Useful Links
The following contains links to web sites relating to Safety, Industrial Hygiene and Risk Management. The information is divided into the following categories: OSHA links
AGENCIES
http://www.who.int/peh/ (World Health Organization)
http://www.cdc.gov/ (Center for Disease Control)
http://tis.eh.doe.gov/ (Department of Energy, Safety and Health Page)
http://www.fda.gov (Food and Drug Administration)
http://www.msha.gov/ (Mine Safety and Health Administration)
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html (NIOSH)
http://www.nrc.gov/ (Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/index.html (Code of Federal Regulations)
http://www.access.gpogov/su_docs/db2.html (Government Printing Office Databases)
ANALYTICAL METHODS
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/nmam/nmampub.html (NIOSH PDF)
http://www.osha-slc.gov/dts/sltc/methods/index.html (OSHA)
http://www.skcinc.com/help.html (SKC, Inc.)
http://www.skcinc.comepa2/EPA.HTM (SKC, Inc., EPA Mehtods)
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/amtic/airtox.html (EPA Methods)
AUDITING
BIOLOGY
http://library.thinkquest.org/10348/
http://www.angelfirecom/sc/barrattanatomy/
http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual_home/contents.htm (Merck Manual)
CHEMICAL INFORMATION
http://hazard.com/msds/index.html
http://www.ilpi.com/msds/index.html
http://www.speclab.com/compound/chemabc.htm (good)
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/CORR/
http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/
http://toxnetnlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?HSDB
http://ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov/
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/atsdrhome.html
http://ace.ace.orst.edu/info/extoxnet/ghindex.html (Pesticides, Herbicides, Rodenticides)
CHEMISTRY
http://www.chemicool.com/Chemicool/ (Periodic Table)
http://140.198.18.108/periodic/periodic.html (Periodic Table, I.P.)
http://info.cas.org/welcome.html (Chemical Abstract Service)
http://biochemlinks.com/" (Many Chemistry links for education_)
http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/index.shtml (General Chemistry)
http://www.chem.qmw.ac.uk/iupac/ (International Union Of Pure And Applied Chemistry)
http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/ (Chemical Dbase)
CONFINED SPACE
CONSTRUCTION SAFETY
http://www.buildsafe.org/cschome.htm
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
http://www.fema.gov/
http://www.chemtrec.com/
http://www.emergency.com
http://www.nfpa.org/
http://www.hazmatquiz.com/
http://hazmat.dot.gov/
http://klbproductions.com/yogi/hazmat/placards/
http://www.epa.gov/swercepp/acc-pre.html (Chemical Accident Prevention and Risk Management Planning)
EMF
http://www.osha-slc.gov/SLTC/radiofrequencyradiation/index.html (EMF)
http://www.who.int/peh-emf/ (EMF)
EXCAVATION
http://www.nuca.com/ (National Utility Contractors Association)
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/85-110.html (NIOSH Alert)
http://www.osha-slc.gov/SLTC/trenchingexcavation/index.html (OSHA)
http://www.osha-slc.gov/OshStd_toc/OSHA_Std_toc_1926_SUBPART_P.html (OSHA)
http://www.pp.okstate.edu/ehs/links/trench.htm
http://ohioline.ag.ohio-state.edu/aex-fact/0391.html
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/cis8r.htm
EXPOSURE LIMITS
http://www.inchem.org/ilodb.html
FALL PROTECTION
HSE NEWS SITES
http://www.dakotacg.com/drrinfo.htm
INDOOR AIR QUALITY
http://www.ashrae.org (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers)
http://www.epa.gov/iaq/ (EPA)
http://www.cal-iaqorg//iaqsheet.htm#Guidance
http://www.cal-iaq.org//iaqsheet.htm (California Indoor Air Quality Program)
http://www.iaqa.org/ (Indoor Air Quality Association)
http://www.nafahq.org/ (National Air Filtration Association)
http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/indoor/indoor.htm (California Air Resources Board)
http://www.lungusa.org/ (American Lung Association)
http://www.osha-slc.gov/SLTC/indoorairquality/ (OSHA Technical)
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/iaq.html (Consumer Product Safety Commission on IAQ)
http://www.nsc.org/ehc/indoor/iaq.htm (National Safety Council on IAQ)
http://iaqcouncil.org/ (Indoor Air Quality Council)
INSTRUMENTATION
http://www.draeger.com/com/ST/ST.jsp (Draeger)
http://www.skcinc.com/ (SKC)
http://www.sensidyne.com/ (Gilian/Sensidyne)
http://www.msanet.com/instruments/index.htm (MSA)
http://www.tsi.com/hsi/homepage/hsihome.htm (TSI)
http://www.quest-technologiescom/ (Quest/Metrosonics)
MEGA HSE SITES
http://osh.net/
NOISE
