How do I access it?

1. Contact MDL:

(Internet address: http://www.mdli.com/) or telephone 510-895-1313.

Available formats: On-line, CD-ROM, and computer tape

The RTECS User’s Guide is available as a pdf file at the following address: Internet address: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/97-119.html

There is also a new RTECS User’s Guide authored by MDL Information systems. To obtain this document telephone MDL at 510-895-1313.

2. Contact RTECS database vendors

RTECS Database Vendors (as of March 2005)

• Canadian Centre for Occupational Safety and Health
• Chemical Information System
  CIS
  Biblioline Trial Registration Form
• Data-Star
• Deutsches Institut fuer Medizinische Dokumentation Und Information/DIMDI
• Dialog
• Micromedex/Tomes Plus
• Silver Platter
• STN International

Call NIOSH 800 #

NIOSH staff can assist you find chemical information 800-356-4674. Additional information on toxic chemicals can be found in the he NIOSH Pocket Guide, which contains information on chemical properties, signs and symptoms of exposures, target organs, respirator selections, and procedures for emergency treatment. The web address for the NIOSH Pocket guide is http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/database.html.