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Our loss control consultants have identified many web sites that offer safety and health information and have determined that the sites below offer relevant content for the industries we serve. We encourage you to take full advantage of these resources.
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Shipyard Employment E-Tools
The Shipyard employment e-tool.
SeaBright's Risk Management Publications
SeaBright's Loss Control's Risk Management Publications, has a great and extensive selection of "toolbox talks" call Safety Meeting Outlines, and more in-depth articles for managers called, Supervisor Safety Updates.
Consumer Products Safety Commission Site
Product recall site listing thousands of recall notices and product safety statistics
CPSC Notification Enrollment
On-line form to receive product recall notification via email.
OSHA
Occupational Safety & Health Administration's (OSHA) HomePage
NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health
Providing national and world leadership to prevent work-related illnesses and injuries.
Center for Disease Control & Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people - at home and abroad, providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships.
Longshore Home Page  
ULS&H HomePage. Provides information on current news and regulations.
Occupational Information Network
This is a website that will help develop job descriptions
Construction eTool
The Spanish-language Construction eTool is a standalone, interactive, Web-based occupational safety and health training tool, which helps employers and workers identify and control the hazards in the areas of electrical safety, falls, stuck-by and trenching and excavation.
Crane Safety
Crane Accidents This site has hundreds of crane accident photos, with commentary and related material.
Crane Safety Produced by Barth's Crane service, this site has a great selection of crane specific web sites.
Crane Works This site provides safety and technical information for crane and rigging users.
Ergonomics
Repetitive
Strain Injury
Google.com search page on Repetitive Strain Injuries
Ergonomics Information Key points to remember in reducing strains, sprains, back injuries and other ergonomic issues.
Ergonomics
Info from Canada
Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety. Information on Ergonomics
CTD News OSHA updates on Cumulative Trauma Disease and its impacts.
Ergo Web Ergo Web provides a variety of free information and resources. They also specialize in developing and selling ergonomics related software products, training products and services, and consulting services.
ErgoWorld Online ERGOWORLD is divided into six sections. Three devoted to ergonomics (office ergonomics, industrial ergonomics, injury prevention/treatment) and three devoted to human factors (HCI/usability, air & ground HF, product design). This site also provides information on products, jobs available, consultants/organizations, university programs, and industry events.
Federal Regulations
Access to All Federal Regulations This link places you at the search page for any federal regulation you are interested in reading. This page will also let you search for Federal Registers. However, Federal Registers are easier to find if you use the other site specifically listed for that purpose.
USDOT U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has put together a good site for transportation specific information. Various links are provided and as well as access to published info by the DOT.
FHWA Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
MSHA Mine Safety & Health Administration's (MSHA) HomePage
NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Federal Websites
THOMAS Legislative Information Use this site to search for legislation. The 104th Congress enabled all Federal legislative information to be freely available to the Internet public
FDA - Food Code FDA Food Code. The Food and Drug Administration publishes the Food Code, a reference that guides retail outlets such as restaurants and grocery stores and institutions such as nursing homes on how to prevent food-borne illness.
FBI Information regarding Security and Threats
FedWorld FedWorld -- Government Information and links. The FedWorld.gov web site is a gateway to government information. This site is managed by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) as part of it's information management mandate.
US Army Corps of Engineers US Army Corps of Engineers (USCE) Website
The White House Information from our Nation's Capitol
Fire Safety
Ansul Fire Protection Fire protection resource
NAFED National Association of Fire Equipment Distributor's (NAFED) principal objective is to gather and disseminate information and ideas that will improve the world's fire protection and increase the fire protection industry's competence.
