What Other Groups or Associations Can Help Me?

How to Plan for Workplace Emergencies and Evacuations

What is a Workplace Emergency?

Various organizations can provide you with safety and health information that may help you in formulating your emergency action plan. A few are listed here.

Safety Data Sheets, Guides and Manuals

• AIHAHygienic Guide Series. American Industrial Hygiene Association, 2700 Prosperity Avenue, Fairfax, VA 22031.
• ANSI Standards, Z37 Series, Acceptable Concentrations of Toxic Dusts and Gases. American National Standards Institute, 11West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036.
• ASTM Standards and Related Material. American Society for Testing and Materials, 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.

Safety Standards and Specifications Groups

• American National Standards Institute, 11 West 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036. Coordinates and administers the federal voluntary standardization system in the United States.
• American Society for Testing and Materials, 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.The world's largest source of voluntary consensus standards for materials, products, systems, and services.

Fire Protection Organizations

• Factory Insurance Association, 85 Woodland Street, Hartford, CT 06105. Composed of capital stock insurance companies that provide engineering, inspection, and loss-adjustment services.
• Factory Mutual System, 1151 Boston-Providence Turnpike, Norwood, MA 02062. An industrial fire protection, engineering, and inspection bureau established by mutual fire insurance companies.
• National Fire Protection Association, 470 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02269. A clearinghouse for information on fire protection and prevention as well as NFPA standards.
• Underwriter Laboratories, Inc., 207 East Ohio Street, Chicago, IL 60611. A nonprofit organization that publishes annual lists of manufacturers that provide products meeting appropriate standards.