OECD environment, health and safety programme: information on the world wide web

This article presents the computerised resources of the Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Programme of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The main focus is the dissemination of tools for chemical safety assessment, which are used by OECD member countries, with the aim of promoting harmonization. The contents include the activities of the programme with special emphasis on dissemination of information via the web site (http://www.oecd.org/ehs) in the form of up-to-date information on activities, publications, directories, databases, contact points and links to other sites of importance.