WISER to be Discontinued

Posted by liaison on January 27th, 2023 Posted in: #CC/Academic List, #Health Interest List, #Health Sciences List, #Public/K-12 List, All Members

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The Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders (WISER) including the WISER website, WebWISER, and the standalone applications for Windows PCs, iOS app, and Android app, will be discontinued as of February 28, 2023. This change is part of National Library of Medicine’s (NLM’s) initiative to align and consolidate the Library’s health information to make it easier for online health information seekers to find and navigate trusted health information curated by NLM.

Other sources of Hazmat or Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) information are available with the following resources:

• CHEMM (Chemical Hazards Emergency Medical Management)– U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (HHS ASPR)
• REMM (Radiation Emergency Medical Management)– HHS ASPR
• ERG2020 (Emergency Response Guidebook)– U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (USDOT/PHMSA) [search for ERG2020 in the App Stores]
• CAMEO (Computer-Aided Management of Emergency Operations) Chemicals– National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) / Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards– National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) [search for NIOSH Mobile Pocket Guide in the App Stores]
• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) website– ATSDR
• Hazardous Materials Release website– U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
• PubChem– National Institutes of Health (NIH) / NLM
• NLM Data Distribution(data files for Hazardous Substances Data Bank [HSDB], ChemIDplus, etc.) – NIH/NLM

If you have questions or suggestions, please contact NLM Customer Service.