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Oregon OSHA Fact Sheet Plus: Flammable and Combustible Liquids (PDF)
http://www.cbs.state.or.us/osha/pdf/pubs/fact_sheets/fs12.pdf
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The Standards and Technical Resources Section of Oregon OSHA produced this fact sheet to highlight our programs, policies, or standards. The information is from the field staff, research by the technical resources staff, and published materials.
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Cleaner Solutions Database
http://www.cleanersolutions.org/
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This database provides information on solutions for solvent substitution as developed by the Toxics Use Reduction Institute at University of Massachusetts Lowell.
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CROET's Superfund Basic Research Center
http://www.ohsu.edu/croet/sbrc/
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The OHSU Superfund Basic Research Center studies Superfund chemicals that exert toxic or mutagenic effects on the mammalian nervous system during development and in adulthood. Research is focused on organochlorine and benzene-related solvents, biodegradation products and associated metabolites.
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Working Safely with Solvents: A Guide to Safe Working Practices (PDF)
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg273.pdf
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Solvent Safety
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/safework/cis/products/safetytm/solvents.htm
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Exposure to solvents and other organic liquids is one of the most common chemical health risk at places of work. Most of the organic solvents are combustible, often highly volatile and extremely flammable and they should always be handled with care...
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NIOSH: Organic Solvents
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/organsolv/
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Using Solvents Safely
http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ohb/HESIS/solv_toc.htm
(CA DHS)
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OSHA Safety and Health Topics: Solvents
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/solvents/
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Millions of workers are exposed to solvents on a daily basis. Health hazards associated with solvent exposure include toxicity to the nervous system, reproductive damage, liver and kidney damage, respiratory impairment, cancer, and dermatitis...
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