DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (U.S. DOE)

The Handbook for Occupational Health and Safety During Hazardous Waste Activities (DOE/ETI-0535) provides tools and guidance to establish and implement comprehensive, cost-effective, hazard-based worker health and safety programs that are an integral part of accomplishing work on time and within budget.

Web site:www.energy.gov

	DEPARTMENT OF LABOR (U.S. DOL)

See Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).

	DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (U.S. DOT)

By using the DOT Hazardous Materials Info-Center 800 telephone number, you can obtain hazardous materials transportation information, copies of rulemakings, and training materials. Info-Center specialists are on duty Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. eastern time; however, you may call anytime (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) and leave a message. They will return your call before the end of the next business day.

Toll-free telephone:1-800-467-4922
Web site:hazmat.dot.gov

	ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (U.S. EPA)

Through the Internet, small businesses can access the EPA's small business ombudsman, who provides documents, guidance, and explanation of environmental regulations.

By mail:EPA
Office of the Small Business Ombudsman
401 M St., S.W.
Washington, DC 20460

Web site:www.epa.gov/sbo

EPA's Small Business Hotline answers questions about any EPA regulation.

Toll-free telephone:1-800-368-5888

The National Service Center for Environmental Publications (NSCEP) is a center for all EPA documents, with more than 5,500 titles available for free distribution.

By mail:Publications and Information
National Service Center for Environmental Publications
P.O. Box 42419
Cincinnati, OH 45242-2419

Toll-free telephone:1-800-490-9198

The National Environmental Publications Internet Site (NEPIS) allows users to search, view, and print more than 6,000 documents, including some that are no longer in print.

Both the NSCEP and the NEPIS are accessible through the Internet.

Web site:www.epa.gov/epahome/publications.htm

	FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA)

The Emergency Management Guide for Business and Industry provides a step-by-step approach to emergency planning, response, and recovery for companies of all sizes. The approaches described in this guide are recommendations, not regulations.

Web site:www.fema.gov/library/bizindex.shtm

	HEALTHFINDER® (U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES)

Healthfinder® is a free gateway to reliable consumer health and human services information developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Healthfinder can lead you to selected online publications, clearinghouses, databases, Web sites, and support and self-help groups as well as the government agencies and nonprofit organizations that produce reliable information for the public.

Web site:www.healthfinder.gov

	NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES (NIEHS)

NIEHS seeks to prevent environmental illness through biomedical research. Contact NIEHS for information about their Community Outreach and Education Program Centers.

By mail:NIEHS
P.O. Box 12233
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

Telephone:1-919-541-3345
Web site:www.niehs.nih.gov/external/outreach.htm

	MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (MSHA/DOL)

MSHA has a Web site that offers information, fact sheets, and a description of its technical assistance services.

By mail:Mine Safety and Health Administration
4015 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22209

Telephone:1-703-235-1452
Web site:www.msha.gov

Nine MSHA Fact Sheets covering various aspects related to mining (including historical safety and health information) are available at their Web site.

Web site:www.msha.gov/MSHAINFO/MSHAINFO.HTM

MSHA provides a variety of technical assistance support services. Besides working directly with individual mining operations, MSHA conducts investigations, performs laboratory studies, performs safety-related tests of mining equipment, and provides special onsite assistance during mine emergencies. For more information, consult their Web site.

Web site:www.msha.gov/MSHAINFO/FACTSHET/MSHAFCT5.HTM

	OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA/DOL)

The OSHA home page contains links to their Web sites for consultation services, voluntary protection programs (VPPs), State programs, programs and assistance for small businesses, training, education, and other services. You can also click on the map of the U.S. on the OSHA home page to find out how to contact your area or regional OSHA office. OSHA area offices are full service offices that offer interpretations of OSHA standards, examples of sample programs, OSHA publications, training, etc.

Web site:www.osha.gov

A compilation of OSHA regulations, documents, and technical information is available on CD-ROM (Order No. S/N 729-013-00000-5, single copy or subscription, issued quarterly).

