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- Agencies / Agency Information
- Chemicals/ MSDS's
- Disaster Planning, Emergency Response, Biological & Chemical Terrorism
- Diversity/ Disabilities
- Environmental
- Ergonomics
- Health & Wellness
- Managed Care
- Mental Health
- Organizations
- Indexes, Links & Resources
- Substance Abuse
- Training & Education
- Transportation
- Travel
- Workers' Compensation
Agencies/Agency Information
- The Alabama Department of Industrial Relations
This site has been designed to provide individuals with on-line access to a wealth of information related to the Department of Industrial Relations.
http://www.dir.state.al.us/
- Alabama Industrial Development Training
http://www.aidt.edu
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Information about CDC's organization, facilities, people, budget, and mission.
http://www.cdc.gov/ - DOT Orders, Regulations, Policies, Legislation
http://www.dot.gov - Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/ - Internet Learning Center for Occupational Health
http://www.occhealth.org
- NASA's Occupational Health Program
Preserves and maintains the Agency's invaluable human resources and assures every employee a workplace free from recognized health hazards.
http://ohp.ksc.nasa.gov/ - National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA)
For those interested in hearing conservation and the prevention of noise-induced hearing loss in all sectors of society.
http://www.hearingconservation.org - The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)
The mission of the National Environmental Health Association is "to advance the environmental health and protection professional for the purpose of providing a healthful environment for all."
http://www.neha.org/index.html - NIOSH
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html - Occupational and Environmental Medicine Resources
http://www.occenvmed.net - OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
http://www.osha.gov/ - OSHA Statistics and Data
http://www.osha.gov/oshstats/ - Respiratory Protective Devices; Final Rules and Notice
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, HHS
This final rule addresses NIOSH and the Department of Labor/ Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) certification requirements for respiratory protective devices.
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/part84.txt - United States Department of Labor
http://www.dol.gov/ - US Workers Compensation Law
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/workers_compensation.html - Workers' Compensation Fraud Website
http://www.dir.state.al.us
- WorkPlace Injury, Illness and Fatality Statistics
Incidence rates(1) for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses by industry and selected case types
http://www.osha.gov/oshstats/work.html
Chemicals/MSDS's
- Center for Disease Control
A good site if you need layman information on chemicals.
http://atsdr1.atsdr.cdc.gov/phshome.html - CS Chemfinder
This site permits searching on synonyms, formula constituents, CAS numbers and even melting / boiling point. The resulting match provides hundreds of links to MSDS's, toxicity databases, IR spectra information, protective clothing penetration concerns, and regulatory issues.
http://www.chemfinder.com/ - MSDS's on the Internet
Material Safety Data Sheet Information and Web Links
http://www.msdssearch.com - Solv-DB
The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences presents SOLV-DB, your one-stop source for solvents data.
http://solvdb.ncms.org/
- Vermont SIRI MSDS
An indexed search though a complete line of MSDS. They also have a whole page of Material Safety Data Sheet information, including many manufacturers' and universities' on-line MSDS repositories. There's also information on creating and / or indexing MSDS for organizations.
http://siri.org/
Disaster Planning, Emergency Response: Biological & Chemical Terrorism
- American Chemistry Council
The Chlorine Institute, and the Synthetic organic Chemical Manufacturers Association
http://www.americanchemistry.com - American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
http://www.ACOEM.org/ - American Industrial Hygiene Association
http://www.aiha.org/ - American Public Health Association
http://www.APHA.org/ - Center for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/ - Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
http://www.eeoc.gov/ - Food and Drug Administration
http://www.fda.gov/ - Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations
http://www.jcaho.org/ - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
http://www.osha.gov/ - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
http://www.epa.gov/
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Diversity/ Disabilities
- American Disability Association
http://www.adanet.org - Department of Justice ADA Homepage
http://www.usdoj.gov/disabilities.html - Job Accommodation Network
http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu
Environmental
- The Environmental Health Clearinghouse
Provides substantive information and key documents on a variety of environmental health issues.
http://infoventures.com/e-hlth/ - Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/ - The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)
The mission of NEHA is "to advance the environmental health and protection profession for the purpose of providing a healthful environment for all."
http://www.neha.org/index.html - Environmental Information Resources
http://www.gwu.edu/~greenu/index2.html - EHPonline (Environmental Health Perspectives)
EHP is a publication of the Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS).
http://ehis.niehs.nih.gov
Ergonomics
- CTD News: Workplace Solutions for Repetitive Stress Injuries
The latest ergonomics tips and solutions to improve the safety of your workplace, prevent employee injuries and keep your workers' compensation costs in check.
http://www.ctdnews.com/ - Ergonomics Guidelines-Office of Environmental Health & Safety,
The University of Virginia
Links which lead to educational hypermedia and information about defining and evaluating ergonomic risks, creating ergonomically appropriate workstations and preventing work-related musculoskeletal disorders Cumulative Trauma Disorders (CTD's).
http://keats.admin.virginia.edu/ergo/home.html - Ergo Web® Inc., "The Place for Ergonomics™".
