Photo of Chemical PlantPhoto of Happy FamilyPhoto of Storage TanksPhoto of a Student by a School
The Safe Hometowns Initiative
Reassessing Chemical Site Safety and Security After September 11th, 2001
Download Report
Endorsements
Resources
About the Initiative
Contact Us
Home

Eagle and Flag
The Safe Hometowns Initiative

RESOURCES TO KEEP YOUR HOMETOWN SAFE

FEDERAL RESOURCES

Environmental Protection Agency
Chemical Emergency Prevention and Preparedness Office

Provides regulatory information on chemical safety.

EPA Listserv Receive weekly updates through EPA listserv.
1. Send an e-mail to:
2. Leave the subject area blank.
3. In the body of the message, write only "SUBSCRIBE EPA-CEPP Your Name" (no quotation marks). An example is: subscribe epa-cepp John Smith.

Federal Emergency Management Agency
HAZMAT Preparedness Branch
Training and field exercises for chemical accidents

National Institutes for Environmental Health Sciences
National Clearinghouse for Worker Safety and Health Training



Chemical Safety and Investigation Board
Investigation of chemical accidents, and follow-up reports and recommendations

RESOURCES FOR REDUCING THE USE OF TOXIC CHEMICALS

Toxics Use Reduction Institute
University of Massachusetts, Lowell

RESOURCES FOR DEFENDING THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO KNOW

RTK NET/OMB Watch
Gary D. Bass

Working Group on Community Right-to-Know
Paul Orum

RESOURCES FOR CLEAN PRODUCTION

Lowell Center for Sustainable Production
University of Massachusetts, Lowell

Clean Production Network
Alexandra McPherson

RESOURCES FOR LOCAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE/PREVENTION PLANNING

Fred Millar, Ph.D.
Consultant

COMMUNITY, LEGAL AND POLICY ADVICE ON IMPLEMENTING THE SAFE HOMETOWNS GUIDE

Sanford Lewis, JD
Author/Consultant

Refinery Reform Network
Denny Larson

Health Care Without Harm
Charlotte Brody

LABOR UNIONS REPRESENTING CHEMICAL SITE WORKERS

Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers

United Steelworkers of America

International Chemical Workers Union
Michael Sprinker

LINKS

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

The Right-To-Know Network

The Environmental Scorecard

Enviro-Mapper

National Response Center

U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Response and Restoration

Emergency Planning for Chemical Spills

U.S. Department of Energy's Chemical Safety Program

Environmental Health Information Service