| Our loss control consultants have
identified many web sites that offer safety and health information
and have determined that the sites below offer relevant content for
the industries we serve. We encourage you to take full advantage of
these resources. |
| Key Links |
|
| Shipyard Employment E-Tools |
The Shipyard employment e-tool. |
| SeaBright's Risk Management Publications |
SeaBright's Loss Control's Risk Management Publications, has a great and extensive selection of "toolbox talks" call Safety Meeting Outlines, and more in-depth articles for managers called, Supervisor Safety Updates. |
| Consumer Products Safety Commission Site |
Product recall site listing thousands of recall notices and product safety statistics |
| CPSC Notification Enrollment |
On-line form to receive product recall notification via email. |
| OSHA |
Occupational Safety & Health Administration's (OSHA) HomePage |
| NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health |
Providing national and world leadership to prevent work-related illnesses and injuries. |
| Center for Disease Control & Prevention |
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people - at home and abroad, providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships. |
| Longshore Home Page |
ULS&H HomePage. Provides information on current news and regulations. |
| Occupational Information Network |
This is a website that will help develop job descriptions |
| Construction eTool |
The Spanish-language Construction eTool is a standalone, interactive, Web-based occupational safety and health training tool, which helps employers and workers identify and control the hazards in the areas of electrical safety, falls, stuck-by and trenching and excavation. |
| Crane
Safety |
 |
| Crane
Accidents |
This
site has hundreds of crane accident photos, with commentary and related
material. |
| Crane
Safety |
Produced by
Barth's Crane service, this site has a great selection of crane specific
web sites. |
| Crane
Works |
This
site provides safety and technical information for crane and rigging
users. |
| Ergonomics |
|
Repetitive
Strain Injury |
Google.com search
page on Repetitive Strain Injuries |
| Ergonomics
Information |
Key points to
remember in reducing strains, sprains, back injuries and other ergonomic
issues. |
Ergonomics
Info from Canada |
Canadian Centre
for Occupational Health & Safety. Information on Ergonomics |
| CTD
News |
OSHA updates
on Cumulative Trauma Disease and its impacts. |
| Ergo
Web |
Ergo Web provides
a variety of free information and resources. They also specialize
in developing and selling ergonomics related software products, training
products and services, and consulting services. |
| ErgoWorld
Online |
ERGOWORLD is
divided into six sections. Three devoted to ergonomics (office ergonomics,
industrial ergonomics, injury prevention/treatment) and three devoted
to human factors (HCI/usability, air & ground HF, product design).
This site also provides information on products, jobs available, consultants/organizations,
university programs, and industry events. |
| Federal
Regulations |
|
| Access
to All Federal Regulations |
This link places
you at the search page for any federal regulation you are interested
in reading. This page will also let you search for Federal Registers.
However, Federal Registers are easier to find if you use the other
site specifically listed for that purpose. |
| USDOT |
U.S. Department
of Transportation (USDOT) has put together a good site for transportation
specific information. Various links are provided and as well as access
to published info by the DOT. |
| FHWA |
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) |
| MSHA |
Mine Safety
& Health Administration's (MSHA) HomePage |
| NHTSA |
National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) |
| Federal
Websites |
|
| THOMAS
Legislative Information |
Use this site
to search for legislation. The 104th Congress enabled all Federal
legislative information to be freely available to the Internet public |
| FDA
- Food Code |
FDA Food Code.
