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information? 

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National Institute for Occupational 

Safety and Health 

1-800-35-NIOSH 

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NIOSH is the acronym for the National Institute for 

Occupational Safety and Health, a Federal agency 

established by the Occupational Safety and Health Act 

of 1970. NIOSH is part of the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC) and is responsible for 

conducting research and making recommendations for 

the prevention of work-related illnesses and injuries. 

The Institute's responsibilities include the following: 

• Investigating potentially hazardous working 

conditions as requested by employers or employees 

• Evaluating workplace hazards, ranging from 

chemicals to machinery 

• Creating and disseminating methods for preventing 

disease, injury, and disability 

• Conducting research and providing scientifically 

valid recommendations for protecting workers 

• Providing training to occupational safety and health 

professionals 

(] VVhat is the NIOSH 

~ SOO-Number? 

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and 

Health (NIOSH) aDO-number is a toll-free technical 

information service that provides convenient public 

access to NIOSH and its information resources. The 

service is available in the continental United States, 

Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. 

THE TOLL·FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER IS: 

.~ 1-S00-35-NIOSH 

\R. (1.800.356-4674) 

Caliers may inquire about NIOSH activities, order 

N IOSH publications, or request information about any 

aspect of occupational safety and health. However, 

the BOO·number is NOT a hotline for medical 

emergencies. 
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The SOO-number is part of the Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC) aulomaled voice/fax 

system. It combines recorded and fax information with 

direct access to NIOSH technical information staff and 

the NIOSH Publications Office. The automated 

syslem operates 24 hours per day, 7 days per week 

and provides voice or fax information on a variety of 

topics that callers can access by selecting the options 

shown on panels 4-6. Callers may also speak directly 

with a technical information specialist or publications 

represenlalive from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. (Eastern 

time) Monday through Friday. We will answer your 

questions over the telephone, or we will send you 

N IOSH publications or a packet of information free of 

charge within 10 working days. 

t. New Features of tile 

NIOSH SOO-Number: 

In August 1997, two new features were added to the 

NIOSH SaO-number service. 

Callers using rotary telephones can now access 

the recorded information by using voice 

commands. However, fax material is still 

accessible only by touch-tone. 

• The fax portion of the system has been expanded 

to include new documents that are not discussed in 

the voice portion. A directory of NIOSH fax 

documents currently available is provided on 

panels 5-6. These documents will be updated as 

necessary, and additional fax documents may be 

added in the future. CClller::; may obtain the most 

current directory of fax documents by requesting 

document number 000006 as described on panel 

5, or by selecting the fax directory option shown on 

panel4. 
At the first prompt, press 1 if using a touch-tone 

telephone; stay on the line if using a rotary 

telephone. Then follow the prompts to select the 

topics below. Press 8 to replay last prompt, press 9 

to replay earlier prompts. 

1 Directory of all NIOSH fal( documents 

2 All other options 

1 PUBLICATIONS and DATABASES 

1 Description of publications activity 

(fax, e-mail, postal mail addresses) 

2 List of available NIOSH publications 

3 Ordering information for: 

1 NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards 

2 NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods 

3 Revised NIOSH lifting recommendations 

4 NIOSH databases and electronic products 

1 Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical 

Substances (RTECS®) 

2 NIOSHTIC® 

3 National Ag Safety Database (NASD) 

4 Criteria Documents Plus CD-ROM 

5 Publications representative 

(9:00 a .m. to 4:00 p.m .. ET, Monday-Friday) 

2 SELECTED TOPICS 

1 Carpal tunnel syndrome 

2 Indoor environmental (air) quality 

3 Violence in the workplace 

4 Back belts 

5 Silicosis 

3 HEALTH HAZARD EVALUATION 

(HHE) PROGRAM 

Description and HHE request form 

4 TRAINING 

Education and Research Center (ERG) 

continuing education courses and 

schedules 

2 Training videotapes 

3 Training grants program 

5 TECHNICAL INFORMATION 

SPECIALIST 

(9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., ET, Monday-Friday) 

June 1999 DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 99·132 
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The following NIOSH materials are currently 

available from the CDC Fax Information Service. 

