,
it gives easy access to a wealth of occupational health and safety
information on the Agency main website: http://osha.europa.eu.
Finally using the www.oshworld.com
portal and going to the subject and country links will lead you easily to
other validated and authoritative sources of chemical information and data
sheets.
Make sure your workplace gets involved in the European Week in October
2003!
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