The below links are compiled for your use and convenience.

Please let us know if any of them are no longer functional.

Asbestos

What is Asbestos?
Sources of Asbestos in a House

ATSDR - Asbestos
EPA - Asbestos in Brakes

CDC - Asbestos
EPA - Asbestos in your Home
EPA - Asbestos and Schools

EPA - Asbestos in Schools Publications

NIOSH Safety and Health Topic: Asbestos
OSHA - Asbestos 29 CFR 1910.1001
OSHA - Asbestos 29 CFR 1915.1001

OSHA - Asbestos 29 CFR 1926.1101

OSHA - Asbestos-Automotive Brake and Clutch Repair Work {new}

OSHA's Asbestos Standard for the Construction Industry 1926.1101

OSHA eTool for Hospitals - Asbestos Exposure

OSHA - Fact Sheet: Protecting Workers from Asbestos Hazards

OSHA - General Fact Sheet

OSHA - List of Asbestos Hazards Resources

OSHA - List of OSHA Asbestos Standards

OSHA - Safety and Health Topics: Asbestos

PleuralMesothelioma.com {Thank you Nicholas Hare, Public Awareness Director}

Benzene

Benzene Information Center

CDC - Benzene

OSHA - List of OSHA Benzene Standards

Burning Hose Identification & Security Device, BHISD

BHISD Color Brochure
BHISD Color Flyer
Federal Register 29 CFR 1915 Preamble and Subpart P {click on Edit, then Find (on this Page) and type in "16b"}
OSHA - Fire Protection 29 CFR 1910 Subpart L

OSHA - Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment {PowerPoint presentation}
OSHA - Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment 29 CFR 1915 Subpart P; Final Rule - 69:55667-55708

OSHA - Shipyard Fire Protection Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

OSHA - 29 CFR 1915.503 (b)(2)(iv) {scroll down to bottom of the page}

OSHA - Letter of Interpretation for the BHISD

Carbon Monoxide

CDC - Environmental Hazards and Health Effects: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

EPA - Indoor Air Quality (IAQ): An Introduction to Indoor Air Quality: Carbon Monoxide (CO)

OSHA - Fact Sheet: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

OSHA - Quick Card: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

NIOSH Safety and Health Topic - Carbon Monoxide Dangers in Boating

Cold Stress - also refer to NOAA and Weather headings below

CDC - Winter Weather

NOAA - Winter Storms: A Preparedness Guide

NWS - Winter Weather Safety

Confined Spaces - refer to Marine Chemist heading below

Diesel Fuel

Exposure Matrix {Re: p. 7 for Matrix#1 concerning PPE}

Drinking Water - refer to Water heading below

Dust

CSB Safety Message - Take More Action to Prevent Dust Explosions {YouTube Video}

OSHA - Combustible Dust in Industry: Preventing and Mitigating the Effects of Fire and Explosions

OSHA Instruction- Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program CPL 03-00-006

OSHA - Mineral Dusts 29 CFR 1910.1000 TABLE Z-3

Flu - refer to Influenza heading below

Gasoline

"Charles F. Kettering and the 1921 Discovery of Tetraethyl Lead"

ChemCases - TEL Toxicity

EPA - Alkyl-lead

OSHA - Safety and Health Topics: Gasoline

Hazardous Waste

OSHA - Application of HAZWOPER to Worksite Response and Cleanup Activities

OSHA - Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response 1910.120

Hearing- refer to Noise heading below

Heat Stress - also refer to Weather heading below

CDC - Extreme Heat

OSHA - Fact Sheet: Working Outdoors in Warm Climates

OSHA - Quick Card: Heat Stress

NIOSH Safety and Health Topic: Heat Stress

Hexavalent Chromium, Cr (VI)

Federal Register: October 4, 2004 [Proposed Rules] - Occupational Exposure to Hexavalent Chromium

Federal Register: February 28, 2006 [Final Rule] - Occupational Exposure to Hexavalent Chromium

OSHA - Fact Sheet: Health Effects of Hexavalent Chromium

OSHA Instruction - Inspection Procedures for the Chromium (IV) Standards {new}

OSHA National News Release: OSHA Issues Final Standard on Hexavalent Chromium

OSHA - Safety and Health Topics: Hexavalent Chromium

OSHA Small Entity Compliance Guide for the Hexavalent Chromium Standards {new}

OSHA Trade News Release 10/01/2004 - OSHA Proposes Revised Rule on Hexavalent Chromium

