WISER Hazardous-Material Platform to be Discontinued
Posted on: January 23, 2023 - 8:26am
As of February 28, 2023, the Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders (WISER) will be discontinued. WISER is a system designed to assist emergency responders in hazardous material incidents. WISER provides a wide range of information on hazardous substances, including substance identification support, physical characteristics, human health information, and containment and suppression advice. Its website and online applications will also be discontinued.
Other sources of Hazmat or Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) information are available with the following resources:
- CHEMM (Chemical Hazards Emergency Medical Management) - HHS ASPR
- REMM (Radiation Emergency Medical Management) - HHS ASPR
- ERG2020 (Emergency Response Guidebook) - USDOT/PHMSA [search for ERG2020 in the App Stores]
- CAMEO Chemicals - NOAA/EPA
- NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards - CDC/NIOSH [search for NIOSH Mobile Pocket Guide in the App Stores]
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) website - CDC/ATSDR
- DHS's Hazardous Materials Release website - DHS
- PubChem - NIH/NLM
- The National Library of Medicine Data Distribution (data files for HSDB, ChemIDplus, etc.) - NIH/NLM
If you have questions or suggestions, please contact The National Library of Medicine (NLM) customer service.