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Safety/Prevention Web Site Guide
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SAFETY ENGINEERS Founded in 1911, ASSE is the oldest and largest professional safety organization. Its more than 32,000 members manage, supervise and consult on safety, health, and environmental issues in industry, insurance, government and education.
The Canadian Center for Occupational Safety and Health promotes a safe and healthy working environment by providing information and advice about occupational health and safety. CANADIAN COUNCIL OF OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE The Canadian Council of Occupational Hygiene is a nonprofit organization established to provide a formal, coordinated, perspective on occupational hygiene. CORNELL UNIVERSITY ERGONOMICS WEB CUErgo presents information from research studies and class work by students and faculty in the Cornell Human Factors and Ergonomics Research Group, focusing on ways to enhance usability by improving the ergonomic design of hardware, software and workplaces to enhance people's comfort, performance and health. A whole Web site dedicated to business-related driving and safety, brought to us from a team at Loughborough University. ERGONOMICS CENTER OF NORTH CAROLINA The Ergonomics Center provides occupational ergonomics consulting, training programs and cost-effective ergonomic solutions for corporations, facilities and individuals to support and enhance your company's ergonomics efforts. HUMAN FACTORS AND ERGONOMICS SOCIETY Since 1957, studying how humans, machines and environment come together and interact--or don't. INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS The Web site for the world?s largest professional society dedicated solely to the support of the industrial engineering profession includes blogs and articles on topics related to worker safety, training and productivity. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT BOARDS & COMMISSIONS The IAIABC is a not-for-profit trade association representing government agencies charged with the administration of workers' compensation systems throughout the United States, Canada, and other nations and territories. INTERNATIONAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATION The ISEA is the trade association in the United States for companies that manufacture safety and personal protective equipment. MASSACHUSETTS COALITION FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH The Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health seeks to educate and mobilize workers to improve their working conditions and influence public policies that govern these conditions. NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH The NIOSH site provides nformation on programs such as mining safety and health, WorkLife Initiative, the NORA Occupational Research Agenda and the Workplace Hazards Evaluations. The National Safety Council is a nonprofit charity that serves as a leading resource on industry trends, professional development, and strategies for advancing safety and health programs and practices. NEW YORK COMMITTEE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH The New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health is a non-profit coalition of 200 local unions and more than 400 individual workers, physicians, lawyers and other health and safety activists - all dedicated to the right of every worker to a safe and healthful job. OFFICE ERGONOMICS RESEARCH COMMITTEE The OERC was formed by a group of U.S. companies to focus on musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among office workers and get the word on how to prevent them. A pro-bono site dedicated to caregivers who must deal with lifting patients every shift. Information on lifting technique, technologies, hot topics, etc. The U.K.-based international organization dedicated to the pursuit of designing and building for comfort, efficiency, productivity and safety. The UCLA Ergonomics Web site is designed to provide workers with practical information on ergonomics--for both blue- and white-collar workers UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL At the Department of Work Environment at UMass Lowell, the emphasis is on preventing work-related illnesses, injuries, and deaths simultaneous with the promotion of the health and safety of both the workers and the general environment. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN CENTER FOR ERGONOMICS Information on the academic program, its research and publications, and the tools and services that the department can provide to companies and organizations. WORKPLACE SAFETY AND INSURANCE BOARD The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board promotes workplace health and safety, and provides a workers compensation system for the employers and workers of Ontario. There is extensive information on this site about prevention, forms, health issues, return to work programs, and links to other health and safety organizations. Research and information on hot topics affected employers and the safety and health of their workers, such as computer workstation ergo issues. November 3, 2008 Copyright 2008© LRP Publications |
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