OUDPS Fire Safety Fire safety information and resource
American Fire Sprinkler Association American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA). Fire safety and sprinkler resource
Fleet Safety
NSC Distracted Driving Employer's Policy Kit

Employers are implementing cell phone policies in all industries and sectors – not only for their fleets and commercial drivers, but for all employees. Allowing employees to conduct either hands-free or handheld business on cell phones while driving represents acceptance of a four times increase in crash risk. The resources can help you reduce this risk. The kit provides ready-to-use sample policies, a presentation and written executive summary for senior management, and a variety of policy roll-out communications for employees. For more intensive education, the kit includes a 1-hour course with instructor and participant guides and PowerPoint presentation.

DOT's Hazmat Homepage Department of Transportation's (DOT) Office of Hazardous Material Safety's mission is to promulgate a national safety program that will minimize the risks to life and property inherent in commercial transportation of hazardous materials.
Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) This is an excellent manual for construction operations involving road barricading -it’s the bible for how warning signs must be erected and is used by most state agencies as "spec"
SafeStat Fleet analysis and Information Online. US DOT sponsored site containing SafeStat, Crash Profile, Program Measures, and Current Analysis Results
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and the Highway Loss Data Institute are independent, nonprofit, research and communications organizations funded by auto insurers and dedicated to reducing highway crash deaths, injuries, and property losses.
Safer Report Safer - Safety And Fitness Electronic Records System.
School Bus Information Council School Bus Information Site.
Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS) NETS is an employer-led public/private partnership dedicated to improving the safety and health of employees, their families, and members of the communities in which they live and work, by reducing the number of traffic crashes that occur both on and off the job
United Motor Coach The United Motorcoach Association ("UMA") is North America's largest association of professional bus and motorcoach companies. Founded in 1971 as the United Bus Owners of America, UMA's membership now includes over 875 motorcoach companies. Another 215 motorcoach manufacturers, suppliers and related businesses are currently "Associate" members of UMA.
Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash and Fatality and Injury Estimates Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash and Fatality and Injury Estimates. The Research and Development (R&D) program serves as the foundation that supports the Agency's goal to reduce motor vehicle injuries and fatalities.
Sertec Sertec Corporation specializes in hi-tech quality control monitoring and large volume customer response management. The company has grown into a multifaceted corporation addressing driver safety, customer service, and the insurance claims reporting industry.
Health & Wellness
American Medical Association Medical resource
The Arthritis Foundation Information and research regarding arthritis
FirstAidWeb Welcome to FirstAidWeb. Our unique self-guiding CPR course and First Aid course are a cost-effective, time-saving alternative... Each of our step-by-step CPR and First Aid lessons are thoroughly explained with minimal technical jargon and include a helpful quick review section. A brief quiz will recap everything you learned. FirstAidWeb Inc. CPR certification and First Aid certification are valid for 2 years from date of issue.
JCAHO Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits nearly 17,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. An independent, not-for-profit organization, JCAHO is the nation's predominant standards-setting and accrediting body in health care.
Management Assistance Program for Nonprofits A large medical resource website from "WebMD"
NIH The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the steward of medical and behavioral research for the Nation.
American Red Cross American Red Cross
Staywell Staywell provides information, links and resources on employee wellness, educational materials, programs, etc.
Environmental Health Information Service A peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the discussion of the effect of the environment on human health
American Physical Therapy Association Physical therapy resource
West Nile Virus Links This site includes numerous Web Links with Useful Information
on the West Nile Virus
Industrial Hygiene
USACHPPM US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventative Medicine.
American Conf. of Government Industrial Hygienists Worker Health and Safety Information resource. The American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH®) is a member-based organization and community of professionals that advances worker health and safety through education and the development and dissemination of scientific and technical knowledge.
American Industrial Hygiene Association US DOT sponsored site containing SafeStat, Crash Profile, Program Measures, and Current Analysis Results
Industry Organizations
API American Petroleum Institute. API is the major national trade association representing the entire petroleum industry: exploration and production, transportation, refining, and marketing.
American Biosafety Association Biosafety Resource site. The American Biological Safety Association (ABSA) was founded in 1984 to promote biosafety as a scientific discipline and serve the growing needs of biosafety professionals throughout the world.