By mail:U.S. Government Printing Office
Superintendent of Documents
P.O. Box 371954
Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954

Telephone:1-202-512-1800
Web site:www.osha-slc.gov/oshacdrom/index.html

Publication lists and single copies of OSHA materials may be obtained by sending a self-addressed label to the OSHA Publications Office.

By mail:OSHA Publications Office
P.O. Box 37535
Washington, DC 20013-7535

Telephone:1-202-693-1888
Fax:1-202-693-2498

OSHA publications of interest to small businesses include the following documents:

Asbestos Standard for General Industry(OSHA 3095)
Consultation Services for the Employer(OSHA 3047)
How to Prepare for Workplace Emergencies(OSHA 3088)
Hearing Conservation(OSHA 3074)
Employee Workplace Rights(OSHA 3021)

OSHA local area offices distribute these titles as well as other free publications about safe work practices and control of hazardous substances. Publications available in Spanish include the Heat Stress Card and the Cold Stress Card.

Two other publications from OSHA are Keeping Your Workplace Safe: Q's and A's for Small Business Employers and the OSHA Handbook for Small Businesses (OSHA 2209). They may be purchased from the U.S. Government Printing Office or downloaded from the OSHA Web site at www.osha.gov/pls/publications/pubindex.list. You may also order the Regulations, Documents, and Technical Information on CD-ROM from the U.S. Government Printing Office.

By mail:U.S. Government Printing Office
Superintendent of Documents
P.O. Box 371954
Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954

Telephone:1-202-512-1800
Web site:www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/

The OSHA Training Institute in Des Plaines, Illinois, and Training Education Centers provide basic and advanced courses in safety and health. Small business owners or managers might consider the basic 10-hour training course, which is provided by authorized trainers in addition to many other courses on specific subjects. Local area offices offer audiovisual materials, technical advice, and speakers.

For more information about this training, contact the OSHA Training Institute.

By mail:OSHA Training Institute (scheduled to move in late 2002)
1555 Times Dr.
Des Plaines, IL 60018

Telephone:1-847-297-4810
Web site:www.osha-slc.gov/fso/ote/training/training_resources.html

On the following page is a partial list of OSHA Training Institute Education Centers. Additional Centers are being established. Please check the OSHA Web site given above for a current list

California
University of California, San Diego
OSHA Training Institute Education Center
15373 Innovation Drive
Suite 105
San Diego, California 92128-3424
Toll-free telephone: 1-800-358-9206

Colorado
Red Rocks Community College
Rocky Mountain Education Center
OSHA - Campus Box 41
13300 West Sixth Avenue Lakewood, Colorado 80228-1255
Toll-free telephone: 1-800- 933-8394

Georgia
Georgia Tech Research Institute
Safety, Health, and Environmental Technology Division
151 Sixth Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0837
Toll-free telephone: 1-800-653-3629

Illinois
Northern Illinois University
Office of External Programming, EB-318
DeKalb, IL 60115-2854
Toll-free telephone: 1-800-656-5317

Construction Safety Council
4100 Madison Street
Hillside, Illinois 60162
Toll-free telephone: 1-800-552-7744

National Safety Council
Occupational Safety and Health Services
1121 Spring Lake Drive
Itasca, Illinois 60143-3201
Toll-free telephone: 1-800-621-7615

Maryland
George Meany Center for Labor Studies, Inc.
10000 New Hampshire Ave.
Silver Spring, MD 20903
Toll-free telephone: 1-800-462-4237

Michigan
Eastern Michigan University
Centers for Corporate Training
2000 Huron River Dr., Suite 101
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Toll-free telephone: 1-800-932-8689

Minnesota
University of Minnesota
Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety
School of Public Health
2221 University Avenue SE
Suite 350
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414-3078
Toll-free telephone: 1-800-493-2060

Minnesota Safety Council
474 Concordia Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55103
Toll-free telephone: 1-800-444-9150

