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NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards,  Palm OS® Edition

[No longer available - web page remains for historical reference]

NIOSH Pocket GuideQuick and easy access to chemical hazard information — at your  fingertips, specially formatted and hyperlinked for small handheld displays such   as the Handspring Visor®,  Palm® Pilot, III,  IIIx, V, Vx, VII, and VIIx.  Provided in Isilo document format. An invaluable reference! The printed guide is a popular reference among industrial  hygiene and safety professionals. Now you can carry it in your handheld device!  Only  occupies 1.1 MB RAM.

The Pocket Guide features:

  • Extensive list of chemical names and synonyms for 677 unique  industrially-used substances
  • CAS and RTECS reference numbers
  • Department of Transportation (DOT) identification and guide  numbers
  • Recommended Exposure Limits (RELs) established by NIOSH
  • Occupational Exposure Limits (OELs) promulgated by OSHA
  • Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health (IDLH) values
  • Physical properties
  • Incompatibilities and reactivities
  • Measurement method description
  • Personal protection and sanitation
  • General first aid procedures
  • Respirator recommendations
  • Routes of exposure
  • Symptoms of exposure
  • Target organs

(The Isilo document reader, version  2.53 or later, is required.) Please see the “readme” file for  additional information.