National
Library of Medicine Webinar
How
to Use Haz-Map: A Relational Database of Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
Tuesday,
October 24, 2017
2-3
PM, Eastern Time
Content
This webinar will describe Haz-Map and
show how to use it. The author of Haz-Map collected, summarized, and indexed
the information to build a decision-support system for the prevention of
occupational diseases. The initial database contained content from
occupational medicine textbooks, the NIOSH
Pocket Guide, and Recognition of Health Hazards in Industry. Since
first published by the National Library of Medicine in 2002, the database has
been expanded to include about 12,000 chemical and biological agents, 240
occupational diseases, and over 100 referenced books and online sources.
Learning
Objectives
After participating in this webinar,
attendees will be able to understand the following:
-
Structure
and purpose of database; (slides)
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Information
sources; (precursors.htm; science2.htm;
links.htm; sources2.htm;
refernc.htm;)
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Relationships
between processes, job tasks, jobs, chemicals, and diseases; (See Diagram
of Table Relationships)
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Classifying
chemicals based on molecular structure; (slides)
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Difference
between adverse effects and diseases; (slides, ae.htm)
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Main
categories of chemicals and diseases; (cats.htm and
cats2.htm)
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Metals
of occupational concern; (metals.htm)
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Three
methods of searching, browsing, and querying the database; (See NLM
web interface.)
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Assess
likelihood of harm after a worker's exposure; (See examples.)
Slides:
NLM_Webinar.pdf
Download
Handout (6-page pdf document): NLMWebinarHandout.pdf
Haz-Map
Help summarizes what you need to know to search, browse, and query the
database.
Who Should
Attend this Webinar?
Industrial Hygienists
Epidemiologists
Safety Professionals
Public Health Professionals
Occupational Health Nurses
Occupational Physicians
Workers' Compensation Claims Examiners
Professional Librarians