full service ergonomics company, providing innovative software solutions, professional consultation and training and valuable, credible information to a world wide audience.
http://ergoweb.com/index.cfm - Ergoworld
Divided into six main planets; three devoted to ergonomics (office ergonomics, industrial Ergonomics, injury prevention/treatment) and three devoted to human factors (HCI/usability, air & ground HF, product design.
http://www.interface-analysis.com/ergoworld/ - Healthy Computing-Stretching Exercises
Some of the more common stretching exercises that you can perform at your desk are listed.
http://www.pc.ibm.com/ww/healthycomputing/streching.html - NIOSH- Ergonomics and Musculoskeleta Disorders Topic Page
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/ergonomics/ - Office Ergonomics
This site contains office ergonomics information aimed at ergonomics committee members as well as office workers in general.
http://www.office-ergo.com/ - OSHA Ergonomics Homepage
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/ergonomics/ - The Typing Injury FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
An educational site, provided by the CTD Resource Network, Inc., containing a wide variety of information about repetitive strain injuries (RSIs), resources for dealing with these ailments and a broad description of assistive products to reduce injury risk and symptoms.
http://www.tifaq.org/ - CUErgo (Cornell University Ergonomics Web)
Presents information form Ergonomics research studies and class work by students and faculty in the Cornell Human Factors and Ergonomics Research Group in the Department of Design and Environmental Analysis at Cornell University.
http://ergo.human.cornell.edu/default.asp - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ergonomics home page
Recommendations on how to set up a computer workstation.
http://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/Ergonomics/Ergohome.htm
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Health & Wellness
- The American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
(AAHPERD)
The largest organization of professionals supporting and assisting those involved in physical education, leisure, fitness, dance, health promotion, and education and all specialties related to achieving a healthy lifestyle.
http://www.aahperd.org/ - American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org - American Diabetes Association
http://www.diabetes.org - The American Heart Association
http://www.americanheart.org - American Dietetic Association
http://www.eatright.com - CBS Healthwatch
http://cbshealthwatch.medscape.com - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov - The Fitness Zone
http://www.fitnesszone.com - FluWatch
http://www.FluWatch.com - Health A to Z
http://www.healthAtoZ.com - HealthScout
http://www.healthscout.com - HealthWeb
http://www.healthweb.org - Huntsville Hospital Health Library
http://www.hhsys.org/healthlibrary - Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com - National Institutes of Health
http://www.nih.gov - National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov - QuitNet
An online resource and support center for smokers struggling to quit and for those "ex-smokers" working to stay quit.
http://www.quitnet.com/qn_main.jtml?nosession=true - Tobacco Information and Prevention Source
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/ - US Department of Health & Human Services
http://www.healthfinder.gov - WebMD
www.webmd.com - Wellness Web
http://www.wellweb.com
Managed Care
- Comp1One
http://www.compone.org - MCOL's Managed Care Fact Sheets
National managed care enrollment data, managed care penetration rates, key HMO performance measures, premium rate increases, HMO penetration rates by state and region, enrollment levels for major managed care plans.
http://www.mcareol.com/factshts/mcolfact.htm
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Mental Health
- National Institute of Mental Health
http://www.nimh.nih.gov
Organizations
- American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
http://www.aafp.org - American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc.
http://www.aaohn.org - American Board of Industrial Hygiene
http://www.abih.org - American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
http://www.acoem.org - American Diabetes Association
http://www.diabetes.org - American Industrial Hygiene Association
http://www.aiha.org - American Society of Safety Engineers
ASSE is the world's oldest and largest professional safety organization. Its 33,000 members manage, supervise and consult on safety, health and environmental issues in industry, insurance, government and education.
http://www.asse.org/about.htm - The Association of Occupational and Environmental
Clinics (A.O.E.C.)
http://www.asse.org/about.htm - Employers Coalition of Healthcare Options (ECHO)
http://www.echoal.com/ - National Association of Occupational Health Professionals
http://www.naohp.com - National Safety Council
http://www.nsc.org/ - Nursing World (American Nurses Association)
http://www.ana.org - The Occupational Injury Prevention & Rehabilitation Society
A multi-disciplinary organization serving the specific and unique needs of professionals working with industry in the prevention and rehabilitation of occupational injuries.
http://www.oiprs.com/ - Safety Online - A Community of Occupational Safety Professionals
http://www.safetyonline.com/content/homepage/
Indexes, Links, & Resources
- OSHA's QuickTakes
An e-news memo of activities and announcements from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) which will often contain links to related sites.
http://www.osha.gov/as/opa/quicktakes/index.html - Christie Communications' Internet Safety Resources List
This resource list seems to be the LONGEST hypertext list of electronic resources for safety and environment topics anywhere. This site, first developed in 1994, contains a listing of over 2,000 health and safety Internet based resources.
http://www.christie.ab.ca/safelist/ - Deep South Center for Occupational Health and Safety
Resource links
http://www.uab.edu/dsc/ - The Internet Learning Center Web resource
This is a collection of links to Internet web sites dealing with occupational and environmental health, as well as medicine and health in general.
