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Occupational Safety and Health
A Guide to Selected Government Information Available at WIU's Government Publications Library (Prepared by Angela Blann- 8/99; revised 6/06) Web version of this guide includes links to web resources. Federal Government Information
Occupational Safety and Health Laws in the United States, Mexico, and Canada: An Overview.
This cooperative activity of the U.S., Mexico, and Canada describes
each country's occupational safety and health laws in an effort to
develop effective safety and health programs. This report utilizes
compensation, social security, and labor laws of each country, case
law, and relevant literature. 1999
Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The OSHA website offers statistics and inspection data, OSHA manuals, memos, documents, current news, laws, and regulations. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. The NIOSH website features a wealth of NIOSH resources, including research information, Health Hazard Evaluations, NIOSH Alerts, criteria documents, fact sheets, Federal Register Notices, reports to Congress, hazard IDs, state activities, news, and databases. Occupational safety and health information can be obtained by topic.
Health Hazard Evaluations: Noise and Hearing Loss 1986-1997.
A summarization, organized by industry, of Health Hazard Evaluations
conducted by the Health Hazard Evaluation and Technical Assistance
Program from 1986 to 1997.
Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories.
An explanation of the microbiological safety practices recommended for
laboratories dealing with agents infectious to humans. 1999
Job Safety and Health Quarterly.
In the official magazine of the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, you will find timely and informative articles about
safety in particular industries and in small businesses, workplace
violence, ergonomics, OSHA training opportunities, and much more.
Construction Industry Digest. One of many OSHA publications
that are designed to introduce employers, supervisors, and safety and
health personnel to particular OSHA safety and health standards. This
booklet presents often overlooked, hazardous situation standards
relating to the construction industry.2002
OSHA Fact Sheets.
These fact sheets are available via the web and offer brief, general
descriptions of such topics as workplace fire safety, bloodborne
pathogens, carbon monoxide poisoning, asbestos, and back injuries, to
name a few.
NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards.
This National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
document presents in tabular format general industrial hygiene
information, including chemical structures, carcinogens, exposure
limits, and respirator recommendations. 2005
Criteria For a Recommended Standard: Occupational Noise Exposure.
Findings of the NIOSH reevaluation of occupational noise exposure
standards and recommendations for implementation and evaluation of
hearing loss prevention programs. 1998
Elements of Ergonomics Programs: A Primer Based on Workplace Evaluations of Musculoskeletal Disorders.
This publication is meant to help small- and medium-sized businesses
establish an ergonomics program. The seven elements found in a
successful program are explained and examples from actual NIOSH
evaluations are given. 1997
Preventing Occupational Hearing Loss: A Practical Guide.
This nontechnical guide provides basic information and practical
solutions for maintaining a workable hearing loss prevention program.
1996
Worker Deaths in Confined Spaces: A Summary of Surveillance Findings and Investigative Case Reports.
Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluations and national incidence of
confined space fatalities data over a ten-year period are examined to
prevent future fatalities. 1994
Manual for Measuring Occupational Electric and Magnetic Field Exposures.
This manual is a collection of assessment methods for occupational
exposure to electric and magnetic fields in a standard format, with a
summary and an analysis of strengths and weaknesses of each. 1998
Accident Prevention, The Focus of SAFE.
This hearing explores OSHA reform efforts and examines ways in which
the Occupational Safety and Health Agency is failing in its duty to
regulate America's safety laws. Proposed legislation, the Safety
Advancement for Employees Act, would increase the number of worksite
inspections possible and would encourage employers to comply
voluntarily. 1999 lllinois Government Information
Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, 1997 Epidemiologic Report.
A statistical look at the occupational fatalities and the
occupational-related illness fatalities that occurred in Illinois in
1997. Legal Information
"Looking Down the Road: An OSHA Ergonomics Standard from the Enforcement Perspective".
This article contends that an OSHA ergonomics standard would be
difficult to enforce because a performance standard is likely to be
challenged as vague, inspection abilities and resources are likely to
be insufficient, and mandatory enforcement by state OSHA plans is
likely to be resisted.
Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety.
This comprehensive, four-volume set is a must for anyone needing
occupational health information. It provides a broad overview of known
problems and possible solutions to keep work sites healthy. Volume One
presents information on diseases of the human body, including
detection, prevention and legal, ethical, and social issues. Volume Two
is devoted to hazards, while Volume Three contains data on chemicals
and common hazards by industry. Volume Four is an assortment of tables,
indexes, and guides. 1998
CCH Employment Safety and Health Guide.
This loose-leaf guide provides an exhaustive look at the Occupational
Safety and Health Act of 1970 and the Federal Mine Safety and Health
Act of 1977. Updated weekly, it is an effective resource for finding
regulations and safety and health standards.
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