How do I access it?

1. Contact MDL:

(Internet address: http://www.mdl.com) or telephone (925) 543-5400.

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
• Wolters Kluwer UK (Croner)
• STN International

Phone NIOSH

1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636)
Outside the U.S. 513-533-8328
Email: cdcinfo@cdc.gov
1-888-232-6348 TTY

In English, en Español
24 Hours/Day, Every Day

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.