Missouri Metropolitan Community Colleges/Business &
Technology Center
6899 Executive Drive
Kansas City, Missouri 64120
Toll-free telephone: 1-800-841-7158

New Hampshire
Keene State College
175 Ammon Dr., Room 212
Manchester, NH 03103-3308
Toll-free telephone: 1-800-449-6742

New York
Niagara County Community College
50 Maine St.
Lockport, NY 14094
Toll-free telephone: 1-800-280-6742

Ohio
Continuing Medical Education
University of Cincinnati
P.O. Box 670567
Cincinnati, Ohio 45267-0567
Toll-free telephone: 1-800-207-9399

Texas
Southwest Education Center
15515 IH-20 at Lumley
Mesquite, TX 75181
Toll-free telephone: 1-800-723-3811

Washington DC
Center To Protect Workers' Rights
111 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., 5th floor
Washington, DC 20001
Toll-free telephone: 1-800-367-6724

Washington
University of Washington
Continuing Education Program
Department of Environmental Health
4225 Roosevelt Way NE
Suite 100
Seattle, Washington 98105-6099
Toll-free telephone: 1-800-326-7568

West Virginia
West Virginia University
130 Tower Lane (P.O. Box 6615)
Morgantown, WV 26506-6615
Toll-free telephone: 1-800-626-4748

The OSHA Consultation Service provides site visits. They are always at the request of the employer. OSHA also offers workplace safety and health training and technical assistance. Consultation is free and is completely separate from OSHA's inspection effort. No citations or penalties are involved (in July 1999 OSHA proposed changes to the consultation program that could (potentially) tie complimentary consultation to an inspection and citation). The onsite consultants will not issue citations, propose penalties, or report violations. The OSHA Handbook for Small Businesses describes how this works. Contact your local OSHA office, or download the handbook from the OSHA Web site. OSHA local area offices can provide speakers at public events, advice about maintaining and calibrating some monitoring measuring equipment, off-site advice about controlling various hazards, and information about applying for variances. You can identify your local OSHA office by calling the following:

Toll-free telephone:1-800-321-6742
Web site:www.osha-slc.gov/html/consultation.html
or www.osha-slc.gov/SmallBusiness/index.html

	SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA)

SBA offers financial assistance programs to help companies comply with OSHA regulations. For more information, contact the Small Business Office of Advocacy, located in the SBA offices listed below.

Region I (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont)
Regional Advocate
Small Business Administration
10 Causeway Street, Room 812
Boston, MA 02222-1093
Telephone: 1-617-565-8415
Fax: 1-617-565-8420

Region II (New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands)
Regional Advocate
Small Business Administration
26 Federal Plaza
Room 3108
New York, NY 10278
Telephone: 1-212-264-7750
Fax: 1-212-264-0038

Region III (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia)
Regional Advocate
Small Business Administration
900 Market Street, 5th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Telephone: 1-215-580-2805
Fax: 1-215-580-2800

Region IV (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee)
Regional Advocate
Small Business Administration
233 Peachtree St., N.E.
Suite 1800
Atlanta, GA 30303
Telephone: 1-404-331-3081
Fax: 1-404-331-2354

Region V (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin)
Regional Advocate
Small Business Administration
500 West Madison Street
Suite 1240
Chicago, IL 60606-6611
Telephone: 1-312-353-6070
Fax: 1-312-353-3426

Region VI (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas)
Regional Advocate
Small Business Administration
4300 Amon Carter Boulevard
Suite 108
Ft. Worth, TX 76155
Telephone: 1-817-684-5579
Fax: 1-817-684-5590

Region VII (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska)
Regional Advocate
Small Business Administration
323 W. 8th Street - Suite 307
Kansas City, MO 64105-1500
Telephone: 1-816-374-6380
Fax: 1-816-374-6339

