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CCOHS
has the resources to meet every health and safety issue
Issues of workplace health and safety continue to grow in number and
complexity. CCOHS responds to this widening universe of topics with reliable,
authoritative data and materials.
The range of topics is impressive... and still growing. It includes Biological
Hazards; Chemicals and Materials; MSDSs, Diseases, Disorders and Injuries;
Ergonomics - Human Factors; Health and Safety Programs; Information Resources/Referrals;
Legislation; Occupations & Workplaces; Physical Agents; Prevention/Control
of Hazards; Health Promotion/Wellness/Psychosocial; Safety and Work Schedules;
and many more.
The depth and range of information provided by CCOHS on these issues
enable Canadian audiences to take steps that will ensure health and safety
standards in the workplace. For
example, chemicals and materials are a major concern for Canadians.
In response, CCOHS offers a wide range of services including:
- Data covering health effects, fire and reactivity hazards, and safe
work practices, all presented in a summarized easy-to-absorb format
- Profiles serving to prepare and verify MSDS documents
- Information that can be utilized to develop respiratory protection
and other PPE programs, as well as to conduct workplace risk assessments
- Regulations for transporting hazardous materials
- Descriptions of chemical toxicity
- Details on the hazards and safe use of industrial chemicals and environmental
contaminants
- Information on the toxicity of more than 150,000 substances identified
by over 400,000 chemical names and synonyms.
- References on toxicology information from the US National Library
of Medicine, incorporating hundreds of thousands of international journal
articles, conference proceedings and government reports
- Data on toxic agents and the management of toxic exposures
- Guidance on information management for poison centres, including
entry to a global electronic network of centres dealing with toxic exposures,
and a forum for collaboration among professionals dealing with toxic
material concerns.
- Access to more than 165,000 English and French Material Safety Data
Sheets to avoid injury from mishandling dangerous products.
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