The Food and Drug Administration publishes the Food Code, a reference
that guides retail outlets such as restaurants and grocery stores
and institutions such as nursing homes on how to prevent food-borne
illness. |
| FBI |
Information
regarding Security and Threats |
| FedWorld |
FedWorld --
Government Information and links. The FedWorld.gov web site is a gateway
to government information. This site is managed by the National Technical
Information Service (NTIS) as part of it's information management
mandate. |
| US
Army Corps of Engineers |
US Army Corps
of Engineers (USCE) Website |
| The
White House |
Information
from our Nation's Capitol |
| Fire
Safety |
|
| Ansul
Fire Protection |
Fire protection
resource |
| NAFED |
National Association
of Fire Equipment Distributor's (NAFED) principal objective is to
gather and disseminate information and ideas that will improve the
world's fire protection and increase the fire protection industry's
competence. |
| OUDPS
Fire Safety |
Fire safety
information and resource |
| American
Fire Sprinkler Association |
American Fire
Sprinkler Association (AFSA). Fire safety and sprinkler resource |
| Fleet
Safety |
|
| DOT's
Hazmat Homepage |
Department of
Transportation's (DOT) Office of Hazardous Material Safety's mission
is to promulgate a national safety program that will minimize the
risks to life and property inherent in commercial transportation of
hazardous materials. |
| Manual
of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) |
This is an excellent
manual for construction operations involving road barricading -it’s
the bible for how warning signs must be erected and is used by most
state agencies as "spec" |
| SafeStat |
Fleet analysis
and Information Online. US DOT sponsored site containing SafeStat,
Crash Profile, Program Measures, and Current Analysis Results |
| USDOT |
U.S. Department
of Transportation (USDOT) has put together a good site for transportation
specific information. Various links are provided and as well as access
to published info by the DOT. |
| FHWA |
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) |
| Insurance
Institute for Highway Safety |
The Insurance
Institute for Highway Safety and the Highway Loss Data Institute are
independent, nonprofit, research and communications organizations
funded by auto insurers and dedicated to reducing highway crash deaths,
injuries, and property losses. |
| Safer
Report |
Safer - Safety
And Fitness Electronic Records System. |
| School
Bus Information Council |
School Bus Information
Site. |
| Network
of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS) |
NETS is an employer-led
public/private partnership dedicated to improving the safety and health
of employees, their families, and members of the communities in which
they live and work, by reducing the number of traffic crashes that
occur both on and off the job |
| United
Motor Coach |
The United Motorcoach
Association ("UMA") is North America's largest association
of professional bus and motorcoach companies. Founded in 1971 as the
United Bus Owners of America, UMA's membership now includes over 875
motorcoach companies. Another 215 motorcoach manufacturers, suppliers
and related businesses are currently "Associate" members
of UMA. |
| Motor
Vehicle Traffic Crash and Fatality and Injury Estimates |
Motor Vehicle
Traffic Crash and Fatality and Injury Estimates. The Research and
Development (R&D) program serves as the foundation that supports
the Agency's goal to reduce motor vehicle injuries and fatalities. |
| Sertec |
Sertec Corporation
specializes in hi-tech quality control monitoring and large volume
customer response management. The company has grown into a multifaceted
corporation addressing driver safety, customer service, and the insurance
claims reporting industry. |
| Health
& Wellness |
|
| American
Medical Association |
Medical resource |
| The
Arthritis Foundation |
Information
and research regarding arthritis |
| JCAHO |
Joint Commission
on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). The Joint Commission
evaluates and accredits nearly 17,000 health care organizations and
programs in the United States. An independent, not-for-profit organization,
JCAHO is the nation's predominant standards-setting and accrediting
body in health care. |
| Management
Assistance Program for Nonprofits |
A large medical
resource website from "WebMD" |
| NIH |
The National
Institutes of Health (NIH) is the steward of medical and behavioral
research for the Nation. |
| American
Red Cross |
American Red
Cross |
| Staywell |
Staywell provides information, links
and resources on employee wellness, educational materials, programs,
etc. |
| Environmental
Health Information Service |
A peer-reviewed
journal dedicated to the discussion of the effect of the environment
on human health |
| American
Physical Therapy Association |
Physical therapy
resource |
| West
Nile Virus Links |
This site includes numerous
Web Links with Useful Information
on the West Nile Virus |
| Industrial
Hygiene |
|
| USACHPPM |
US Army Center
for Health Promotion and Preventative Medicine. |
| American
Conf. of Government Industrial Hygienists |
Worker Health
and Safety Information resource. The American Conference of Governmental
Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH®) is a member-based organization
and community of professionals that advances worker health and safety
through education and the development and dissemination of scientific
and technical knowledge. |
| American
Industrial Hygiene Association |
US DOT sponsored
site containing SafeStat, Crash Profile, Program Measures, and Current
Analysis Results |
| Industry
Organizations |
|
| API |
American Petroleum
Institute. API is the major national trade association representing
the entire petroleum industry: exploration and production, transportation,
refining, and marketing. |
| American
Biosafety Association |
Biosafety Resource
site. The American Biological Safety Association (ABSA) was founded
in 1984 to promote biosafety as a scientific discipline and serve
the growing needs of biosafety professionals throughout the world.
