Safety Resources and Hotlines

This list gives you fast access to several government, private, and non-profit organizations dealing with a variety of environmental and safety issues.

Hotlines

• Association of American Railroads, Bureau of Explosives: (719) 585-1881
• Auto Safety Hotline-National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, Washington, DC: (800) 424-9393
• Cancer Information Services: (800) 422-6237
• American Chemistry Council: (703) 741-5000 (Lending library of audiovisual training programs)
• CHEM-TEL (24-Hour Emergency Information Services): (800) 255-3924
• CHEMTREC: (800) 262-8200 (Non-emergency chemical information)
• Consumer Product Safety Commission Hotline: (800) 638-2772 or (800-638-CPSC)
• Department of Transportation (DOT): (202) 366-4488 (Information on CFR 49 Federal Regulations)
• Emission Control Technology Center: (919) 541-0800
• EPA Hotline: (800) 621-8431
• EPA RCRA, Superfund, Hazardous Waste Hotline, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response: (800) 424-9346
• Inspector General's Whistleblower Hotline: (800) 424-4000
• National Academy of Sciences: (202) 334-2000
• National Animal Poison Control Center (24-Hour Hotline Operated at the University of Illinois): (888) 426-4435
• National Clearing House for Alcohol and Drug Information: (800) 729-6686
• National Cocaine Hotline: (800) 262-2463 or (1-800-COCAINE)
• National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence Hopeline: (800) 475-4673 or (800-475-HOPE)
• National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Technical Information Source: (800) 356-4674
• National Pesticide Information Center: (800) 858-7378 (8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Central Time)
• National Radon Answering Service: (800) 438-4318
• National Response Center/Coast Guard Command: (800) 424-8802 (Report spills, chemical releases, radiological incidents)
• Natural Resources Defense Council: (212) 727-2700
• INFOLINE on Household Chemicals - Substance Identification: (800) 848-6538
• Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards: (919) 541-5616
• OSHA Hotline: (800) 321-6742 (24-hour access line to report unsafe work practices.)
• Safe Drinking Water Hotline: (800) 426-4791
• Small Business Hotline: (800) 827-5722
• Toxic Substances Control Act Hotline (TSCA): (202) 554-1404
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: (202) 761-0001

Professional Societies & Services

American Chemical Society (ACS)
1155 Sixteenth St. NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 872-4600
(800) 227-5558

American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH)
1330 Kemper Meadow Dr.
Cincinnati, OH 45240
(513) 742-2020

American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)
2700 Prosperity Ave.
Suite 250
Fairfax, VA 22031
(703) 849-8888
FAX: (703) 207-3561

American Medical Association (AMA)
515 N. State St.
Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 464-5000

American Petroleum Institute (API)
1220 L St. NW
Washington, DC 20037
(202) 682-8000

American Red Cross
2025 E St. NW
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 737-8300

ASTM International
100 Barr Harbor Drive
West Conshohocken, PA 19428
(610) 832-9500

American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)
1800 E. Oakton St.
Des Plaines, IL 60018
(847) 699-2929

American Chemistry Council
1300 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22209
(703) 741-5000

Compressed Gas Association (CGA)
4221 Walney Road, 5th Floor
Chantilly, VA 20151
(703) 788-2700

The Joint Commission
1 Renaissance Blvd.
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
(630) 792-5000

Mesothelioma & Asbestos Cancer Resource Center

Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Referral & Resources
618 Wyndhurst Avenue #2,
Baltimore, MD 21210
(410) 889-6666

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
1 Batterymarch Park
Quincy, MA 02169
(617) 770-3000

National Safety Council (NSC)
1121 Spring Lake Dr.
Itasca, IL 60143-3201
(800) 621-7615

Private Agencies

• American National Standards Institute (ANSI): (212) 642-4900
• Chemical Abstracts Services: (800) 848-6538
• FM Global: (401) 275-3000
• Safety Equipment Institute (SEI): (703) 442-5732
• Underwriters Laboratories (UL): (847) 272-8800

Government Agencies

Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
1600 Clifton Rd. NE
Atlanta, GA 30333
(404) 639-3311

Consumer Information Center (CIC)
PO Box 100
Pueblo, CO 81009
(202) 501-1794

Department of Energy (DOE)
1000 Independence Ave. SW
Washington, D.C. 20585
(202) 586-5000

Department of Health And Human Services (HHS)
200 Independence Ave. SW
Washington, DC 20201
(202) 619-0257

Department of Transportation (DOT)
1200 New Jersey Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20590
(202) 366-4000

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
1200 Pennsylvania NW
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 260-2090

Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
5600 Fishers Ln.
Rockville, MD 20857
(888) 463-6332

Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) - Department of Labor
1100 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22209
(202) 693-9400

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
HHH Building
200 Independence Ave. NW
Washington DC 20201
(202) 401-3747

NIOSH Information Line: (800) 356-4674

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Regulatory Questions: (301) 492-7000

Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
200 Constitution Ave. NW
Room 3647
Washington, DC 20210
(800) 321-6472

Superintendent of Documents
U.S. Government Printing Office
732 N. Capital Street NW
Washington, DC 20401
(202) 512-2168

U.S. Coast Guard, 1st District
408 Atlantic Ave.
Boston, MA 02110-2209
(617) 223-8480

U.S. Department of Agriculture Information Center (USDA)
1400 Independence SW
Washington, DC 20250
(202) 720-2791

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
4330 Eastwest Hwy.
Washington, DC 20207
(301) 504-0424