http://www.occhealth.org/medsites.html - Health & Safety Internet Directory
Free directory of health and safety-related World Wide Web sites and discussion groups. Links are provided to about 1500 resources.
http://www.ccohs.ca/resources/ - JurisPro
A "professional-to-professional internet company that provides resources for the legal community specializing in marketing of expert witnesses."
http://www.jurispro.com - Links to Safety Sites on the Internet
http://siri.org/links.html - OSHA Publications Index
Posters, downloadable OSHA Forms (OSHA 300, 300A, and 301 Forms), Fact Sheets/Compliance Guides, English/Spanish Documents, OSHA Standards
http://www.osha.gov/pls/publications/pubindex.list#empty - Workplace Safety Resources
An assortment of safety issues and resources.
http://www3.seton.com/ - Violence Prevention, Injury Prevention, and Safety Resources
http://www.drugs.indiana.edu/resources/other_resources.html#generalSubstance Abuse
Substance Abuse
- Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Prevention Resources
http://www.drugs.indiana.edu/resources/other_resources.html#general - The American Council for Drug Education
An exciting range of educational programs and services designed to engage teens, address the needs of parents, and provide employers, educators, health professionals, policy-makers and the media with authoritative information on tobacco, alcohol and drugs such as marijuana, cocaine and heroin.
http://www.acde.org/ - Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
CSAP's mission is to provide national leadership in the Federal effort to prevent alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug problems.
http://www.samhsa.gov/csap/index.htm - DrugFree USA
Online Drug Abuse Prevention Portal
http://www.ce5.com - The Institute for a Drug-Free Workplace
Learn How to Develop, Implement, and Maintain a Drug-Free Workplace Program
http://www.drugfreeworkplace.org/ - The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
Information on illicit drugs, alcohol, and tobacco in relation to substance abuse prevention and treatment.
http://www.health.org/ - The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
http://www.ncadd.org/ - The National Drug Prevention League Links
http://www.ndpl.org/links.html - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov - NIDA - National Institute on Drug Abuse
Information on Common Drugs of Abuse
http://www.nida.nih.gov/NIDAHome2.html - Online AA Resources
http://www.recovery.org - SAMHSA - The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Federal agency charged with improving the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation services in order to reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illnesses.
http://www.samhsa.gov/ - Website Addresses for Drug Education and Health Education Materials
http://www.drugs.indiana.edu/prevention/address.html
Training & Education
- American Health & Safety
Safety training for CPR, 1st Aid, Blood borne Pathogens, and most other OSHA safety training classes, products, services, consulting, and management.
http://www.healthsafety.com/ - Datachem Software
Creates and sells software designed to help people achieve certification in many professions
http://www.datachemsoftware.com/ - Deep South Center for Occupational Health and Safety
An Education and Research Center, sponsored by the National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH),
http://www.uab.edu/dsc/ - Occupational and Environmental Medicine Resources
http://www.occenvmed.net/ - SafetyInfo.Com
Providing free, useful safety programs, forms, and training material for those small to medium size business that have lacked the time or resources to do it all themselves. Free Safety Training-Handouts, Safety Talks, Spanish Talks, Chemical Info, Power Point files, HazMat Training, posters, clipart, Compliance Info, questionnaires. http://www.safetyinfo.com/ - Safety Online - Free Downloadable Safety Software
Download FREE interactive software and utilities to suit your application needs from leading manufacturers, consulting firms, societies and education vendors.
http://www.safetyonline.com/content/downloads/Home.asp - The Vermont SIRI Safety Information Library
Safety Topics, Free Downloadable Power Point Presentations, and Safety Posters
http://siri.org/library/library.html
Transportation
- Transportation Medicine
The main focus of this site will be on issues affecting commercial drivers, however as much as possible, other modes will also be addressed.
http://home.att.net/~NataH/ - DOT Orders, Regulations, Policies, Legislation
http://www.dot.gov
Travel
- American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene offers a travel clinic directory.
http://www.astmh.org/index2.html
- International Society of Travel Medicine
The International Society of Travel Medicine offers a comprehensive search engine for private travel clinics throughout the United States. http://www.istm.org
- Insure My Trip.Com
This site allows you to compare different options when traveling overseas.
http://www.insuremytrip.com/ - Travel.State.Gov
A site provided by the U.S. Department of State will give you a list of physicians in the region you plan on visiting.
http://www.travel.state.gov/ - International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT)
By joining the International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT), you will receive a booklet of doctors worldwide. There is no fee for membership.
http://www.iamat.org/ - The National Centers for Infectious Disease and Traveller's Health
Provides health information for specific destinations as well as immunization and disease updates.
http://www.cdc.gov/travel/
Workers' Compensation
- The Alabama Department of Industrial Relations
This site has been designed to provide individuals with on-line access to a wealth of information related to the Department of Industrial Relations.
http://www.dir.state.al.us/ - U.S. Workers' Compensation Law
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/workers_compensation.html