http://gslc.genetics.utah.edu/thematic/deafness/hearing/sound/volume.html (Science)
http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/phys_agents/noise_basic.html (CCOHS on Noise)
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/ (National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders)
http://www.manufacturersmart.com/ProdIndex/HomePage.html
http://www.soundseal.com/ss104.html (Flexible Barrier Products)
http://www.kineticsnoise.com/ (Vibration Products)
http://www.asknetwell.com/industrial/industrial.html (Various Products)
http://users.aol.com/inceusa/ince.html (Institute of Noise Control Engineering)
http://www.signalsystemscorp.com/anc_faq.htm (Active Noise Control)
http://www.industrialnoisecontrol.com/ (Various Products, Custom Capabilities)
NORM/TENORM
ORGANIZATIONS
http://apollo.osti.gov/html/servers/labtitls.html (National Laboratories)
http://chppm-wwwapgea.army.mil/Armyih/abih.htm (American Board of Industrial Hygiene)
http://www.acgih.org/ (American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists)
http://www.aiha.org/ (American Industrial Hygiene Association)
http://www.asse.org/ (American Society of Safety Engineers)
http://www.neha.org/index.html (National Environmental Health Association)
http://www.nsc.org/ (National Safety Council)
http://www.dot.gov/dotinfo/uscg/welcome.html (United States Coast Guard)
http://www.astm.org/ (American Society for Testing and Materials, ASTM)
http://www.ansi.org/ (American National Standards Institute)
http://www.ashrae.org/ (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers)
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
http://www.kappler.com/products/default.asp (Kappler)
http://www.ansell-edmont.com/us/html/home.htm (Ansell-Edmont)
http://www.bestglove.com/ (Best)
http://www.northsafety.com/home.htm (North)
http://www.mapaglove.com/mapa/main.html (Pioneer , MAPA)
RADIATION
http://www.icrp.org/ (Radiation International Commission On Radiological Protection)
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
http://www.mmm.com/ (3M)
http://www.msanet.com/safetyproducts/resptest/dataindex.stm (MSA)
http://www.draeger.com/com/ST/ST.jsp (Draeger)
http://www.northsafety.com/airpurif.htm (North)
http://www.scottaviation.com/ (Scott)
RISK ASSESSMENT
http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/risk/index.htm
http://www.riskworld.com/
http://www.scorecard.org/
http://enva2.env.uea.ac.uk/Research_Projects/riskassref.html#webpages
http://enva2.env.uea.ac.uk/Research_Projects/riskassref.html
http://www.em.doe.gov/irm/question.html
SCAFFOLDING
http://www.saftekcom/worksafe/scaffguide.html (Safety)
http://www.osha-slc.gov/OshStd_toc/OSHA_Std_toc_1926_SUBPART_L.html (OSHA)
http://www.scaffold.org/ (Scaffold Industry Association)
STATISTICS
http://ubmail.ubalt.edu/~harsham/stat-data/opre330.htm#rrtopic
http://ubmail.ubalt.edu/~harsham/stat-data/opre330.htm
http://wwwanimatedsoftware.com/statglos/statglos.htm
TOXICOLOGY
http://www.tera.org/iter/ (cancer risk database)
http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/
http://ntp-server.niehs.nih.gov/
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/atsdrhome.html
http://ace.ace.orst.edu/info/extoxnet/ghindex.html (Pesticides, Herbicides, Rodenticides)
http://www.toxicologyorg/Sites/sites.html (Society Of Toxicology)
http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/index.cfm (Specialized Information Services)
http://pubs.acs.org/journals/crtoec/ (Chemical Research in Toxicology)
VENTILATION
http://wwwlni.wa.gov/Safety/Topics/AtoZ/Ventilation/ (Washington State Dept. Of Labor Industries)
Other LInks of Interest
American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)
Center for Ergonomics - College of Engineering
Healthy Computing - IBM
Occupational Health & Safety Administration (OSHA)
Environmental Protection Agency
National Institute Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
National Safety Council
Oklahoma State University Environmental & Safety Information
Oklahoma State University Machine Guarding & Safety Information
The American Society of Safety Engineers
Minnesota Technology Education Association
National Automotive Technicians Educations Foundation
Convenience Learning International
Intellicomp - Computer Services & Digital Photography
Canadian Safety Center
Vermont SIRI Power point presentations
Passport to Safety
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Machinery Manuals Online
The internet gateway to occupational health & safety sites
Accident News
Fidelity Safety and Training
Jarod's Law
Funny Pictures from the Navy Safety Center.