Region VIII (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming) Regional Advocate
Small Business Administration
721 19th Street
Suite 400
Denver, CO 80202-2599
Telephone: 1-303-844-0503
Fax: 1-303-844-0506

Region IX (Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada)
Regional Advocate
Small Business Administration
455 Market Street
Suite 2200
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone: 1-619-557-7250
Fax: 1-619-557-5894

Region X (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington)
Regional Advocate
Small Business Administration
1200 Sixth Avenue
Suite 1805
Seattle, WA 98101-1128
Telephone: 1-206-553-5231
Fax: 1-206-553-4155

	STATES

All States provide free onsite consultation. Twenty-five States have developed and operate their own job safety and health plans under approval and monitoring by OSHA. If your business is located in one of these 25 States, the consultation is conducted by State staff. Most of these agencies provide telephone consultation, onsite nonregulatory visits, publications, and other assistance.

State Agency or University	Web site
ALABAMA, University of 1-205-348-7136 Toll-free (within Alabama): 1-800-452-5928	http://bama.ua.edu/%7Edeip/safe_state_osha.htm
ALASKA Department of Labor 1-907-269-4957	www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/LABOR
ARIZONA Industrial Commission 1-602-542-5795	www.ica.state.az.us/ADOSH/oshatop.htm
ARKANSAS Department of Labor 1-501-682-4526	www.state.ar.us/directory/detail2.cgi?ID=1467
CALIFORNIA Department of Industrial Relations Toll-free: 1-800-963-9424	www.dir.ca.gov/DOSH/consultation.html
COLORADO State University 1-970-491-6151	www.bernardino.colostate.edu/enhealth/7c1.html
CONNECTICUT Department of Labor 1-860-566-4550	www.ctdol.state.ct.us/osha/osha.htm
DELAWARE Department of Labor 1-302-761-8219	www.delawareworks.com
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Department of Employment Services 1-202-576-6339	does.ci.washington.dc.us
FLORIDA Department of Labor and Employment Security 1-813-974-9962 Toll-free: 1-866-273-1105	www.safetyflorida.usf.edu/
GEORGIA Institute of Technology 1-404-894-2646	www.oshainfo.gatech.edu/
GUAM Department of Labor 011-671-475-0136	www.labor.gov.gu/
HAWAII Department of Labor and Industrial Relations 1-808-586-9100	www.state.hi.us/dlir/hiosh
IDAHO Boise State University 1-208-426-3283	www2.boisestate.edu/rmas/environ_&_occup_health.htm
ILLINOIS Department of Commerce and Community Affairs 1-312-814-2337 1-800-972-4216	www.illinoisbiz.biz/osha/onsite.htm
INDIANA Division of Labor 1-317-232-2688	www.ai.org/labor/
IOWA Bureau of Labor 1-515-281-7629	www.iowaworkforce.org/labor/iosh/consultation/index.htm
KANSAS Dept. of Human Resources 1-785-296-2251	www.hr.state.ks.us
KENTUCKY Labor Cabinet 1-502-564-6895	www.kylabor.net/kyosh/oshcons.htm
LOUISIANA Department of Labor 1-225-342-9601	www.laworks.net
MAINE Bureau of Labor Standards 1-207-624-6400	www.state.me.us/labor/bls/saftwkrs.htm
MARYLAND Division of Labor and Industry 1-410-880-6131 1-301-483-8406	www.dllr.state.md.us/labor/mosh.html/
MASSACHUSETTS Department of Labor and Workforce Development 1-617-727-3982	www.state.ma.us/dos
