IPSWICH, Mass. — July 22, 2014 — Expert Publishing (ExPub), a division of EBSCO Information Services, announces the launch of PoisonEXPERT™, a resource designed to assist occupational health and safety professionals employed by organizations that use or manufacture large quantities of chemicals and need to manage the impact of chemicals on their employees and the public.
PoisonEXPERT provides access to relevant chemical-specific information and medical protocols that allows users to make confident, informed assessment and treatment decisions, including toxicology exposure assessment and management of hazardous substances. The product is a valuable tool for organizations that respond to fires, spills or explosions involving hazardous substances, author and distribute Materials Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and other forms of hazardous communications, submit regulatory documents, evaluate product safety, and monitor, manage, or mitigate chemical exposures.
Matt Timberlake, Director of Product Management for ExPub says PoisonEXPERT provides organizations with valuable information that is high-demand. “PoisonEXPERT fills an important need for chemical-intensive organizations where employee safety and prudent chemical management practices are the norm. It is a comprehensive resource that provides the most current and relevant chemical-specific medical protocols available anywhere.”
Content in PoisonEXPERT is written by health professionals, for health professionals, is peer-reviewed and continually updated.
ExPub is the premier provider of up-to-date, decision-support chemical information for the global environmental health & safety community. ExPub databases provide access to millions of documents containing comprehensive human and/or environmental hazard data needed to manage the impact of chemicals in the workplace or on the environment. ExPub provides more than 140 databases containing millions of documents from government and licensed sources covering more than 400,000 unique substances and accessible via 2.4 million chemical names and synonyms. Databases include: ChemEXPERT™, ReproEXPERT™, ListEXPERT™, DrugEXPERT™, R2- Reach Registrations™ and MSDSonline®.
About EBSCO Information Services
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Kathleen McEvoy
Vice President of Communications
(800) 653-2726 ext. 2594
kmcevoy@ebsco.com
