CCOHS
EH&S has subscribed to an Academic Support Program provided by
the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS). CCOHS
provides campus-wide web access (from any WU computer including hilltop)
to 8 valuable Health & Safety databases listed below. No password
is needed. If you are prompted to enter a user name and password then
the computer in use is not in the IP range for Washington University.
Summary of Databases
ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY:
Comprehensive, timely and accurate coverage of the core allied fields
encompassing occupational health and safety. With contributions by
internationally renowned experts, this one-stop reference provides
jargon-free answers to the most critical questions involving health
and safety in the workplace.
MSDS & FTSS:
Over 150,000 Material Safety Data Sheets, in English and French (FTSS),
contributed by North American manufacturers and suppliers.
CHEMINFO:
Practical, summarized occupational health and safety information
on over 1,200 frequently used chemicals.
CHEMpendium COLLECTION
A comprehensive chemical hazard information resource.
HSELINE:
Over 175,000 citations to international documents on health and safety
with emphasis on UK Health and Safety Executive and other European
literature.
NIOSHTIC:
NIOSHTIC® is a bibliographic database which
provides comprehensive international coverage of documents on occupational
health and safety,
as well as related fields. It contains detailed summaries of
over 200,000 articles, reports and publications, spanning over 100
years.
RTECS:
Toxicology exposure limits and regulatory information on over 140,000
chemical substances.
CISILO DATABASE:
This international, multilingual database provides references to
all aspects of health and safety with an emphasis on training and policy
documents from various countries.
For questions regarding the databases or searching capabilities you
may contact the customer service department at CCOHS at custserv@ccohs or 1-800-668-4284. Remember you must be using a computer within Washington
University's domain to take advantage of this program.
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