Does CCOHS have additional information on oxidizing agents?
The question-and-answer document Oxidizing liquids and solids and their hazards has general information about the hazards associated with oxidizing agents and another document summarizes hazards of organic peroxides. CCOHS also has some 50 databases containing different kinds of information. Some are bibliographic databases (e.g., NIOSHTIC, CIS-ILO, HSELINE, Toxline) which provide abstracts from journal articles, books, government reports, etc. There are other databases that have direct, ready-to-use information (e.g., CHEMINFO, HSDB, RIPP, etc). To find out about these databases and which ones have information on chemicals of interest to you, search the CHEMINDEX Database. When you search using a chemical name or synonym or Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number (CAS RN), the search results list the databases that contain information on the chemical. The search results will also allow you to link to a description of the databases and view sample records.