Naval Shipbuilding Research Panel (NSRP) - Hexavalent Chromium Exposures Report {new}

NIOSH - Safety and Health Topic: Hexavalent Chromium

Hydrogen Sulfide

OSHA - Fact Sheet: Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S)

OSHA - Quick Card: Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S)

OSHA - Safety Alert: Deadly Hydrogen Sulfide and Shipyard Sewage {new}

Indoor Air Quality - refer to Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) heading below

Industrial Hygienist

What is a Certified Industrial Hygienist, CIH

AIChE - Essential Practices for Managing Chemical Reactivity Hazards {free book}
OSHA - Limits for Air Contaminants 29 CFR 1910.1000 TABLE Z-1
OSHA - (Other Toxic and Hazardous Substances) 29 CFR 1910.1000 TABLE Z-2

NASCO - Chemical Splash Standards

NIH/NLM - Household Products Database {includes MSDS search for effects of products (e.g. headaches)}

Influenza

ASSE - "Avian Flu: Infection Control Guidelines"

Audubon - Avian Influenza Information

CDC - Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)

CDC - Clean Hands Save Lives!

CDC - Influenza Division: YouTube -Symptoms of H1N1

CDC - Influenza (Flu)

CDC - Key Facts About Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) and Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus

CDC - Prevention and Control Influenza

CDC - Swine Flu (H1N1) {new}

CDC - Viral Gastroenteritis ("Stomach Flu" NOT caused by influenza viruses)

Cleaning101.com - Hands Down: Hygiene Habits Remain Stagnant

Grain.org - Bird Flu {various resources' links}

Grain.org - Fowl Play: The Poultry Industry's in the Bird Flu Crisis

HHS - Seasonal Flu

Influenza, Pandemic Flu

Influenza-like Symptoms (Cold vs. Flu)

NIOSH Safety and Health Topic - Avian Influenza: Protecting Workers from Exposure

OSHA - Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for an Influenza Pandemic

OSHA - Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Guidance for Healthcare Workers and Healthcare Employees

OSHA - Safety and Health Topics: Avian Flu: Guidance for Protecting Workers Against Avian Flu

Insects and Pests

CDC - Lyme Disease

EPA - Mosquito Control

NIOSH - Safety and Health Topic: Lyme Disease

Ion-Exchange Resins

Activated Carbon Filtration

Cleaning of Oil Fouled Softener Resins

Essentials of Ion-Exchange

Optimizing Portable Exchange DI Plants

Lead

What is Lead?

CDC - Lead: Topic Home
EPA - Lead in Drinking Water: Lead and Copper Rule

EPA - Lead-Safe Work Requirements To Protect Children During Renovation, Repair and Painting Activities

EPA/HUD - Testing Your Home for Lead
HUD Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control
HUD - Lead Safe Housing Rule
HUD - Disclosure of Known Lead-Based Paint 24 CFR 35 Subpart A
OSHA - Fact Sheet: Protecting Workers for Lead Hazards

OSHA - Quick Card: Lead in Construction

OSHA - Lead 29 CFR 1910.1025
OSHA - Lead 29 CFR 1915.1025

OSHA - Lead in Construction

OSHA - List of Lead Resources for Construction

OSHA eTool - Secondary Lead Smelter

Marine Chemist

What is a Certified Marine Chemist?/Certification Rules
APA - "Fireworks Safety for Displays Discharged on Barges"

OSHA Assistance for the Maritime Industry

OSHA - Competent Person 29 CFR 1915.7
OSHA - Confined and Enclosed Spaces and Other Dangerous Atmospheres in Shipyard Employment CPL 02-01-042

OSHA - Confined and Enclosed Spaces and Other Dangerous Atmospheres in Shipyard Employment 29 CFR 1915 Subpart B

OSHA - Confined Spaces: OSHA Standards

OSHA - Fact Sheet: Procedures for Atmospheric Testing in Confined Spaces

OSHA - Fact Sheet: Trenching and Excavation Safety
OSHA - Hot Work 29 CFR 1915.14

OSHA - Lockout-Tagout Interactive Training Program

OSHA - List of Lockout/Tagout Resources

OSHA - List of OSHA Competent Person Standards

OSHA - List of OSHA Confined Space Standards

OSHA - List of OSHA Lockout/Tagout Standards

OSHA - Permit Required Confined Spaces 29 CFR 1910.146

OSHA - Permit Required Confined Space (Quick Card)

