| ABIH/BCSP
Joint Committee |
| Occupational Health and Safety Technologist
(OHST), Construction Health and Safety Technician
(CHST), and Safety Trained Supervisor in Construction
(STS). |
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| All
US State & Local Safety Councils List |
| (affiliated with National Safety
Council) |
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| American
Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc. |
| ABOHN's Mission is to promote a standard
of excellence in occupational health nursing through
credentialing. |
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| American
Biological Safety Association |
| Founded in 1984 to promote biosafety
as a scientific discipline and serve the growing
needs of biosafety professionals throughout the
world. Biological Safety (or biosafety) deals with
containment principles, facility design, and practices
and procedures to prevent occupational infections
in the biomedical environment or release of pathogenic
microorganisms to the environment. |
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| American
Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH) |
| They also have prproduced a special
article from the July 1966 American Journal of Public
Health on the History of the ABIH which gives some
interesting historical perspectives on industrial
hygiene. |
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| American
College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. |
| The world's largest organization
of occupational and environmental physicians, ACOEM
is dedicated to promoting and protecting the health
of workers through preventive services, clinical
care, research, and educational programs. To achieve
this goal, the College provides courses and conferences,
newsletters, the Journal of Occupational and Environmental
Medicine, and numerous other services |
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| American
Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) |
| The AIHA is a professional organization
that focuses on issues related to industrial hygiene.
Its main function is to promote academic excellence
and professionalism among its members. Some of the
benefits associated with this organization are national
recognition, AIHA privileges, first-hand knowledge
of available jobs locally and nationally, and chapter's
scholarship. |
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| American
National Standards Institute (ANSI) |
| A private, nonprofit federation of
private and public sector standards developing organizations |
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| American
Society for Testing and Materials |
| A nonprofit organization that helps
various groups write standards for materials, products,
systems, and services. |
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| Board
of Hazard Control Management |
| Certified Hazard Control
Manager (CHCM), 11900 Parklawn Dr., Ste. 451, Rockville,
MD 20852, Telephone (301) 770-2540 or (301) 469-9448.
Hazard Control Management is the application of
managerial techniques to eliminate or control unsafe
and unhealthy conditions, behavior and other factors
detrimental to people and property. |
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| Canada
Safety Council |
| CSC is an independent
national non-profit membership safety organization.
The web site offers information about the organization
its mission training programs publications and activities.
CSC programs help the Canadian public prevent accidents
and injuries by enhancing safety awareness. |
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| CENELEC |
| The European Committee
for Electrotechnical Standardization. A nonprofit
organisation under Belgian Law, officially recognised
as the European Standards Organisation in its
field by the European Commission in Directive
83/189 EEC. Publishes standards for the European
market. |
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| Central
Station Alarm Association |
| A nonprofit trade
association that deals with fire alarm and burglary
alarm equipment. |
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| Finnish
Institute of Occupational Health |
| Conducts research
and training on a variety of occupational health
subjects. |
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| International
Safety Council |
| A subsidiary of the
U.S.-based National Safety Council |
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| International
Society of Fire Service Instructors |
| A U.S. based (Stafford,
VA) non-profit worldwide organization whose primary
purpose is the training and education of firefighters
and ermergency response personnel. Offers training
and for sale educational materials on firefighting,
hazardous materials, emergency medical services,
management, leadership, public fire safety education,
rescue, fire and accident prevention, and more. |
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| ISO
International Organization for Standardization |
| A worldwide federation
of national standards bodies from some 130 countries
which promotes development of standardization. |
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| Joint
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations |
| Their mission is
to continuously improve the safety and quality
of care provided to the public through the provision
of health care accreditation and related services
that support performance improvement in health
care organizations. |
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| National
Electrical Manufacturers Association |
| Develops standards
for the electrical manufacturing industry. |
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| National
Fire Protection Association |
| This site contains the
latest information about the National Fire Protection
Association, its departments, publications, seminars,
educational programs, and more. The mission of NFPA,
which was organized in 1896, is to reduce the burden
of fire on the quality of life by advocating scientifically
based consensus codes and standards, research and
education for fire and related safety issues. |
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| National
Institute of Standards and Technology |
| An agency of the U.S.
Department of Commerce's Technology Administration,
NIST strengthens the U.S. economy and improves the
quality of life by working with industry to develop
and apply technology, measurements, and standards. |
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| National
Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care |
| Located at the University
of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver,
Colorado, and is funded by the U.S. Department
of Health & Human Services. NRC's primary
mission is to promote health and safety in out-of-home
child care settings throughout the nation. Includes
the Performance Standards document, List of individual
states licensing requirements, health and safety
tips, etc. |
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| National
Safety Council |
| Chicago, IL, USA.
A non-profit organization that publishes numerous
resources on all aspects of safety and health.
Website contains free training info, injury statistics,
and a safety awards program. The NSC website also
features a free online Library (Information Gateway)
that contains a variety of fact sheets, statistics,
and research papers. |
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| National
Safety Management Society (NSMS) |
| Composed of safety
and health professionals who are interested in
promoting the advancement of the safety/loss control
function through the application of effective
management principles. |
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| National
Standards Systems Network |
| A resource for global
standards, a database of worldwide standards, cooperative
effort between ANSI, NIST, and others. |
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| Public
Agency Risk Manager Association |
| Forum for Risk Managers
with risk management jobs and other related information. |
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| Royal
Society for the Prevention of Accidents |
| A registered charity
in Birmingham, England, the RSoPA provides information,
advice, resources and training and promotion of
safety in all areas of life - at work, in the home,
and on the roads, in schools, at leisure and on
(or near) water. |
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| SAFETY
CALENDAR |
| Provided online by the
National Safety Council. Refer to this calendar
periodically to plan your employee safety promotional
campaigns. |
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| Safety
Codes Council |
| A nonprofit group in
Alberta Canada that recommends codes and standards
in the areas of amusement rides, boilers and pressure
vessels, building, electrical, elevators, fire,
gas, passenger ropeways (ski lifts) and plumbing. |
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| Safety
Equipment Association |
| Arlington, VA. The Safety
Equipment Association is the trade association in
the United States for companies that manufacture
safety equipment. Its member companies are world
leaders in the design and manufacture of clothing
and equipment used in factories, construction sites,
hospitals and clinics, farms, schools, laboratories,
and in the home - anywhere that people are doing
work. |
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| System
Safety Society |
| A non-profit organization
of "Professionals Dedicated to the Safety of
Systems, Products and Services." |
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| Underwriters
Laboratories |
| A nonprofit "third-party"
product safety testing and certification organization.
UL evaluates products in the interest of public
safety. |
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| US
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) |
| Lots of product safety
information, including press releases and many full
text publications from CPSC. |
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| Utah
Safety Council |
| USC is a chapter of the
National Safety Council. Read about the organizations
services - safety video library, training, documents
on home and off-the-job safety, etc. |
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| WHAT
IS A SAFETY PROFESSIONAL? |
| See thorough answers
by the American Society of Safety Engineers to such
questions as: What is a Safety Career All About?
Scope of a Safety Professional. Function of a Safety
Professional. Code of Professional Conduct. |
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| World
Standards Services Network |
| A network of publicly
accessible World Wide Web servers of standards organizations
from around the world. |
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