MICHIGAN Department of Consumer and Industry Services 1-517-322-1809	www.michigan.gov/cis/0,1607,7-154-11407_15317-37296--,00.html
MINNESOTA Department of Labor and Industry 1-651-284-5060 1-800-657-3776	www.doli.state.mn.us/wsc.html
MISSISSIPPI State University 1-601-939-2047	www.msstate.edu/dept/csh
MISSOURI Department of Labor and Industrial Relations 1-573-751-3403	www.dolir.state.mo.us/ls/onsite/index.html
MONTANA Department of Labor and Industry 1-406-444-6418	erd.dli.state.mt.us/Safety/SBoccSH.htm
NEBRASKA Department of Labor 1-402-471-4717	www.dol.state.ne.us/nwd/center.cfm?PRICAT =4&SUBCAT=4F&ACTION=osha
NEVADA Department of Business and Industry 1-702-486-9140	4safenv.state.nv.us/
NEW HAMPSHIRE Department of Health and Human Services 1-603-271-2024 800-852-3345, ext 2024 (in-state calls)	http://www.dhhs.state.nh.us/DHHS/OCCUPATIONHLTH/default.htm
NEW JERSEY Department of Labor 1-609-292-3923	www.state.nj.us/labor/lsse/lsshinfo.html
NEW MEXICO Environment Dept. 1-505-827-4230	www.nmenv.state.nm.us/Ohsb_Website/ohsb_home.htm
NEW YORK Department of Labor 1-518-457-2238	www.labor.state.ny.us/business_ny/ employer_responsibilities/safety_health.html
NORTH CAROLINA Dept. of Labor 1-919-807-2899	www.dol.state.nc.us/osha/osh.htm
NORTH DAKOTA Division of Environmental Engineering 1-701-328-5188	http://www.bismarckstate.edu/ndsafety/
OHIO Bureau of Workers' Compensation, Division of Safety and Hygiene 1-614-995-8622 Toll-free: 1-800-644-6292	www.bwc.state.oh.us/employer/programs/ safety/SandHOnSite.asp
OKLAHOMA Department of Labor 1-405-528-1500	www.state.ok.us/~okdol/osha/index.htm
OREGON Department of Consumer and Business Services 1-503-378-3272 Toll-free (in Oregon): 1-800-922-2689	www.cbs.state.or.us/external/osha/consultation.htm
PENNSYLVANIA Indiana University 1-724-357-2396 Toll-free (in Pennsylvania): 1-800-382-1241	www.hhs.iup.edu/sa/OSHA/index.htm
PUERTO RICO Department of Labor and Human Resources 1-787-754-2186	www.osha.gov/oshdir/stateprogs/Puerto_Rico.html
RHODE ISLAND Dept. of Health 1-401-222-2438	www.state.ri.us/dohrad.htm or www.health.state.ri.us
SOUTH CAROLINA Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation 1-803-734-9614	www.llr.state.sc.us/scovp/default.htm
SOUTH DAKOTA State University 1-605-688-4101	www3.sdstate.edu/Academics/CollegeOfEngineering/ EngineeringResourceCenter/EngineeringExtension/
TENNESSEE Department of Labor 1-800-325-9901 1-615-741-7155	www.state.tn.us/labor-wfd/toshcons.html
TEXAS Worker's Comp. Commission 1-800-687-7080	twcc.state.tx.us/services/oshcon.html
UTAH Labor Commission 1-800-222-1238 1-801-530-6901	www.uosh.utah.gov/
VERMONT Department of Labor and Industry 1-802-828-2765	www.state.vt.us/labind/vosha.htm
VIRGINIA Department of Labor and Industry 1-804-786-8707	www.doli.state.va.us/
VIRGIN ISLANDS Dept. of Labor 1-340-772-1315	No Web site
WASHINGTON Dept. of Labor and Industries 1-800-423-7233	www.lni.wa.gov/wisha
WEST VIRGINIA Department of Labor 1-304-558-7890	www.state.wv.us/labor
WISCONSIN Department of Health and Family Services (HEALTH) 1-608-266-0417	www.dhfs.state.wi.us/dph_boh/osha_cons/index.htm
WISCONSIN Department of Commerce (SAFETY) 1-262-523-3045	www.commerce.state.wi.us/MT/MT-FAX-0928.html
WYOMING Dept. of Employment 1-307-777-7786	wydoe.state.wy.us/doe.asp?ID=7