The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) announces the availability of a new mobile application (app) version of its longstanding Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. The app was developed as part of the Worker Health History Small National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Project Award and can be used on any device with a Web browser.

The NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards has informed workers, employers, and occupational health professionals about workplace chemicals and their hazards for over forty years. The Pocket Guide gives general industrial hygiene information for hundreds of chemicals/classes and helps users recognize and control workplace chemical hazards. The new app will provide this information at the fingertips.

“The mobile app pocket guide to chemical hazards provides even easier access to information on over 600 chemicals,” said NIOSH Director John Howard, M.D. “The development of this app takes us into the 21st century world of knowledge dissemination and allows quicker access to information that can keep workers safer on the job.”

The new app contains all of the content from the Pocket Guide publication allowing for quick searches by chemical name, trade name or synonym, DOT number and CAS number. A user can also store chemical records as “favorites” for later use, and control which data about a given chemical are displayed for clarity in the field. No data is sent between the user device and NIOSH other than the initial download and updates so no privacy concerns are present.

Read more here: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/updates/upd-07-14-16.html