OSHA - Safety and Health Topics: Storage Tanks - Oil and Gas Well Drilling, Servicing and Storage

OSHA - Safety and Health Topics: Shipbuilding and Ship Repair

OSHA - "What to Look for in Gas Detection and Measurement Instrumentation"

OSHA - Working Safely in Trenches card

OSHA eTool - Fire Extinguisher Basics

OSHA eTool - Shipyard Employment

NIOSH - Trench Safety Awareness {new}

NIOSH Safety and Health Topic - Traumatic Occupational Injuries: Confined Spaces

RAE - Basics of Photoionization Detector

RAE - PID Correction Factors

RAE - PID Lamp Characteristics

RAE - Proper Care of Nickel Cadmium Battery Packs

Marine Chemist Service

Abstract: A New Application of the PCM Method Used for Asbestos in Air Samples to Prepare Reference Slides for Mold Spores

Abstract: An Organizational Chart to Guide Sample Preparation for Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM) Analysis of Bulk Samples for Asbestos

Newsletter {updated approximately monthly}

WVEC 13 News - Lead-based paint in toys

Mercury

EPA - Fluorescent Lamp Disposal and Recycling {informative, even though written for region 2}

EPA - Health Effects

Mold

CDC - Environmental Hazards and Health Effects: Facts About Mold and Moisture

CDC - Environmental Hazards and Health Effects: Mold

CDC - Mold
EPA - Indoor Air Quality - Mold

EPA - Indoor Air Quality - Mold: "A Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture, and Your Home"

EPA - Indoor Air Quality - Mold: Mold Resources

Garden Buildings Direct - The Fungus Among Us

OnlineTips.org - Instances of Mold {Suggested by: Erin R.  Thank you!}

OSHA - Fact Sheet: Fungi

OSHA - Fact Sheet: Mold

OSHA - Preventing Mold-Related Problems in the Indoor Workplace {new}

OSHA - Public Service Announcement: Mold {video}

OSHA - Quick Card: Mold

OSHA - Safety and Health Information Bulletin: A Brief Guide to Mold in the Workplace

OSHA - Safety and Health Topics: Molds and Fungi
Sources of Mold in a House

NAVSEA (FY-10)

NAVSEA Standard Item 009-07 Confined Space Entry, Certification, Fire Prevention and Housekeeping; accomplish

NAVSEA Standard Item 009-35 Confined Space Entry, Certification, Fire Prevention Utilizing Military Fire Watches, and Housekeeping; accomplish

NAVSEA Standard Item 009-70 Confined Space Entry, Certification, Fire Prevention and Housekeeping for Unmanned Craft; accomplish

NAVSEA Standard Item 009-88 Collection, Holding and Transfer (CHT) and Mogas Tanks, Spaces, and Piping, including Sewage or Mogas-Contaminated Tanks, Spaces, and Piping; certify

NFPA

All NFPA Codes and Standards

NFPA 306

NFPA News {archived and latest issues}

NIOSH

National Personal Protective Technology Library (NPPTL) {click to subscribe}

NIOSH eNews

NIOSH Publications Order Form

Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards

Occupational Exposure Sampling Strategy Manual (Pub No. 77-173)

NOAA

National Weather Service (NWS)

Noise

What is Occupational Noise?
OSHA - Hearing Conservation (OSHA 7034)

OSHA - National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA)
OSHA - Occupational Noise Exposure 29 CFR 1910.95
OSHA - Occupational Noise Exposure 29 CFR 1926.52

OSHA - Safety and Health Information Bulletin: Hearing Conservation for the Hearing-Impaired Worker

OSHA - Safety and Health Topic: Construction - Noise and Hearing Conservation

OSHA - Safety and Health Topic: Noise and Hearing Conservation

OSHA - Technical Manual (OTM): Noise and Hearing Conservation {same as} OSHA eTool - Noise and Hearing Conservation
OSHA eTool for hospitals - Noise
NIOSH Industrial Noise Control Manual

NIOSH Safety and Health Topic: Noise and Hearing Loss Prevention

Non-Sparking Tools

Hand Tools Institute (HTI)
NAVSEA Standard Item 009-88 FY-10 Collection, Holding and Transfer (CHT) and Mogas Tanks, Spaces, and Piping {Re: ¶3.5}
Government Requirements for Safety Tools Use