AGC of America Associated General Contractors of America homepage
American Nuclear Society Nuclear technology resource
The Center for Construction Research and Training Designed for owners, contractors and workers, Construction Solutions is a database of information on health hazards and practical control measures to reduce or eliminate those hazards.
NESF What used to be the National Electrical Safety Foundation (NESF) is now the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI), with an ever-increasing library of publications and tools to help keep you electrically safe at home, at school and on the job.
IADC International Association of Drilling Contractors.
LIOGA Louisiana Independent Oil & Gas Association. Your one stop source for complete information on Louisiana's oil and gas industry.
Pacific Maritime Association HomePage of the PMA. The principal business of the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) is to negotiate and administer maritime labor agreements with the International Longshore and Warehouse
Union (ILWU).
PETEX University of Texas at Austin, Petroleum Continuing and Extended Education Service
Maps
Hazard Maps On-line To generate an online hazard map your area of interest
Aerial Site Mapping Satellite and Aerial Photo resource
Mapblast Traffic maps, city guides, yellow pages, white pages, directions by phone, encyclopedia
Maps On Us Maps, directions, yellow pages, business services
Mapquest Maps, driving directions, road trip planner, yellow pages
Yahoo! Maps Maps, driving directions
MSDS & HazMat
DOT's Hazmat Homepage Department of Transportation's (DOT) Office of Hazardous Material Safety's mission is to promulgate a national safety program that will minimize the risks to life and property inherent in commercial transportation of hazardous materials.
Index of MSDS A source of general information about the potential hazards of chemicals
ChemFinder Chemical database/search engine
MSDS Online SIRI MSDS Index and Internet search
MSDS Links A huge number of different Material Safety Data Sheets are available in electronic format. Many of these sites contain both generic (pure substance) and specific (manufacturer's products) MSDS. A perfect resource to help get the information you need from the University of Wisconsin
Natural Hazards & Weather
US Government Earthquake Information Site Information on worldwide earthquake activity, earthquake science, and earthquake hazard reduction
University of Hawaii Meteorology Department of Meteorology at the University of Hawaii
Accuweather Weather
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
Weather Channel Weather forecasting
OSH Associations
American Management Association Professional/management resources
American Society of Civil Engineers American Society of Civil Engineers--Leadership, technology, and promotion resources for the civil engineering profession
American Society of Safety Engineers American Society of Safety Engineers--Leadership, technology and promotion resources for the safety engineering profession
BAESG Bay Area Environmental Safety Group. BAESG is an association of environmental and safety professionals communicating current environmental health and safety issues to industry practitioners.
BCSP Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) was organized as a peer certification board with the purpose of certifying practitioners in the safety profession. Their designation"CSP", a method of recognizing a safety professional.
Communispond Professional/management training resource
IRMI International Risk Management Institute
Laborers Health & Safety Fund of North America, Occupational Health & Safety Division The aim of the Occupational Safety and Health Division website is to provide information and support that helps to protect the health and safety of Laborers on the job while enhancing productivity and curtailing costs for LIUNA signatory employers.
RIMS Risk & Insurance Management Society (RIMS)
Training and Seminars Locator Education and training portal for career development
Pollution
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EPA's mission is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment — air, water, and land — upon which life depends
Noise Pollution Clearing House (NPC) The Noise Pollution Clearinghouse is a national nonprofit organization with extensive online noise related resources.
RTK Net With the information available on RTK NET, you can identify specific factories and their environmental effects and assess people and communities affected.
PPE
AO Safety Eye Safety Eye, face and head protection
Products Liability
Consumer Products Safety Commission Site Product recall site
Law.com News and resources for the legal profession
Legal and State Updates Cornell University's legal information institute
US Department of Health and Human Services Includes FDA, health and products resource
Institute for Civil Justice (ICJ) The Institute's mission is to help make the civil justice system more efficient and more equitable by supplying government and private decision-makers and the public with the results of objective, empirically based, analytic research.