Government Food Safety Information
US Food & Drug Administration
OSHA Publications, Posters
NIOSH Safety Checklist Program for Schools
Theatre Artists Studio
ANSI Standards
Construction Tool Box Talks
Arizona ASSE
Construction Safety Association of Ontario
OSHA Machine Guarding Guide
Machine Information
Trench Training
Safety Photo International
AGTS, Inc.
AGTS is a self-supporting, nonprofit authorized provider of Continuing Education and Training. Initially AGTS was an acronym for "Arizona Governmental Training Service."
ABIH American Board of Industrial Hygiene
All you need to know about obtaining and maintaining a Certified Industrial Hygienist credential
EDM Environmental Compliance Software.
Environmental Data Management provides an innovative EH&S management software tool called Comm-Trac™. The line of Comm-Trac products is designed to fit the needs of any sized operation.
ANSI American National Standards Institute .
ANSI Z 490.1-2001 - Document Purchase Options
A private, non-profit organization (501(c)3) that administers and coordinates the U.S. voluntary standardization and conformity assessment system. ANSI's mission is to enhance the global competitiveness of U.S. business and U.S. quality of life by promoting and facilitating voluntary consensus standards, conformity assessment systems, and safeguarding integrity.
Asbestos and Mesothelioma News
News and research regarding asbestos exposure and mesothelioma.
Safety OnLine A marketplace for industry professionals
Sourcing site for the safety industry with news links to keep up with the latest information in the safety and health community as well as a storefront for safety purchasing needs.
SIRI University of Vermont Safety Information Resources
A great source for safety information resources -- powerpoint presentations, graphics, MSDS info and so on.
Hazmat for Healthcare
Try this website for some great, free resources. This website has a primary focus on hospitals, but the enormous collection of documents contains many items that could be very useful to anyone dealing with emergency response issues.
ACOEM American College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine Content includes consensus opinion statements, evidence-based statements, and guidelines on topics such as allergies in the workplace, diseases in the workplace, costs of arthritis for employers, work-family conflict, and controlling infections.
AMA American Management Association
Look at life through management's eyes. All about management resesarch, strategies, e-learning, books and conferences.
ACC American Chemistry Council
You'll find all you need to know about the Responsible Care Program plus updated info on topics such as chemical plant security, biomonitoring, and the chemical industry's lobbying targets.
ACGIH American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
Everything you need to know about Threshold Limit Values.
ISEA International Safety Equipment Association
You'll find all major PPE vendors here. Good info on construction safety and First Responder products.
Safety Equipment Distributors Association
Home base for national, regional and local suppliers of safety gear.
IHPM Institute for Health and Productivity Management
Learn about cutting-edge research to help you sell your next health promotion and wellness initiative. IHPM is out to prove the business case for health and wellness programs.
Mexican Laws in English
Quality translations of Mexican Laws, Regulations, Decrees, and Standards. Regulations, MSDSs in Spanish Mexican Health and Safety training for English speaking personnel.
NETCSC National Environmental Training Center for Small Communities
NETCSC assists small communities by providing training and training-related information and referral services in the areas of wastewater, drinking water, and solid waste.
Just Good Info!
FAQs on Hazwoper
Periodic Table
Interested in Chemistry? Check out this page on the Periodic Table, posted courtesy of "Chemical Engineering News" & the American Chemical Society .
CCOHS Canadian Center for Occupational Safety and Health
Great for info and advice on a wide range of topics : psychosocial issues, bio-hazards, ergonomics, physical agents, prevention and control of hazards. Site includes Chemimages, RTECS, Cheminfo MSDS databases and fatality reports.
CAMEO Support
A must place to visit for links to supporting hazardous materials electronic planning/response.
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
In the global economy, it's worth knowing what's happening on the other side of the pond. Excellent source for European Union safety and health strategies and policies. You'll also find leading-edge info on job stress and workplace bullying, which get more attention on the continent than in the U.S.
ILO International Labor Organization
OK, it leans a bit to the left. Here you'll find excellent educational materials and ILO's occupational safety and health management system standard - one of a few existing global benchmarks. Check out the SafeWork global safety, health and environment program.
