NIOSH Mobile Applications (Apps)
HEAT Safety Tool App (OSHA-NIOSH)
The OSHA-NIOSH Heat Safety Tool is a useful resource for planning outdoor work activities based on how hot it feels throughout the day. Featuring real-time heat index and hourly forecasts, specific to your location, as well as occupational safety and health recommendations from OSHA and NIOSH.
Click here for more information, FAQs, and instructions about the OSHA-NIOSH Heat Safety Tool App
Ladder Safety App (NIOSH)
The Ladder Safety App, NIOSH’s first mobile application, is designed to improve extension and step ladder safety — a concern for those working in construction or any other task that requires ladder use.
Click here for more information, FAQs, and instructions about the NIOSH Ladder Safety App.
Lifting Equation App: NLE Calc (NIOSH)
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Lifting Equation mobile application, NLE Calc, is a tool to calculate the overall risk index for single and multiple manual lifting tasks. This application provides risk estimates to help evaluate lifting tasks and reduce the incidence of low back injuries in workers
Mobile Pocket Guide (NIOSH)
The NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards Mobile Web App (mNPG) works on any mobile device with an HTML5-compliant web browser. The app can be used offline when no internet or cell phone connection is available.
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Sound Level Meter App (NIOSH)
The NIOSH Sound Level Meter mobile application is a tool to measure sound levels in the workplace and provide noise exposure parameters to help reduce occupational noise-induced hearing loss.
Click here for more information, FAQs, and instructions about the NIOSH Sound Level Meter App.
- Page last reviewed: September 20, 2017
- Page last updated: September 22, 2017
- Content source:
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Education and Information Division