U.S. Fire Administration Hazardous Materials Response Technology Assessment {Re: p. 19}

OSHA, additional resources

Advanced Search Pages {new}

Assistance for the Maritime Industry {various links}

Compliance Assistance Quick Start {for construction and genera industries}

"Examining Fatal Shipyard Accidents" {new video}

Federal Registers relative to the Maritime Industry

General Industry Quick Start - requirements and guidance materials
General Industry Quick Start Library - a collection of forms, resources, publications, and sample programs

Guidance Document: Abrasive Blasting Hazards in Shipyard Employment

Guidelines for Employers to Reduce Motor Vehicle Crashes

Local Emphasis Programs

Making the Business Case for Safety and Health {new}

OSHA 2268-03R 2009 Shipyard Industry Standards {new}

OSHA/EPA Occupational Chemical Database

OSHA Fact Sheets Table of Contents

OSHA Field Inspection Reference Manual CPL 2.103

OSHA Fire Service Features of Buildings and Fire Protection Features

OSHA Publications {search}

OSHA Quick Cards Table of Contents

OSHA Quick Card: Fall Protection

OSHA Quick Card: Motor Vehicles, Safe Driving Practices for Employees

OSHA Regional and Area Offices

OSHA - Safety and Health Topic: Making the Business Case for Safety and Health

OSHA Small Business Handbook

Personal Protective Equipment {new; different from website link below}

Personal Protective Equipment

Publications, Posters and On-line Order Form

Recordkeeping Handbook

Safety and Healty Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP)

Updating National Consensus Standards in OSHA's Standard for Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment

Other Resources

Code of Federal Regulations

Driving Safety {Video}

Earth at Night

Environmental Protection E-Newsletter {Free}

EPA - GreenScaping: The Easy Way to a Greener, Healthier Yard

Google Maps

Mapquest

Miss Utility (Virginia)

"Navy Hymn"

Periodic Table of the Elements {interactive}

Proceedings, a free publication of the U.S. Coast Guard

Satellite {new}

"Suspicious Mail or Packages" Posters {new}

Weather, Newport News

Weather, World

Virginia Ship Repair Association (VSRA)

"Zulu" Time

Radiation

OSHA - Introduction to Ionizing Radiation

OSHA - Safety and Health Topics: Ionizing Radiation

RAE - Basics of Nuclear Radiation

Respiratory Protection

NIOSH - Respirator User's Notice

OSHA - QuickCard: Respirators

OSHA - Respiratory Protection 29 CFR 1910.134
OSHA - Respiratory Protection 29 CFR 1915.154

OSHA eTool - Respiratory Protection

Sick Building Syndrome (SBS)

EPA - Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)

EPA - Sick Building Syndrome (SBS)

NIOSH Safety and Health Topic: Indoor Environmental Quality {new}

Ventilation

Coppus - OSHA and Welding Exhaust

Dresser-Rand/Coppus - Portable Ventilation

OSHA - Ventilation 29 CFR 1910.94
OSHA - Ventilation and Protection in Welding, Cutting and Heating 29 CFR 1915.51

Tuthill - Blower Markets by Industry and Application

Tuthill - Instructions for Injecting Fuel Oil, Kerosene, and Lube Oil Into Blowers Handling Sewage Gas

Tuthill - Recommendations and Guidelines for Water/Liquid Injected Blowers

Tuthill - Recommended Lubricants for M-D Rotary Blowers and Vacuum Boosters

Water

EPA - Drinking Water and Health: What You Need to Know

EPA - Drinking Water in Schools and Child Care Facilities: Guidance and Tools

EPA - Ground Water & Drinking Water

EPA - Water on Tap: What You Need to Know

Weather

NOAA - National Weather Service: Lightning Safety

NOAA - National Weather Service: Lightning Safety: Lightning Photos {interesting pics}

OSHA - Hurricane eMatrix

OSHA - Keeping Workers Safe During Clean Up and Recovery Operations Following Hurricanes

OSHA - Tips for Safe Winter Driving

OSHA - Winter Storms {note additional references at the bottom of the page}

USCG - The Port of Hampton Roads Maritime Heavy Weather Contingency Plan

Welding - also refer to Marine Chemist and Ventilation headings above

ASSE - "Are Welding Fumes an Occupational Health Risk Factor?"

NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Report- Evaluation of Exposure to Welding Fumes