These documents will be updated as necessary, 

and new ones may be added. The number of 

pages in each fax document is given after the title 

(e.g., 2 = 2 pages). Those titles marked with an 

asterisk* are also discussed in the voice portion 

of the NIOSH system. To receive a fax 

document, call toll-free 1-888-CDC-FAXX 

(1-888-232-3299) and follow the prompts to input 

the six-digit document number(s) shown below. 

You may request up to five fax documents per 

call. 

List of NIOSH Fax Documents 

000006 N IOSH Fax Directory' - 2 

Publications/Databases Ordering Information 

705000 Available NIOSH Publications List~ - 9 

705100 NIQSH Databases and Electronic 

Products" - 8 

705101 Pocket Guide to Chemical HazardsPrinted Version" -2 

705 102 Pocket Guide to Chemical HazardsElectronic Version* - 2 

705110 Applications Manual for Revised NrOSH 

Lifting Equation" - 1 

Training Grants 

760015 Training Grants Information" - 1 

760016 Education and Research Center (ERC) 

Grantee Directory- - 3 

7600 17 Training Project Grant Directory· - 4 

Training 

760013 ERe Continuing Education Directors· - 3 

760025 Training Videotapes' - 3 

Health Hazard Evaluation (HHE) Program 

750000 HHE Request Form' - 2 

750010 HHE Program Description- - 7 

750011 HHE Federal Regulation' - 6 
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Summary Fact Sheets 

705010 About NIOSH - 2 

705011 National Occupational Research Agenda 

(NORA) - 3 

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705005 

705002 

705003 

705004 

760026 

705020 

705007 

705008 

705009 

705032 

705006 

705012 

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705030 

705031 

705033 

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome* - 2 

Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders - 3 

Indoor Environmental (Air) Quality" - 3 

Violence in the Workplace* - 2 

Back Belts* - 1 

Preventing Silicosis* - 2 

Are You a Working Teen? - 4 

Working in Hot Envjronm~nts - 7 

EM Fs in the Workplace - 3 

Think About Y2K - 2 

Hazards of Flood Cleanup Work - 5 

Latex Allergy - 2 

Breast Cancer Research at NIOSH - 2 

Health and Safety for Kids on the Farm - 2 

Agriculture Safety and Health - 3 

Construction Safety and Health - 3 

Mine Safety and Health - 3 

Analytical Methods 

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770022 

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Method 7400 Asbestos by PCM - 16 

Method 7402 Asbestos by TEM - 8 

Method 9000 Asbestos by XRD - 7 

Method 9002 Asbestos by PLM - 10 

Method 7082 Lead by Flame AAS - 8 

Method 7105 Lead by GFAAS - 5 

Method 9100 Lead in Surface Wipe 

Samples - 3 

Method 8003 Lead in Blood & Urine - 5 

Method 7700 Lead in Air by Chemical Spot 

Test - 4 

Method 7500 Crystalline Silica by XRD - 9 

Method 7601 Crystalline Silica by VIS - 6 

Method 7602 Crystalline Silica by IR - 6 

Mettluu 7603 CrystCillille Silit:CI irl Cual Mille 

Dust by IR - 7 

Method 7501 Amorphous Silica by XRD - 9 

Method 3500 Formaldehyde by VIS - 6 

Method 254 1 Formaldehyde by GC - 6 

Method 5700 Formaldehyde on Dust - 6 

Method 0500 Total Particulates - 4 

Method 0600 Respirable Particulates - 7 

Method 7300 Elements by ICP - 10 

Method 8005 Elements in Blood or Tissue - 7 

Method 8310 Metals in Urine - 6 

Method 0800 Bioaerosols - 2 

Method 5040 Elemental Carbon (Diesel) - 10 

Method 5042 Asphalt Fume - 7