|
| AGC
of America |
Associated General
Contractors of America homepage |
| American
Nuclear Society |
Nuclear technology
resource |
| NESF |
What used to
be the National Electrical Safety Foundation (NESF) is now the Electrical
Safety Foundation International (ESFI), with an ever-increasing library
of publications and tools to help keep you electrically safe at home,
at school and on the job. |
| IADC |
International
Association of Drilling Contractors. |
| LIOGA |
Louisiana Independent
Oil & Gas Association. Your one stop source for complete information
on Louisiana's oil and gas industry. |
| Pacific
Maritime Association |
HomePage of
the PMA. The principal business of the Pacific Maritime Association
(PMA) is to negotiate and administer maritime labor agreements with
the International Longshore and Warehouse
Union (ILWU). |
| PETEX |
University of
Texas at Austin, Petroleum Continuing and Extended Education Service |
| Maps |
|
| Hazard
Maps On-line |
To generate
an online hazard map your area of interest |
| Aerial
Site Mapping |
Satellite and
Aerial Photo resource |
| Mapblast |
Traffic maps,
city guides, yellow pages, white pages, directions by phone, encyclopedia |
| Maps
On Us |
Maps, directions,
yellow pages, business services |
| Mapquest |
Maps, driving
directions, road trip planner, yellow pages |
| Yahoo!
Maps |
Maps, driving
directions |
| MSDS
& HazMat |
|
| DOT's
Hazmat Homepage |
Department of
Transportation's (DOT) Office of Hazardous Material Safety's mission
is to promulgate a national safety program that will minimize the
risks to life and property inherent in commercial transportation of
hazardous materials. |
| Index
of MSDS |
A source of
general information about the potential hazards of chemicals |
| ChemFinder |
Chemical database/search
engine |
| MSDS
Online |
SIRI MSDS Index
and Internet search |
| MSDS
Links |
A huge number
of different Material Safety Data Sheets are available in electronic
format. Many of these sites contain both generic (pure substance)
and specific (manufacturer's products) MSDS. A perfect resource to
help get the information you need from the University of Wisconsin |
| Natural
Hazards & Weather |
|
| US
Government Earthquake Information Site |
Information
on worldwide earthquake activity, earthquake science, and earthquake
hazard reduction |
| University
of Hawaii Meteorology |
Department of
Meteorology at the University of Hawaii |
| Accuweather |
Weather |
| FEMA |
Federal Emergency
Management Agency |
| Weather
Channel |
Weather forecasting |
| OSH
Associations |
|
| American
Management Association |
Professional/management
resources |
| American
Society of Civil Engineers |
American Society
of Civil Engineers--Leadership, technology, and promotion resources
for the civil engineering profession |
| American
Society of Safety Engineers |
American Society
of Safety Engineers--Leadership, technology and promotion resources
for the safety engineering profession |
| BAESG |
Bay Area Environmental Safety Group.
BAESG is an association of environmental and safety professionals
communicating current environmental health and safety issues to industry
practitioners. |
| BCSP |
Board of Certified
Safety Professionals (BCSP) was organized as a peer certification
board with the purpose of certifying practitioners in the safety profession.
Their designation"CSP", a method of recognizing a safety
professional. |
| Communispond |
Professional/management
training resource |
| IRMI |
International
Risk Management Institute |
| Laborers
Health & Safety Fund of North America, Occupational Health &
Safety Division |
The aim of the Occupational
Safety and Health Division website is to provide information and support
that helps to protect the health and safety of Laborers on the job
while enhancing productivity and curtailing costs for LIUNA signatory
employers. |
| RIMS |
Risk & Insurance
Management Society (RIMS) |
| Training
and Seminars Locator |
Education and
training portal for career development |
| Pollution |
|
| Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) |
EPA's mission
is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment
— air, water, and land — upon which life depends |
| Noise
Pollution Clearing House (NPC) |
The Noise Pollution
Clearinghouse is a national nonprofit organization with extensive
online noise related resources. |
| RTK
Net |
With the information
available on RTK NET, you can identify specific factories and their
environmental effects and assess people and communities affected. |
| PPE |
|
| AO
Safety Eye Safety |
Eye, face and
head protection |
| Products
Liability |
|
| Consumer
Products Safety Commission Site |
Product recall
site |
| Law.com |
News and resources
for the legal profession |
| Legal
and State Updates |
Cornell University's
legal information institute |
| US
Department of Health and Human Services |
Includes FDA,
health and products resource |
| Institute
for Civil Justice (ICJ) |
The Institute's
mission is to help make the civil justice system more efficient and
more equitable by supplying government and private decision-makers
and the public with the results of objective, empirically based, analytic
research. |
| International
Product Safety News |
The Newsletter
Devoted To Electrical Product Safety Compliance |
| Underwriters
Labs |
Underwriters
Laboratories Inc. (UL) is an independent, not-for-profit product safety
testing and certification organization. |
| The
United States Federal Judiciary |
US Supreme Court,
Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Bankruptcy courts |
