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A Basic Look at Scaffolds for Compliance Officers (100+Kbps feed)
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. An 18-minute web-based video which looks at some of the most commonly used types of scaffolds, associated hazards, and erection procedures.
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A Basic Look at Scaffolds for Compliance Officers (56Kbps feed)
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. An 18-minute web-based video which looks at some of the most commonly used types of scaffolds, associated hazards, and erection procedures. Optimized for speeds up to 56 Kbps. A high-speed version is also available.
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Agricultural Pollution Prevention
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. This general introduction shows how farmers can save money and reduce pollution by sensible use of fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides.
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As It Should Be Done: Workplace Precautions Against Bloodborne Pathogens (100+Kbps feed)
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This 24-minute web-based video explains how workers can protect themselves against occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens, such as Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). This program is targeted primarily to health care workers and related professionals.
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As It Should Be Done: Workplace Precautions Against Bloodborne Pathogens (56Kbps feed)
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This 24-minute web-based video explains how workers can protect themselves against occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens, such as Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). This program is targeted primarily to health care workers and related professionals. Optimized for speeds up to 56 Kbps. A high-speed version is also available.
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Asbestos Advisor (for Windows)
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. For building owners, managers and lessees, as well as for contractors of building renovation, maintenance, and housekeeping services. The advisor interviews you about a building and writes a report on your responsibilities under the Asbestos rules.
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Assistance for the Tree Care Industry
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Users can access information to develop and implement comprehensive safety and health programs, and learn how to recognize and address potential industry hazards, including overhead power lines, falling branches, and faulty safety equipment, to name just a few of the dangers associated with the tree care industry.
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Baggage Handling eTool
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This Compliance Assistance Tool describes common hazards and possible solutions for baggage handling.
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BEES (Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability)
By National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Building and Fire Research Laboratory. Software for balancing the environmental and economic performance of building products. BEES measures the environmental performance of building products by using the environmental life-cycle assessment approach in ISO 14000 standards.
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Beverage Delivery eTool
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This Compliance Assistance Tool describes ergonomic hazards and possible solutions for workers in the Beverage Delivery Industry.
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Certified Equipment List (CEL)
By National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Search information about certified respirators and certified coal mine dust personal sampler units.
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ChemAlliance Virtual Plant Tour
By ChemAlliance. Walk through a Virtual Plant to find out which regulations are likely to apply. It is intended to help you find regulatory information, pollution prevention case studies, and good management practices as they relate to operations found in nearly all chemical manufacturing facilities.
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Chemical Facility Vulnerability Assessment Methodology
By National Institute of Justice and Sandia National Laboratories. Presents a systematic approach for assessing potential security risks at chemical facilities.
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Chemical Guide -- Responsible Care in Your Community
By Chemical Manufacturers Association. Find out industry production and environmental, health and safety information for members of the CMA and the Responsible Care Program.
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Compliance Assistance
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. Find information on compliance for selected major industries, such as automotive, chemical, electronics, food, and many more.
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Computer Workstations eTool
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Contains examples of problems computer workstation users may encounter, and suggested solutions for addressing those problems. Also provides an example Checklist to help identify, analyze and control musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in computer workstation tasks.
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Construction eTool
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This Compliance Assistance Tool will help workers identify and control the hazards that commonly cause the most serious construction injuries.
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Construction Safety: Choice or Chance (100+Kbps feed)
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. A 15-minute web-based video which highlights the four leading causes of fatalities on construction sites and stresses the responsibility for safety as a joint effort of government, management, and employees.
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Construction Safety: Choice or Chance (56Kbps feed)
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. A 15-minute web-based video which highlights the four leading causes of fatalities on construction sites and stresses the responsibility for safety as a joint effort of government, management, and employees. Optimized for speeds up to 56 Kbps. A high-speed version is also available.
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Crane Safety for the Site Superintendent (100+Kbps feed)
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This 8-minute web-based video discusses some of the hazards and risks involved in crane operations. It identifies information managers should be familiar with if cranes are operating on their site.
