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Occupational health and safety

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British Occupational Health Research Foundation: Organisation aiming to maintain physical and mental health in the workplace. Research grants are distributed in an attempt to minimise the cost to industry of work related illnesses in the UK. Provides details of published, current and future research.
Author: British Occupational Health Research Foundation
Subjects: occupational health and safety
DeweyClass: 613.62
Resource type: institution
British Occupational Hygiene Society: Multi-disciplinary learned society which aims to promote the science of occupational hygiene by raising awareness of the value of the speciality through education, information exchange, research, and professional networking. Offers information on activities, publications, services, and events.
Author: British Occupational Hygiene Society
Subjects: occupational health and safety
DeweyClass: 613.62
Resource type: institution
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety: National centre which promotes a safe and healthy working environment by providing information and advice about occupational health and safety, including practical health and safety databases.
Author: Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
Subjects: occupational health and safety
DeweyClass: 613.62
Resource type: documents
Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine: Department concentrating on health promotion through various means. Includes links to information on occupational and environmental health, violence prevention, ageing and health and Alzheimer's disease.
Author: University of California Davis
Subjects: ageing, environmental health, epidemiology, health promotion, occupational health and safety, preventive medicine
DeweyClass: 614.4
Resource type: index
Handbook of Methods: Describes the methodology by which the Bureau of Labor Statistics obtains economic data covering topics such as employment, compensation, occupational health and safety, productivity, technology, economic growth, prices and living conditions.
Author: US Bureau of Labor Statistics
Subjects: occupational health and safety, research methods, united states economic data
DeweyClass: 001.42
Resource type: book
Harvard RSI Action Home Page: Information about repetitive strain injury, its prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
Author: Fox, David & Podolsky, Rachel
Subjects: occupational health and safety
DeweyClass: 363.119
Resource type: documents
Health and Safety Executive: Ensure that risks to people's health and safety from work activities are properly controlled, develop new health and safety laws and standards, and play a full part in international developments, especially with the European Union. Full text of HSC/HSE key risk and different workplaces and industrial sectors leaflets are available along with information about electronic products and official HSE statistics.
Author: Health and Safety Executive
Subjects: occupational health and safety
DeweyClass: 613.62
Resource type: documents, institution
High Altitude Radiation Monitoring Service: Health information for pilots, flight attendants, aviation management, and aero-medical professionals, with an emphasis on radiation monitoring.
Author: Crane, Mardi
Subjects: aviation, occupational health and safety
DeweyClass: 616.980213
Resource type: documents
McCormack Benson Health and Safety: Information for employers on a range of topics concerning health and safety in the workplace, for example working with hazardous substances and fire safety. For each topic legal aspects and risk levels are addressed, and government health and safety executive (HSE) publications are free to download as PDF files.
Author: McCormack Benson Health and Safety
Subjects: occupational health and safety
DeweyClass: 613.62
Resource type: documents
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: US Government organisation. Information on NIOSH activities as well as links to publications, databases, research and related sites.
Author: US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Subjects: occupational health and safety
DeweyClass: 613.62
Resource type: documents
Occcupational Health Directory: UK directory for occupational health and safety, providing company profiles and information on occupational health providers, services and products throughout the UK.
Author: Intuition Communication
Subjects: occupational health and safety
DeweyClass: 613.6
Resource type: directory
Occupational and Environmental Health: Resources and information about environmental and occupational health. Well organised links to resources held elsewhere, tutorials from Edinburgh University, and information on educational programmes in environmental health at the University.
Author: Edinburgh University
Subjects: environmental health, occupational health and safety
DeweyClass: 613.62
Resource type: guides, index
Offshore Engineering Information Service: Information about publications and meetings dealing with oil and gas exploration and production, offshore health, safety and environmental protection, resources of the seabed and renewable energy, and marine technology. Freely available to the UK academic community (within .ac.uk domain), otherwise subscription is required.
Author: Heriot-Watt University
Subjects: energy research, marine science, occupational health and safety, oil and gas, petroleum engineering, renewable energy
DeweyClass: 665
Resource type: news
OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration: Part of US Department of Labor committed to preventing injuries and protecting America's workers. Throughout the US OSHA has over 2000 inspectors, plus complaint discrimination investigators, engineers, physicians, educators, standards writers, and other technical and support personnel. Information about ergonomics, standards and compliance assistance is available as well as media releases and publications.
Author: US Department of Labor
Subjects: occupational health and safety
DeweyClass: 613.62
Resource type: institution
RSI-UK: Self-Help for RSI in the UK: Information about work-related injuries to the muscles, nerves, and tendons of the upper limbs, and including Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, bursitis, tendonitis, tenosynovitis, frozen shoulder, and epicondylitis. Offers UK-oriented advice on dealing with RSI, frequently asked questions, an online discussion list, and articles.
Author: RSI-UK
Subjects: occupational health and safety
DeweyClass: 363.119
Resource type: documents
Scientific Journals: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Set of links to journals relevant to physical medicine and rehabilitation. Some have only subscription information online, others have tables of contents, abstracts or full text.
Author: Brownlow, Mark, science.komm
Subjects: occupational health and safety, physiotherapy, therapeutics
DeweyClass: 615.82
Resource type: journal index
State of Occupational Safety and Health in the European Union - Pilot Study: Reports progress in the development of a monitoring system for health and safety at work within the European Union. The main report covers data sources and methodology, aspects of the working environment, occupational safety, and health outcomes. In addition, individual national reports from the fifteen member nations are available.
Author: European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
Subjects: occupational health and safety
DeweyClass: 613.62
Resource type: document
System Concepts: Links to resources in ergonomics, health and safety, human factors, and human computer interaction. Also permits access to a HCI standards database.
Author: System Concepts
Subjects: computer standards, ergonomics, human-computer interaction, occupational health and safety
DeweyClass: 004.019
Resource type: index
Typing Injury FAQ: Articles and FAQs offering information about repetitive strain injuries, discussing health care, ergonomics, keyboards, pointing devices, and software. Provides details of injury signs, risk factors within the office environment, avoidance techniques, and appropriately designed products such as supportive seats, alternative keyboards and pointing devices, speech recognition programs, and accessories like wrist and foot rests.
Author: CTD Resource Network
Subjects: occupational health and safety
DeweyClass: 363.119
Resource type: documents