Apples can help prevent constipation, arthritis, gout, gastroenteritis, and diarrhea. Apples are excellent diet foods. Only 47 calories per apple. Even the smell of an apple has a calming effect. Apple pie, apple juice, fresh apples are all great.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is the United States federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness.
Department of Transportation Regulation Number (49 CFR 172.101) and 2012 Emergency Response Guidebook [4 MB PDF, 392 pages]: 1823 154 (dry, solid); 1824 154 (solution) NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards - Sodium Hydroxide: Physical description, chemical properties, potentially hazardous incompatibilities, and more.