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TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM OVERVIEW

(Last updated 09/13/07)

The Duke Toxicology Program provides toxicological assessments of consumer and commercial products necessary to comply with federal and state laws concerning labeling and worker hazard communication. The Toxicology Staff also supports OEM Consulting by providing risk assessments necessary for determining work or environmental-relatedness of disease. The professional staff of the Toxicology Program consists of four toxicologists who are either board certified or board eligible in occupational medicine or toxicology. The Duke Toxicology Program maintains a database on over 1000 toxic chemicals that is used to provide risk assessments necessary for its various products and services. This expert risk assessment and database management system allows the Toxicology Program to conduct cost effective evaluations of complex products. Specific services offered by the Toxicology Program include:

Consumer and industrial product labeling
Cosmetic and related products
Material Safety datasheet preparation
Database information service
Product development assistance
Expert advice
Development of product-specific risk assessments and testing for compliance with European and Canadian regulations for export sales
Development of a national voluntary consensus standard for safety practices specific to the safe use of a product
Assistance with understanding US regulations concerning the importation and labeling of consumer products
A 24 hour/day Poison Control Emergency Consulting Service

The Duke Toxicology Program provides services to over 400 companies, domestic and international, including The Art and Creative Materials Institute and the Writing Instrument Makers Association and their members. These trade associations represent companies that import or produce over 80% of children’s and fine art materials sold in the United States. The Duke Toxicology Program has evaluated over 40,000 commercial and consumer products for hazard labeling requirements under state, federal and international laws. The Duke staff is able to leverage the expertise of its toxicologists through the use of state of the art expert database management systems. These systems allow them to assure that risk assessments on all products remain current with the most up to date scientific knowledge.

DUKE STAFF

OEM TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM

PROGRAM DIRECTOR TOXICOLOGISTS

Woodhall Stopford, MD, MSPH Click for CV Tom O. Brock, PhD Click for CV
Larry L. Cook, PhD Click for CV
Karen M. Hendry, PhD Click for CV

ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR STAFF

Caroline Davis Rourk, MBA Click for CV Robert Bass, Technical Manager
June McDowell, Administrative Assistant

Administrative Offices:

2200 West Main Street
Suite 600
Durham, N.C. 27705
919-286-5744(phone)
919-286-5647 (fax)

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Questions? (919)286-5744 E:mail: rourk003@mc.duke.edu

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P.O. Box 3834 DUMC, Durham, N.C. 27710 USA

PROGRAM DIRECTOR	TOXICOLOGISTS
Woodhall Stopford, MD, MSPH Click for CV	Tom O. Brock, PhD Click for CV Larry L. Cook, PhD Click for CV Karen M. Hendry, PhD Click for CV
ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR	STAFF
Caroline Davis Rourk, MBA Click for CV	Robert Bass, Technical Manager June McDowell, Administrative Assistant