IOSH Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
Europe's leading body for health and safety professionals, representing 26,000 members in over 50 countries. The Instituition regulates and steers the profession, maintaining standards and providing impartial guidance on health and safety issues.
ISO International Organization for Standardization
Everything from the latest growth stats on the use of ISO 9000 and 14001 standards to a recent report on "How to keep a product fit and healthy througout its life." If you want the status of a pending ISO standard, this is where to come .
MSDS Online Resource with over 300,000 downloadable MSDSs
RMRC Risk Management Resource Center
SafetyLink- Electrical Safety Resource site
VPPPA Voluntary Protection Program Participants Association
Get an idea why participation in OSHA's VPP program is booming.
WHO World Health Organization
Gives you a detailed global prespective on health issues and initiatives, everything from asthma to zoonoses (diseases such as rabies or malaria that can be transmitted from animals to humans).
Trade Associations
NSC National Safety Council
Good source for family safety info - get safety alerts for hayrides, baby-proofing your home, CPR, horseback riding, poisonings, skateboarding, etc. Workplace section targets ergonomics, falls, and more.
AIHA American Industrial Hygiene Association
T his is where you find meeting minutes for the ANSI Z10 Committee drafting a voluntary occupational safety and health management system. A good source for Washington updates, also info on mold, IAQ, and risk assessment.
AAOHN American Association of Occupational Health Nursing
Alerts, position papers, how to assess your company's health, how to contain healthcare costs, and much more.
ASSE American Society of Safety Engineers
Daily safety and health news updates from media across the country, plus ASSE position papers and news releases .
BCSP Board of Certified Safety Professionals
All you need to know about obtaining and maintaining a Certified Safety Professional credential.
Yale University Office of Health and Safety
Terrific Information and many links.
NASTTPO National Association of SARA Title III Program
mandated to protect and promote US Citizens health, welfare and safety; to protect the environment; to assure effective and efficient use of resources of the states; to respond to and plan for incidents involving hazardous and toxic chemicals; provides opportunities to utilize ideas for improving EPCRA programs; provides an effective and efficient vehicle for education and decision-making; is a national forum for advancing recommendations of its members to national agencies .
NRDC Natural Resources Defense Council
Federal Agencies
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Treasure trove of data on workplace injuries, illnesses, and fatalities. By industry, by occupation, by year, by employment size, by lost workday rate, by total incidence rate, sliced and diced as only statisticians can.
DOE Department of Energy
DOJ Department of Justice
DOL Department of Labor
DOT Department of Transportation and Office of HazMat Safety and Guidebook
DHS Department of Homeland Security
EPA Environmental Protection Agency and Publication List
All things enviro..."Where you live" lets you enter your zip code to retrieve envrionmental information about your community.
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
Excellent photo library of disasters and recovery operations for your next PowerPoint presentation. Good info on homeland security, preparation and prevention, disasters and emergencies, responses and recovery. For Weather Channel buffs, check out the Storm Watch and Current Weather section.
IAFF International Association of Fire Fighters
Includes a safety and health section presenting warnings and fact sheets, a database of line of duty deaths, health and wellness info including the Candidate Physical Ability Test, and features on topics such as SARS and smallpox.
MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration
All about helping you work more safely in the mining industry. Hazard alerts, recall links, special initiatives on accident and illness prevention, plus a running tally of fatalities year to date.
NFPA National Fire Protection Association
Learn the latest about NFPA standards that set cutting-edge performance criteria for First Responder protective gear. Excellent source for fire safety info both on and off the job.
NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Researchers can spend days digging this site. Great for deep background info on chemical safety, respirators, emergency response resources, traumatic injuries, ergo-related injuries, mining, construction, agriculture and much more.
NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology
This Agency of the Commerce Department's Technology Administration was founded in 1901 as the nation's first federal physical science research laboratory. Over the years, the scientists and technical staff at NIST have made solid contributions to image processing, DNA diagnostic "chips," smoke detectors, and automated error-correcting software for machine tools. NIST has had major impact in areas including atomic clocks, X-ray standards for mammography, scanning tunneling microscopy, pollution-control technology, and high-speed dental drills.
NRC Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NTSB National Transportation Safety Board
OSHA Occupational Safety& Health
Safety and health pros' number one bookmark. Find the most frequently cited OSHA standards, scroll through decades of interpretation letters, download 28 "e-tools" and 20 PowerPoint presentations. No wonder this site attracts more visitors than the Magic Kingdom -- about 50 million visits in the past year.
OSHA Resource Center Loan Program
The Resource Center is a collection of over 550 video titles covering more than 125 occupational safety and health subjects. Videos are available in English and Spanish. Books are also available upon request.