| Property |
|
| CSIRO
Division of Building Construction and Engineering |
Services, research,
and special projects in CSIRO manufacturing and infrastructure technology |
| Inland
Marine Underwriters Association |
Good Inland
Marine Loss Control Bulletins. |
| HSB
Industrial Risk Insurers |
IRI provides
insurance at the primary layer for structured programs. IRI's primary
loss limit property product is available for a broad range of industries
including services, heavy industrial, manufacturing, and utilities. |
| American
Insurance Services Group/ISO |
Property and
liability risk resource |
| NAR |
The National
Association of Rocketry (NAR) |
| Safety
& Health Publications |
|
| NIOSH
Literature Review |
Assessing occupational
safety and health training |
| SeaBright's
Risk Management Publications |
SeaBright's Loss Control's Risk Management
Publications, has a great and extensive selection of "toolbox
talks" call Safety Meeting Outlines, and more in-depth articles
for managers called, Supervisor Safety Updates. |
| ENR
|
Engineering
News Record's (ENR). The weekly construction and engineering magazine's
website. |
| RMIS |
Risk Management
Information Systems (RMIS) |
| BNA
(Bureau of National Affairs) |
BNA is the publisher
of print and electronic news, analysis, and reference products, providing
intensive coverage of legal and regulatory developments for professionals
in business and government. |
| Canadian
Center for Occupational Health and Safety |
Canadian Centre
for Occupational Health & Safety |
| Caterpiller Equipment |
Heavy equipment safety topics including model specific training for Caterpiller equipment. |
| JJ
Keller |
J. J. Keller
& Associates, Inc. is a leading supplier of safety and regulatory
compliance solutions for transportation, manufacturing, construction,
human resources, security and general industry. |
| GPO
Access |
Federal Government
Resources, from the Purdue University Libraries |
| 3M
Company |
Transportation
and Personal Safety resource |
| American
Association of Occupational Health Nurses |
Occupational
and Environmental Health & Safety resource |
| Behavior
Safety |
Reducing lost-time
injuries, through the analysis of your current environment, and the
implementation of proven performance management methods. |
| British
OSH |
The promotion
and protection of occupational and environmental health and hygiene |
| Christie
Communications |
This site provides
a huge amount of linked information to industrial safety, health,
and injury reduction. |
| ClickSafety |
ClickSafety
is the leading web-based health and safety risk management system
for construction and related industries |
| Department
of Energy Office of Environmental Safety and Health |
Department Of
Energy Office of Environmental Safety and Health |
| ES&H
Powered Industrial Trucks |
Environment,
Safety and Health |
| National
Safety Program |
National Safety
Council homepage |
| MSU
Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Safety |
Office of Radiation,
Chemical and Biological Safety |
| PureSafety |
PureSafety offers flexible products
and solutions designed to advance beyond mere compliance |
| Safety
Line |
SafetyLine is
an on-line information service provided by WorkSafe Western Australia.
Their safety information is international in its application, and
they are good links to other safety resources. |
| Safety
on Line |
SafetyOnline
Worldwide is a source of information and services for the Safety Professional.
This site provides another good source of links to safety and health
resources |
| TargetSafety |
Online safety
training resources |
| Spanish Language Resources |
|
| English/Spanish Dictionaries |
OSHA developed 9 English-Spanish/Spanish-English Dictionaries that consist of over 2000 general OSHA, general industry and construction industry terms. |
| Georgia Tech Safety and Health Consultation Program |
Collection of training materials and a video intended for Spanish -speaking construction workers. |
| University of South Florida |
Contains a collection of free Spanish language brochures which employers can use to distribute to their Hispanic workers. |
| Texas Department of Insurance |
Extensive library of free safety and health material translated into Spanish. |
| Standards |
|
| American
National Standards Institute |
American National
Standards Institute |
| American
Society for Testing and Materials |
ASTM International is one of the largest
voluntary standards development organizations in the world-a trusted
source for technical standards for materials, products, systems, and
services. |
| European
Committee for Standardization |
European Committee
for Standardization |
| The
Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
A leading authority
in technical areas ranging from computer engineering, biomedical technology
and telecommunications, to electric power, aerospace and consumer
electronics, among others. |
| NFPA |
National Fire
Protection Association (NFPA) |
| NIST |
National Institute
of Standards and Technology (NIST) |
| Standards
Council of Canada |
The Standards
Council of Canada is the focal point for standardization and conformity
assessment in Canada |
| World
Health Organization |
World Health
Organization |
| State
Safety Sites |
|
| Alabama |
State of Alabama's
homepage. |
| Alaska |
State of Alaska's
Labor Standards and Safety Division. |
| Arizona
|
State of Arizona's
homepage. |
| California |
|
| Connecticut |
Connecticut Dept. of Labor |
| Hawaii |
State of Hawaii's
Hawaii Industrial Occupational Safety and Health Division (HIOSH).