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Crane Safety for the Site Superintendent (56Kbps feed)
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This 8-minute web-based video discusses some of the hazards and risks involved in crane operations. It identifies information managers should be familiar with if cranes are operating on their site. Optimized for speeds up to 56 Kbps. A high-speed version is also available.
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E-GRID Spreadsheets Version 2002
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Acid Rain Program. The Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database (E-GRID) contains data on environmental characteristics of electric power generation. An integration of 12 different federal data bases, E-GRID provides air pollutant emission and resource mix information for thousands of individual power plants and generating companies. E-GRID provides emissions per unit of electricity, permitting direct comparisons of pollution levels from different power sources, and also shows, for individual plants, companies, states, and regions, the amount and percentage of power from different resources, such as coal, natural gas, nuclear, hydro, solar, and wind. E-GRID Spreadsheets Version is accessible by viewing spreadsheets. Requires MS Excel or comparable spreadsheet software.
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eGRID
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Acid Rain Program. The Emissions & Generation Resource Integrated Database (eGRID) is a comprehensive inventory of environmental attributes of electric power systems. The preeminent source of air emissions data for the electric power sector, eGRID is based on available plant-specific data for all U.S. electricity generating plants that provide power to the electric grid and report data to the U.S. government. eGRID contains air emissions data for nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide, and mercury.
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Envirofacts Warehouse
By US Environmental Protection Agency. Allows you to retrieve environmental information from EPA databases on Superfund sites, drinking water, toxic and air releases, hazardous waste and Biennial Reporting System data, water discharge permits, and grants information. Use online queries to retrieve data or generate maps of environmental information by choosing from several mapping applications available through EPA's Maps On Demand.
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Fertilizer Storage and Handling (Spanish Version)
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Practicas de Manejo y Almacenamiento de Fertilizantes en la Granja. Este programa tiene la intencion de ayudar con la evaluacion del riesgo ambiental asociado con el almacenamiento de fertilizantes en la granja.
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Fertilizer Storage and Handling Practices on the Farm
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Gives a general overview of fertilizer handling and storage. A risk assessment section provides recommendations for correcting fertilizer storage problems.
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Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Download Powerpoint slides on fire protection in shipyards.
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Fuel Storage Practice on the Farm
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Provides an overview of the importance and techniques of proper fuel storage.The risk assessment portion prompts the user to describe how petroleum products are stored and then evaluates the safety of these practices and provides detailed information about any problems discovered
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Green Conference Initiative
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT). Opportunities for conference planners and suppliers (e.g., hoteliers, convention centers, and food service providers) that can help reduce pollution, energy use, and water use at a conference.
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Grocery Warehousing eTool
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Grocery warehouse operations perform three main functions: receiving bulk goods from suppliers; order picking to select desired goods from within the warehouse; and shipping goods to the customers. This Compliance Assistance Tool describes example ergonomic hazards and solutions related to Order Picking, which accounts for a large number of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).
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H2E Self-Assessment Guide
By Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E). Helps health care facilities with a plan of action for reducing waste.
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H2E Self-Assessment Guide
By Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E). Helps health care facilities with a plan of action for reducing waste.
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Hospital eTool
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Focuses on some of the hazards and controls found in the hospital setting, and describes standard requirements as well as recommended safe work practices for employee safety and health.
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La Costura eTool (Sewing)
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Este eTool* proporciona a las soluciones ejemplares de la ergonomía específicas a la costura.
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Livestock Manure Storage
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Looks at livestock manure as a potential ground and surface water pollutant. It explains the factors which affect manure properties, and the effects of water pollution on humans and animals. A questionnaire helps evaluate the risk associated with the user's current practices and suggests solutions. Contains a complete tutorial on manure handling, collection, stabilization through biological treatment, storage systems, land application and other uses, and avoiding hazards.
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Livestock Manure Storage (online)
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Looks at livestock manure as a potential ground and surface water pollutant. It explains the factors which affect manure properties, and the effects of water pollution on humans and animals. A questionnaire helps evaluate the risk associated with the user's current practices and suggests solutions. Contains a complete tutorial on manure handling, collection, stabilization through biological treatment, storage systems, land application and other uses, and avoiding hazards.
