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Fire Technology Resources on the Web

General Reference:

• Building and Fire Research Laboratory, National Institute of Standards & Technology (http://www.fire.gov/) - Provides training materials, videos, fire reconstructions, and research reports that may be of interest to the fire service.
• California Dept. Of Forestry & Fire Protection (http://www.fire.ca.gov/)
• Fire and Aviation Management (http://www.fs.fed.us/fire) – From the USDA; includes wild land fire information.
• Fire Safety Links (http://www.doctorfire.com/links.html) – Compiled by Fire Science and Technology. Inc. Links focus on fire science, fire research, and fire testing aspects.
• National Fire Protection Association (http://www.nfpa.org)
• San Jose Fire Department (http://www.sjfd.org/)
• Santa Clara County Fire Department (http://www.sccfd.org/)

News, Jobs, Networking, and current Events

• Fire and EMS Information Network (http://www.fire-ems.net)
• Firehouse (http://www.firehouse.com) - Companion site to Firehouse magazine.

Laws and Regulations:

• California Code of Regulations (http://www.calregs.com) – Updated weekly. title names vary from the print version of Barclay's Official California Code of Regulations.
• California Department of Motor Vehicles Commercial Driver License Handbook Section 9: Hazardous Materials/Wastes (http://dmv.ca.gov/pubs/cdl_htm/sec9.htm) – Includes images relating to shipping papers, packages, placards, orange panels, and markings.
• eCFR (daily-updated Code of Federal Regulations) (http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/) – The unofficial, non-print current code compiled by the Government Printing Office and National Archives and Records Administration. Click on the Browse link, then select Title 49 from the drop-down list of titles. Finally open section 173.225 and scroll to 173.225(b) to find the table of organic peroxides related to packaging.
• Code of Federal Regulations (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html) – The codified, official Code of Federal Regulations. Includes links to archived codes beginning in 1996.
• Organic Peroxide Producers Safety Division, Society of the Plastics Industry (http://www.plasticsindustry.org/IndustryGroups/content.cfm?ItemNumber=557&navItemNumber=1103) – Scroll down on page to find well-organized regulatory and safety information specific to organic peroxides.
• PHMSA-U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/) – ). Find their Guide for Preparing Shipping Papers by typing “shipping papers” without quotes into the search box. Find a guide on how to use hazardous materials regulations (HMR) by typing “how to hmr” without quotes into the search box.

Hazardous Materials – Chemicals and Compounds

• CAMEO (Computer-Aided Management of Emergency Operations) (http://cameochemicals.noaa.gov/) – Data sheets on 6,000+ hazardous materials and 82,000+ synonyms and I.D. numbers, sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
• The Chemical Database (http://ull.chemistry.uakron.edu/erd/) – Information on over 25,000 chemicals, compiled from various sources by the Department of Chemistry, University of Akron.
• Envirofacts Master Chemical Integrator (http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/emci/emci_query.html) – From the EPA; search for chemicals by name or CAS number.
• ChemIndustry (http://chemindustry.com/apps/chemicals) – Chemical substance synonym finder, sponsored by 45,000+ industrial chemical companies.
• Environmental, Chemistry & Hazardous Materials News, Information & Resources (http://EnvironmentalChemistry.com/yogi/chemicals/) – This site provides chemistry, environmental and hazardous materials news, information & resources including: in depth articles; a detailed periodic table of elements; chemical database; hazmat emergency response guides; hazmat placarding information; and much more.
• MSDS Online (http://ilpi.com/msds/) – Portal to government, corporate and non-profit MSDS data. Includes MSDS-related FAQ, glossary, links, and historical information.
• MSDS Search, Inc. “National Repository" (http://www.msdssearch.com/Default.htm) – A corporate, sponsored clearinghouse, providing access to 350,000 MSDS from 1,500 manufacturers.
• NIOSH/Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (NPG) (http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg) – Contains an index of chemical names and synonyms.
• SIRI MSDS Index (http://hazard.com/msds) – ). Vermont Safety Information Resources, Inc. Corporate site with MSDS and chemical toxicity search engines.
• Toxnet (http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov) – Hazardous materials and safety
• Unidocs (http://www.unidocs.org) – Network of California agencies supplying hazardous materials and waste documents, forms, a chemical database, news, training information, and an incident reporting system

 

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