The NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (NPG) informs workers, employers, and occupational health professionals about workplace chemicals and their hazards. The NPG gives general industrial hygiene information for hundreds of chemicals/classes. This page has basic recommendations that apply to different workplaces.

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If heat stress is a hazard at your workplace, consult a safety and health professional. Review the full recommendations in the NIOSH Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Heat and Hot Environments. Workplace health promotion programs are successful when they include both occupational safety and health efforts. Evidence shows that combined approaches to reduce health risks to workers are more effective than separate programs.

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Foreword Te National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Alert: Preventing Exposures to Antineoplastic and Other Hazardous Drugs in Healthcare Settings was published in 2004. Te pur-pose of the Alert was to increase the awareness among workers in healthcare settings and their employers about the health risks posed by working with hazardous drugs, and to provide them with ...