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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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| Asbestos Standard (OSHA) for
the Construction Industry |
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| Chemical
Hazards Communication Society |
| Bracknell, UK. Contains useful information
such as acronyms listing and chemicals being discussed
for classification and labelling at European Community
level. |
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| COMPLETE
GUIDE TO OSHA COMPLIANCE |
| Designed to help safety professionals,
industrial hygienists, and human resources personnel
ensure compliance with existing and upcoming OSHA
regulations. This essential book explains employer
and employee rights and responsibilities, and it
provides everything you need to know about employer
standards and requirements for specific operations. |
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| EnviroDX |
| "EnviroDX is a multimedia, case-focused,
computer-based learning program on environmentally
related diseases. It is available on the World Wide
Web for free use by faculty, medical students, post-graduate
residents, and public health professionals." |
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| EnviroHealth |
| Clearinghouse on environmental health
effects sponsored by the National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences (NIEHS). |
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| Forklift Fatalities Investigated
by OSHA |
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| Healthcare
Safety.com |
| Practical advice and news about health
care safety regulations from the government and
the JCAHO. Includes info on life safety, medical
equipment, utilities management, safety, security,
hazardous waste, materials management, emergency
preparedness, infection control, laboratory safety
and accreditation. |
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| Haz-Map |
| A useful website with a review of
the most hazardous occupations, statistics and charts
on fatal and nonfatal occupational injuries, statistics
on occupational diseases, Mortality and Morbidity
Weekly Reports Published by the US Center for Disease
Control. |
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| Hazardous
Chemical Database |
| University of Akron. Retrieve information
for any of 2000 hazardous chemical based on keyword
search ---names, formula and registry numbers (CAS,
DOT, RTECS and EPA. |
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| Healthy
Home Handbook : All You Need to Know to Rid Your
Home of Health and Safety Hazards |
| By John Warde. Well, nobody really
wants to hear this, but our homes are filled with
potential hazards that can harm us, make us ill,
or even kill us. That's the bad news. The good news
is that a thorough approach and proper information
can help any of us eliminate nearly all the potential
problems. This book has everything you need to make
sure that your own "Home Sweet Home" is
not an accident waiting to happen. |
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| Health
in Action |
| "Health In Action is the Alberta
Information Clearinghouse on Prevention and Promotion
.The purpose of which is to develop and maintain
a centralized information system that will consolidate
descriptive information about prevention and health
promotion programs, research and evaluation initiatives
being undertaken throughout Alberta." Find
out about the organization's programmes, and access
its database. |
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| History of events
in the development of the industrial safety and
industrial hygiene movements, are given in OSHA's
Small Business Outreach Training Program. |
| Chapter 5 "Overview of Occupational
Safety and Occupational Health / Industrial Hygiene".Also
gives extensive writeups on "Scope and Function
of the Professional Safety Position" and "Occupational
Health/Industrial Hygiene". |
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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
Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) |
| NORA has developed
21 occupational safety and health research priorities.
Fact sheets are available for each: Allergic &
Irritant Dermatitis, Health Services Research,
Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Upper Extremities,
Asthma & Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease,
Hearing Loss, Organization of Work, Cancer Research
Methods, Indoor Environment, Risk Assessment Methods,
Control Technology and Personal Protective Equipment,
Infectious Diseases, Social and Economic Consequences
of Workplace Illness and Injury, Emerging Technologies,
Intervention Effectiveness Research, Special Populations
at Risk, Exposure Assessment Methods, Low Back
Disorders, Surveillance Research Methods, Fertility
& Pregnancy Abnormalities, Mixed Exposures,
Traumatic Injuries. |
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| Occupational Health
Professionals (Qualifications; OSHA) |
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| OSHA Advisors Safety
Programs |
| Free downloadable
computer program "Safety Pays," that
calculates the financial costs of injuries and
illnesses. |
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| OSHA Standard 1910.103 |
| Hydrogen |
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| OSHA Standard 1910.104 |
| Oxygen |
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| OSHA Standard 1910.106 |
| Flammable and Combustible
Liquids |
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| OSHA Standard 1910.109 |
| Explosives and Blasting
Agents |
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| OSHA Standard 1910.110 |
| Storage and Handling
of Liquefied Petroleum Gases |
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| OSHA Standard 1910.111 |
| Storage and Handling
of Anhydrous Ammonia |
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| OSHA Standard 1910.119 |
| Process Safety Management
of Highly Hazardous Chemicals |
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| OSHA Standard 1910.119
App A |
| List of Highly Hazardous
Chemicals, Toxics and Reactives |
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| The Occupational
Health Professional's Services and Qualifications:
Questions and Answers |
| (from OSHA's Small
Business Outreach Training Program, Section 4
"Occupational Health Professionals") |
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| TransportationSafety
Board Human Fatigue/Hours-of-Work Policy |
| A 1989 Board-wide
review of various accidents with human fatigue
as a cause or contributing causal factor; including
a 1994 safety study on commuter airline safety;
an uncontrolled collision with terrain accident,
Air Transport International, DC-8-63, at Kansas
City, Missouri, February 16, 1995; another safety
study addressing fatigue, alcohol, other drugs,
and medical factors in fatal-to-the-driver heavy
truck crashes |
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| University at Albany,
School of Public Health, Center for the Advanced
Study of Public Safety and Injury Prevention |
| A great site featuring
lots of research and data on injury prevention.
Especially helpful is The Injury Prevention Internet
Library which includes downloadable documents,
research studies, reports and data classified
by subject area. |
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