Division of Safety & Hygiene
Related Links
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BRIGHTSOURCE SAFETY LIBRARY
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SeaBright Insurance Company publishes safety training materials on a wide variety of topics.
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CANADIAN CENTRE FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY
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Offers information and resources such as "OSH Answers," an Internet directory and safety-related acronyms.
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CORNELL UNIVERSITY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY
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Offers information for biological safety, emergency services, fire safety, occupational safety, and general safety for starters. The files can be obtained either in text form or PowerPoint. |
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NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL
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Covers workplace and public safety issues, environmental health, as well as council activities and publications. |
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NYCOSH
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New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health provides
safety and health news and information, with topics on immigrant, young and women
workers, hazards of specific industries and worker rights. |
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OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
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The online safety library for OSU's Environmental Health & Safety department offers a variety of information. From safety manuals to machine guarding, telecommuting, and welding this site is easily accessible and very comprehensive. |
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SAFETY TALKS
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A collection of 5-minute safety briefing topics from the U.S. Army Safety Program.
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STANFORD UNIVERSITY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY
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Many safety programs and manuals are available on this web site. Special topics include laser safety, earthquake safety, lab and fire safety, as well as safe holiday practices and winter storm preparedness.
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VERMONT SIRI
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Contains a wide variety of resources: MSDSs, an online library of graphics, articles, and PowerPoint presentations, an e-mail discussion list archives, and a list of safety & health consultants. |
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AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY
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Look for information on hazardous substances, emergency response and hazardous waste sites.
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BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, SAFETY AND HEALTH
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Find national statistics on work-related injuries and illnesses and fatalities.
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CDC
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Provides access to information from the National Center for Health Statistics, the National Center for Infectious Diseases, and the National Center for Environmental Health. Includes health topics from A-Z, data and statistics, and travelers’ health.
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EPA
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Environmental Protection Agency. Provides a wealth of information on a wide range of topics. Of particular interest: resources on lead, asbestos, indoor air quality, mold and school environmental issues.
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FEMA
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Federal Emergency Management Agency. Features a virtual library and electronic reading room with information ranging from emergency response and recovery to animals in emergencies and FEMA for kids.
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MSHA
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Mine Safety & Health Administration. Features information on noise, dust, statistics, safety bulletins and talks, training, regulations, and rescue.
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NIOSH
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National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health. Provides current information on services and research, including mining health & safety, health care injuries, respirators, and firefighting hazards. Many of their publications are available online. |
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OSHA
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Includes OSHA media releases, online publications, statistics, OSHA standards & directives, “Technical Links,” training center courses, “hot topics,” and “what’s new.” |
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OHIO EPA
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Use the “Topic Index” to find Ohio EPA regulations and information on permits, hazardous waste, and pollution prevention. |
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OHIOLINK
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A statewide library and information network. Search the State Library of Ohio’s collection for BWC’s Div. of Safety & Hygiene library books. |
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OHIO SAFETY CODES
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Provides the current BWC safety codes used to determine awards for violations of specific
safety requirements (VSSR).
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AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE
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Provides ANSI’s on-line catalog of international and national consensus standards. |
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BIOLOGICAL SAFETY
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Includes information on proposed federal rules and regulations, biosafety resources, manuals and guidelines, DNA, biomedical waste, and bloodborne pathogens. From Michigan State University. |
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eLCOSH
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An electronic library of construction safety and health information presented in both English and Spanish. Items are listed under trade, hazard, and job site and others, which includes checklists, women and minorities and miscellaneous resources. |
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ELECTRICAL & MAGNETIC FIELDS
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Provides information about possible health effects of exposure to electrical and magnetic fields. From the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT GUIDE FOR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY
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Presents a step-by-step approach to emergency planning, response, and recovery for companies of all sizes. From the Federal Emergency Management Agency. |
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ERGOWEB
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Features an “ErgoZine”, ergonomics discussion list, case studies, buyers guide, references, and standards. |
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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AND HAZARDOUS WASTE
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The National Clearinghouse for Worker Safety and Health Training is a resource for workers and trainers
who are involved in the handling of hazardous waste or in responding to emergency releases of hazardous materials and terrorist actions.
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HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM
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OSHA's Web page on hexavalent chromium includes the text of the 2006
final rule as well as information on health effects and control measures.
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INDOOR AIR QUALITY
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Compiled by the National Library of Medicine, this Web page provides information on a variety of indoor air topics as well as glossaries, database searches and Web pages in Spanish. |
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INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE
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Resources and information on a variety of industrial hygiene topics from the American Industrial Hygiene Association. |
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LASERNET
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Laser and laser safety related resources, including laser pointer issues, tutorials, bioeffects, and accident database. |
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MEDLINE PLUS
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A directory of resources for researching health questions, including health topics, Medline, dictionaries, and organizations. From the National Library of Medicine. |
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NEEDLESTICK SAFETY
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Resources for needlestick prevention programs from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. |
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OHIO UTILITIES PROTECTION SERVICE
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This is the "Call Before You Dig" website, by the organization to call in Ohio before excavating or digging. |
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RADIATION AND HEALTH PHYSICS
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Contains information and links related to radiation written for three distinct groups: the general public, students, and the health physics community. From the Univ. of Mich. |
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SAFETY & SECURITY DIRECTORY
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Formerly Best’s Safety and Security Directory; now Grey House Safety and Security Directory.
Online version of the two-volume directory of safety products. Offers buyer’s guides, training articles and summaries
of OSHA standards. |
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SPANISH LANGUAGE
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This page from Occupational Safety & Health Administration's Web site provides access
to safety information in Spanish, including publications, e-tools and links to other Web sites.
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TOXNET
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A cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals and related areas, including HSDB, IRIS and TOXLINE. |
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TRUCKING SAFETY
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration provides information
and regulations on brake safety, driver fatigue, hazardous materials, the hours of service
rule, and other safety and security issues affecting large trucks and buses. |
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WHERE TO FIND MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS ON THE INTERNET
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Provides lengthy list of Internet sources for MSDSs, plus useful introductory information about them. |
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WORKING PARTNERS FOR AN ALCOHOL- AND DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE
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Provides guidelines on establishing a workplace substance abuse program. Search the Substance Abuse Information Database. From the US Dept. of Labor. |
