| Graphics |
North American, European, and international
symbols are used extensively.Click
here for examples.) |
| Personal protection equipment |
Protection for eyes, lungs, and skin
is indicated both graphically and in tabular form. All OSHA
and NIOSH recomendations are given and expanded well beyond
the lists of chemicals published by those organizations.
Click here for examples. |
| Exposure standards |
ChemWatch contains all OSHA, NIOSH
and other exposure standards as well as all carcinogencity listings
(IARC, NTP, MAK, and others). Mutagens and teratogens are also
flagged. Click
here to see an example. |
| Isolation recommendations for chemicals |
ChemWatch uses international guidelines
adopted by the US DOT for isolation recommendations whenever
chemicals are stored together. Click
here for examples. |
| Risk assessment |
ChemWatch interviews the user about
how chemicals are used and stored in the workplace and from
those answers performs a detailed risk assessment that can be
used as a basis for training and/or improvements on chemical
use practices. Click
here for examples. |
| First aid |
First aid data are available for all
ChemWatch chemicals. In the case of mixtures, ChemWatch uses
rules to determine the composite first aid measures to be taken
in the event of eye, skin, or lung contact. Click
here for an example. |
| Advice to a physician |
ChemWatch has one of the largest collections
of data of this kind available. Click
here to see an example. |