International Product Safety News The Newsletter Devoted To Electrical Product Safety Compliance
Underwriters Labs Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) is an independent, not-for-profit product safety testing and certification organization.
The United States Federal Judiciary US Supreme Court, Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Bankruptcy courts
Property
CSIRO Division of Building Construction and Engineering Services, research, and special projects in CSIRO manufacturing and infrastructure technology
Inland Marine Underwriters Association Good Inland Marine Loss Control Bulletins.
HSB Industrial Risk Insurers IRI provides insurance at the primary layer for structured programs. IRI's primary loss limit property product is available for a broad range of industries including services, heavy industrial, manufacturing, and utilities.
American Insurance Services Group/ISO Property and liability risk resource
NAR The National Association of Rocketry (NAR)
Safety & Health Publications
NIOSH Literature Review Assessing occupational safety and health training
SeaBright's Risk Management Publications

SeaBright's Loss Control's Risk Management Publications, has a great and extensive selection of "toolbox talks" call Safety Meeting Outlines, and more in-depth articles for managers called, Supervisor Safety Updates.

ENR Engineering News Record's (ENR). The weekly construction and engineering magazine's website.
RMIS Risk Management Information Systems (RMIS)
BNA (Bureau of National Affairs) BNA is the publisher of print and electronic news, analysis, and reference products, providing intensive coverage of legal and regulatory developments for professionals in business and government.
Canadian Center for Occupational Health and Safety Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety
Caterpiller Equipment Heavy equipment safety topics including model specific training for Caterpiller equipment.
JJ Keller J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. is a leading supplier of safety and regulatory compliance solutions for transportation, manufacturing, construction, human resources, security and general industry.
GPO Access Federal Government Resources, from the Purdue University Libraries
3M Company Transportation and Personal Safety resource
American Association of Occupational Health Nurses Occupational and Environmental Health & Safety resource
Behavior Safety Reducing lost-time injuries, through the analysis of your current environment, and the implementation of proven performance management methods.
British OSH The promotion and protection of occupational and environmental health and hygiene
Christie Communications This site provides a huge amount of linked information to industrial safety, health, and injury reduction.
ClickSafety ClickSafety is the leading web-based health and safety risk management system for construction and related industries
Department of Energy Office of Environmental Safety and Health Department Of Energy Office of Environmental Safety and Health
ES&H Powered Industrial Trucks Environment, Safety and Health
National Safety Program National Safety Council homepage
MSU Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Safety Office of Radiation, Chemical and Biological Safety
PureSafety PureSafety offers flexible products and solutions designed to advance beyond mere compliance
Safety Line SafetyLine is an on-line information service provided by WorkSafe Western Australia. Their safety information is international in its application, and they are good links to other safety resources.
Safety on Line SafetyOnline Worldwide is a source of information and services for the Safety Professional. This site provides another good source of links to safety and health resources
TargetSafety Online safety training resources
Spanish Language Resources top
English/Spanish Dictionaries
OSHA developed 9 English-Spanish/Spanish-English Dictionaries that consist of over 2000 general OSHA, general industry and construction industry terms.
Georgia Tech Safety and Health Consultation Program
Collection of training materials and a video intended for Spanish -speaking construction workers.
Texas Department of Insurance
Extensive library of free safety and health material translated into Spanish.
Standards
American National Standards Institute American National Standards Institute
American Society for Testing and Materials ASTM International is one of the largest voluntary standards development organizations in the world-a trusted source for technical standards for materials, products, systems, and services.
European Committee for Standardization European Committee for Standardization
The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) A leading authority in technical areas ranging from computer engineering, biomedical technology and telecommunications, to electric power, aerospace and consumer electronics, among others.
NFPA National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Standards Council of Canada The Standards Council of Canada is the focal point for standardization and conformity assessment in Canada
World Health Organization World Health Organization
State Safety Sites
Alabama State of Alabama's homepage.