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Livestock Yards Management
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Gives an overview of manure types and proper management systems for different animals including cattle, swine, sheep, poultry, and horses. Users can evaluate their own risk through the interactive questionnaire, and receive suggestions for reducing the threat to their water supply
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Logging eTool
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Outlines the required and recommended work practices that can reduce logging hazards.
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Logging Advisor Presentation Outline
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Powerpoint slides on OSHA's advisor for logging safety.
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Logging eTool Slide Presentation
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Designed to provide assistance for businesses and workers seeking to comply with OSHA's logging standard. 82 slides available in HTML or PowerPoint.
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MDI Emissions Software
By Alliance for Polyurethanes Industry (API). A downloadable tool and accompanying report to help companies that use 4,4'-methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) and mixtures of MDI and polymeric MDI (PMDI) comply with the Section 313 reporting requirements of the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA). Specifically, the tool estimates air emissions of these chemicals from storage tanks, as well as fugitive releases and stack emissions. The report helps companies complete the required Form A or Form R.
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Milking Center Wastewater Treatment
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Explores the special problems posed by milkhouse wastewater, including the design of the milking facility for cleaning management, determining strength and volume of effluent flow, and devising facilities to receive, treat, and safely dispose of the wastewater. A risk assessment questionnaire evaluates the soundness of the user's situation and suggests improvements.
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National Agriculture Safety Database (NASD)
By National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). A database of materials (publications, videos, etc.) devoted to increased safety, health and injury prevention in agriculture.
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NRC Plant Performance Reviews
By US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). How is safety performance at the nuclear power plant near you? Check it out.
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Nursing Home eCAT
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Addresses common hazards and controls found in the nursing home industry.
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Nursing Homes - Hazards and Solutions (100Kbps feed)
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This 16-minute web-based video discusses various hazards in nursing homes, focusing on resident transfer hazards, and controls to minimize these hazards.
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Nursing Homes - Hazards and Solutions (56Kbps feed)
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This 16-minute web-based video discusses various hazards in nursing homes, focusing on resident transfer hazards, and controls to minimize these hazards. Optimized for speeds up to 56 Kbps. A high-speed version is also available.
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OSHA Hazard Awareness Advisor (download)
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Helps users, particularly small businesses, to identify and understand common occupational safety and health hazards in their work places. From the user's answers to questions, it prepares a customized report that briefly describes the likely hazards and the OSHA standards which address those hazards.
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OSHA Hazard Awareness Advisor (online)
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Helps users, particularly small businesses, to identify and understand common occupational safety and health hazards in their work places. From the user's answers to questions, it prepares a customized report that briefly describes the likely hazards and the OSHA standards which address those hazards.
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OSHA Lead in Construction Advisor
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Helps users, especially small business, to understand OSHA's Lead in Construction standard (29CFR1926.62). It asks about work policies and practices to provide help regarding coverage of the rule, initial determinations, use of exposure data, and more.
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OSHA Safecare Advisor
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Help you identify occupational safety and health hazards in nursing homes and similar long term health care facilities.
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Paint and Coatings Consumer Information
By National Paint and Coatings Association. Provides handy information on paints, including paint estimators, lead paint advice, what to do with leftover paint, and industry facts.
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Pesticide Storage & Handling (Spanish Version)
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Practicas de Manejo y Almacenamiento de Pesticidas en la Granja. Este programa tiene la intencion de ayudar con la evaluacion del riesgo ambiental asociado con el almacenamiento de herbicidas y pesticidas en la granja.
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Pesticide Storage and Handling Practices on the Farm
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Explains proper handling and storage of pesticides on farmsteads. The software provides a general overview of pesticide handling and storage, a risk assessment section, and recommendations for correcting problems related to pesticide storage.
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Poultry Processing Industry eCAT
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Focuses on identifying and controlling major hazards that contributed to the high rates of injuries found in a recent OSHA Survey of the industry.