U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
Get the latest investigative reports on some of the nation's most publicized accidents, plus an archive of completed investigations and recommendations made to regulators such as OSHA and EPA.
RIMS Risk and Insurance Management Society
Excellent info on workers' compensation, enterprise risk, risk management, risk financing, corporate governance. RIMS serves 8,400 risk managment pros world-wide. Some experts contend risk managment is the future of occupational safety and health--or at least a parallel universe worth checking out.
EPCRA Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
Also known as SARA Title III, but commonly referred to as the Community Right-To-Know law or simply as EPCRA, was passed in 1986 by the United States Congress. It is designed to inform communities about chemicals and chemical hazards present and transported in the community to involve the community in developing emergency planning and response, and help identify facilities that might be subject to the law, and assuring implementation of the EPCRA law. SARA Title III is part of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, which makes it part of the CERCLA laws which p ovide an infrastructure at the state and local levels to plan for chemical emergencies.
State Agencies
State of Arizona
ADEQ Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
ADEM Arizona Division of Emergency Management
ADOT Arizona Department of Transportation
ADHS Arizona Department of Health Services
DPS Arizona Department of Public Safety
Emergency, Citizen Corps and Preparedness Links
See FEMA description above under Government links
Arizona Division of Emergency Management
US Fire Administration
An entity of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, ( FEMA ) the mission of the United States Fire Administration is to reduce life and economic losses due to fire and related emergencies, through leadership, advocacy, coordination and support, in coordination with other Federal agencies, and in partnership with fire protection and emergency service communities and provide public education, training, technology and data initiatives
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
This web site is intended for emergency personnel and for building operators. It contains current advice for dealing with a biological or chemical release in a building. The advice on this site is appropriate for small and medium-sized releases such as those that would be expected from a terrorist attack, not for industrial-scale releases such as those at Bhopal, India or Chernobyl, Ukraine .
Institute for Business and Home Safety
The Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) is a nonprofit association that engages in communication, education, engineering and research. The institute's goal is reduce deaths, injuries, property damage, economic losses and human suffering caused by natural disasters
Risk Management Resource Center
The goal of the Risk Management Resource Center is to provide information that helps local governments, nonprofit organizations, and small businesses manage risks effectively. By making risk management knowledge and practical information available online, we hope to help you protect your organization. Our intent is to support anyone whose job involves protecting the people, property, assets, reputation, financial health, and services of his or her organization. RMRC is a collaborative effort of the Public Risk Management Association (PRIMA), the Nonprofit Risk Management Center (NRMC), and the Public Entity Risk Institute (PERI).
BICEPP The Business & Industry Council for Emergency Planning and Preparedness was established as a private sector, self-help association funded by annual sponsorship donations. BICEPP evolved into a non-profit corporation, lead by an Executive Committee and a Board of Directors. B ICEEP provides a forum for information exchange to enhance emergency preparedness and contingency planning within the business community.
Disaster Central
Provides timely, quality resources in the fields of crisis, emergency, and risk management, and homeland security.
The American Red Cross
functions independently of the government but works closely with government agencies, such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), during times of major crises. It is responsible for giving aid to members of the U.S. Armed Forces and to disaster victims at home and abroad. It does this through services that are consistent with its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement which allows the Red Cross to stay neutral and impartial.
National Homeland Security Knowledgebase
Two Tigers Radiological (TTR) is a supplier of the specialized tools and sensors used in the event of a nuclear or radiation emergency. In addition, a subsidiary, TTR Information Services, maintains a powerful series of information resources for covering all aspects of homeland security and emergency preparedness. Visitors are encouraged to explore these resources and educate themselves. Many Links!
CDC Center for Disease Control
Government site with many many links and information.
NCEMI National Center for Emergency Medicine Informatics
This is a terrific informational source on emergency medicine, and included is a sub-site entitled Common Simple Emergencies which began as as a series of lectures for fourth-year medical students at Georgetown University in 1977, turned into a manual used by resident physicians, urgent care nurses, paramedics, physician assistants and medical officers at sea which was originally published in 1985 and is now in an internet incarnation.
Prepare Now
The mission of Prepare Now is to ensure that the needs and concerns of vulnerable people are addressed in emergency preparedness and response. Prepare Now provides the tools, expertise and access to resources to assist anyone engaged in disaster planning for individuals with special needs. Vulnerable people are those who cannot comfortably or safely access and use the standard resources offered in disaster preparedness, relief and recovery