Links and Resources

US Government/National Organizations

Campus Safety Health Environmental Management Association

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

National Institute of Health

National Safety Council

The Office of Hazardous Materials Safety

• Emergency Response Guidebook

NIOSH Home Page
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health website.

OSHA Home Page
United States Department of labor - Occupational Safety and Health Administration

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

• Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office
• Compliance Assistance and Pollution Prevention
• Office of Solid Waste - Understanding the Hazardous Waste Rules

Fire Protection

National Fire Protection Association

New York State Government Websites

Department of Environmental Conservation

Department of Health

Division of Code Enforcement and Administration

Emergency Management Office

Pollution Prevention Unit (NYS DEC)

NYS Association for Reduction, Reuse and Recycling (NYSAR3)

NYS Office of Fire Prevention and Control

NYS Division of Code Enforcement and Administration

Additional Sites


Center for Campus Fire Safety


State University of New York Physical Plant Administrators Association (SUNY PPAA)


Howard Hughes Medical Institute
A useful website with a lab safety training course and test, free training videos, emergency response guidelines and more.

The Laboratory Safety Institute
Dr. James Kaufman's organization to provide safety training for high school science teachers. Also useful for college and university lab safety. Includes seminars and courses, free and for-sale publications and documents,audio-visual. lending library.

NYPenn Chapter of ACHMM (Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers) -

• Material Safety Data Sheets And Other Information
• Regulatory websites

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Hazardous Substances Fact Sheets

American Association of Occupational Health Nurses

American Conference of Government Industrial Hygienists

American Industrial Hygiene Association

American Society of Safety Engineers

Consumer Product Safety Corporation

Fisher Scientific (Must be a registered user to view MSDS's)

LSU Libraries

MSDS Search

NACUBO Emergency Preparedness

National Toxicology Program

National Women's Health Network

Hazard Communication
Sigma-Aldrich MSDS's (Must be a registered user to view MSDS's)

Stanford Chemical Safety

The Center for Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction (CERHR)

Vermont Safety Information Resources (SIRI) MSDS's