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Pump Jack/Ladder Jack Scaffold Photo Compliance Guide
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Powerpoint slides created to help the residential construction industry more easily understand the OSHA pump jack and ladder jack standards.
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Safer Needle Devices: Protecting Health Care Workers
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Powerpoint slides on protecting healthcare workers from needlestick injuries.
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SafetyInfo
By SafetyInfo.com/Safety Engineering. Download or view online written safety programs. Topics include Confined Space, Ergonomics, Emergency Planning, Process Safety Management, Accident Prevention, and Hazmat Response. Some free samples are available.
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Scaffolding eTool
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Provides illustrated safety checklists for specific types of scaffolds. It identifies hazards, as well as the controls that keep those hazards from becoming tragedies.
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Secondary Lead Smelter eTool
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Provides information on engineering controls and OSHA lead requirements to assist in compliance with the OSHA Lead Standard.
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Sector Facility Indexing Project Data Archive
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. SFIP data on facility-level production/capacity will no longer be updated. Users can consult more recent versions of the production/capacity data sources listed in the SFIP data archive
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Sewing eCAT
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Provides example ergonomics solutions specific to sewing.
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Shipyard Employment eTool
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Describes common hazards and possible solutions for tasks performed during the ship repair process.
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Silica Technical Advisor
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Helps you comply with the OSHA Standard on respirable crystalline silica.
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Soil and Geologic Site Evaluation
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Provides information about the roles that soils, geology and depth to groundwater play in the protection of groundwater (focusing on farms). A risk assessment portion helps determine the potential for contamination at a site based on information supplied by the user
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Steel Erection eTool
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This eTool has been created to educate employers and workers about OSHA's revised steel erection standard (Subpart R).
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Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Explorer Waste Transfer Reports
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT). Get reports by area, chemical, facility or date for transfers to recycling, recovery, treatment, POTWs, and other off-site transfers.
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TRI Comparative Spreadsheet -- Automobile Assembly
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. Presents the total chemical releases, as reported to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), for all U.S. automobile assembly plants. Release quantities are presented by chemical.
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TRI Comparative Spreadsheet -- Iron and Steel Mills
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. Presents the total chemical releases, as reported to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), for all integrated U.S. steel and iron mills. Release quantities are presented by chemical.
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TRI Comparative Spreadsheet -- Iron and Steel Minimills
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. Presents the total chemical releases, as reported to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), for all U.S. iron and steel minimills. Release quantities are presented by chemical.
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TRI Comparative Spreadsheet -- Nonferrous Metals
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. Presents the total chemical releases, as reported to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), for all U.S. smelting and refining nonferrous metals facilities (aluminum, copper, lead, zinc). Available in Excel and Lotus formats.
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TRI Comparative Spreadsheet -- Petroleum Refining
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. Presents the total chemical releases, as reported to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), for all U.S. petroleum refineries. Release quantities are presented by chemical.
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TRI Comparative Spreadsheet -- Pulp Manufacturers
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. Presents the total chemical releases, as reported to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), for all U.S. pulp manufacturers. Release quantities are presented by chemical.
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TRI Explorer Waste Quantity Report
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT). Get data by area, chemical, industry, or date on waste recycled on-site, recycled off-site, energy recovery on-site, energy recovery off-site, treated on-site, treated off-site, quantity released on-and off-site, or waste due to catastrophic or one time events.
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Underground Electric Safety
By US Mine Safety and Health Administration. Discusses some of the more common types of electrical hazards that may be found in underground mines. Consists of a video and Powerpoint presentation.
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Wood Products: Sawmills eTool
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Describes common hazards and possible solutions for tasks performed in sawmills.
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Wood Products: Woodworking eTool
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Dscribes the principal hazards and possible solutions for woodworking to help provide a safe and healthful workplace.
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Workplace Violence: Health Care and Social Services Workers
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. View or download Powerpoint slides which provide an overview of the Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Health Care and Social Service Workers.
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Workplace Violence: Late-Night Retail
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. View or download Powerpoint slides which provide an overview of the Recommendations for Workplace Violence Prevention Programs in Late-Night Retail Establishments.
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