|
| Idaho |
State of Idaho's
Industrial Commission. The Idaho Industrial Commission was created
in 1918 to administer Idaho's workers' compensation laws. |
| Kentucky |
Kentucky Dept. of Labor/Occupational
Safety and Health Program |
| Louisiana |
State of Louisiana's
Homepage. |
| Maryland |
Maryland Occupational Safety and Health/Division
of Labor and Industry |
| Mississippi |
State of Mississippi's
Homepage. |
| Nevada |
Nevada Division of Industrial Relations |
| New
York |
NY State Dept. of Labor/Division of
Safety and Health |
| New
Jersey |
New Jersey Department of Labor and
Workforce Development/Office of Public Employees Occupational Safety
and Health |
| New
Mexico |
New Mexico Occupational Health and
Safety Bureau |
| North
Carolina |
NC Dept. of Labor Occupational Safety
and Health Division |
| Oregon
|
State
of Oregon's Homepage. |
| South
Carolina |
SC Dept. of Labor, Licensing
and Regulation |
| Tennessee |
Dept. of Labor and Workforce
Development |
| Texas |
State of Texas'
Workers' Health and Safety Division administers state and federal
health and safety programs to reduce injuries and illnesses in the
workplace. |
| Utah |
Utah Occupational Safety and Health |
| University
of Kentucky |
University of
Kentucky Environmental health and safety |
| University
of Louisville |
The Center's
research and educational activities focus on integrating people, organization
and technology at work, and improving quality and productivity through
ergonomics and safety management |
| Vermont |
Dept. of Labor and Industries/Vermont
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| Virginia |
Virginia Dept. of Labor and Industries |
| Washington
State Labor & Industries HomePage |
State of Washington's
Labor and Industries (WISHA), Safety & Health Homepage. |
| Wyoming |
Dept. of Employment/Occupation Health
and Safety page |
| Statistics |
|
| BLS
Homepage |
BLS (Bureau
of Labor Statistics) Home Page. Find all Federally published labor
statistics including injury statistics for all industries here |
| General
Estimates Systems (GEC)/National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
National
Center for Statistics and Analysis of the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration. |
| Inspections
Within SIC Groups |
This page enables
the user to search for OSHA enforcement inspections within a specified
industry group. |
| Martindale's Calculators On-Line |
Site provides over 23,000 calculators for engineering and scientific applications. |
| Mortality
and Morbidity Weekly Reports |
The Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), weekly report on mortality
and morbidity data. |
| OSHA
Citation Statistics |
This OSHA site
supplies OSHA standards cited by and individual establishment, by
SIC code or major division. |
| SafeStat |
Fleet analysis
and Information Online. US DOT sponsored site containing SafeStat,
Crash Profile, Program Measures, and Current Analysis Results |
| Substance
Abuse Info |
|
| Drug
& Alcohol Information |
The National
Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI). With links
to other related sites. |
| TIPS
Program |
Training for
bartenders to minimize alcohol server exposure in Dram Shop cases |
| University
Resources |
|
| Cornell
University |
Cornell University's
ergonomics reference site |
| Ohio
State University |
We have developed
a unique research program that focuses on the study of occupational
joint loading under dynamic conditions. |
| Oregon Health Sciences
University |
The Oregon Health Sciences University Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology |
| San
Jose State University |
San
Jose State College of Engineering |
| Southern
Illinois University |
Southern Illinois
University Center for Environmental Health and Safety |
| Texas
Tech University |
Texas Tech College
of Engineering |
| University
of California (Davis) |
UC Davis Center for Agricultural Health & Safety |
| University
of California (Irvine) |
UC Irvine Administrative
and Business Services |
| University
of Michigan |
University of
Michigan Center for occupational health and safety engineering |
| University
of Minnesota |
University of
Minnesota Center for Environmental Health and Safety |
| University
of Wisconsin |
University of
Wisconsin Department of Industrial Engineering |
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