Alaska State of Alaska's Labor Standards and Safety Division.
Arizona State of Arizona's homepage.
California
California's OSHA (CalOSHA)
California Construction Postings
General link to California required postings, explaining what the requirements are and in most cases links to digital versions of the posting notices. Many of these are required by California agencies other than Cal-OSHA, and govern such items as "pay day" notice and other such labor issures. However, this link also has all of the other posters required by Cal-OSHA regulation to be posted.
Safety and Health Protection on the Job poster (English)
Safety and Health Protection on the Job poster (Spanish)
One notice that must always be up (to avoid annoying Cal-OSHA) are these posters, available in English and Spanish.
Forklift Posting - English
Forklift Posting - Spanish
If forklifts are operated, there is a specific Forklift poster that must also be posted in the area of operation, also available in English and Spanish.
Access to Medical and Exposure Records poster (English)
Access to Medical and Exposure Records poster (Spanish)
This meets Cal-OSHA's requirements to post the "Access to Medical Records" notice.
California Emergency Telephone Number Posting poster
Cal-OSHA requires employers to post this poster. The PDF is somewhat outdated, since all you put down in each category is 911 usually. But the poster is still required to be in this format.
Pocket Guide to Construction Regulations
A handy pocket guide to construction regulations in California.

Connecticut Connecticut Dept. of Labor
Hawaii State of Hawaii's Hawaii Industrial Occupational Safety and Health Division (HIOSH).
Idaho State of Idaho's Industrial Commission. The Idaho Industrial Commission was created in 1918 to administer Idaho's workers' compensation laws.
Kentucky Kentucky Dept. of Labor/Occupational Safety and Health Program
Louisiana State of Louisiana's Homepage.
Maryland Maryland Occupational Safety and Health/Division of Labor and Industry
Mississippi State of Mississippi's Homepage
Nevada Nevada Division of Industrial Relations
New York NY State Dept. of Labor/Division of Safety and Health
New Jersey New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development/Office of Public Employees Occupational Safety and Health
New Mexico New Mexico Occupational Health and Safety Bureau
North Carolina NC Dept. of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Division
Oregon State of Oregon's Homepage.
South Carolina SC Dept. of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
Tennessee Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development
Texas State of Texas' Workers' Health and Safety Division administers state and federal health and safety programs to reduce injuries and illnesses in the workplace.
Utah Utah Occupational Safety and Health
Vermont Dept. of Labor and Industries/Vermont Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Virginia Virginia Dept. of Labor and Industries
Washington State Labor & Industries HomePage State of Washington's Labor and Industries (WISHA), Safety & Health Homepage.
Wyoming Dept. of Employment/Occupation Health and Safety page
Statistics
BLS Homepage BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) Home Page. Find all Federally published labor statistics including injury statistics for all industries here
Inspections Within SIC Groups This page enables the user to search for OSHA enforcement inspections within a specified industry group.
Martindale's Calculators On-Line Site provides over 23,000 calculators for engineering and scientific applications.
Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Reports The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), weekly report on mortality and morbidity data.
OSHA Citation Statistics This OSHA site supplies OSHA standards cited by and individual establishment, by SIC code or major division.
SafeStat Fleet analysis and Information Online. US DOT sponsored site containing SafeStat, Crash Profile, Program Measures, and Current Analysis Results
Substance Abuse Info
Drug & Alcohol Information The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI). With links to other related sites.
TIPS Program Training for bartenders to minimize alcohol server exposure in Dram Shop cases
University Resources
Cornell University Cornell University's ergonomics reference site
Ohio State University We have developed a unique research program that focuses on the study of occupational joint loading under dynamic conditions.
Oregon Health Sciences University The Oregon Health Sciences University Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology
San Jose State University San Jose State College of Engineering
Southern Illinois University Southern Illinois University Center for Environmental Health and Safety
Texas Tech University Texas Tech College of Engineering
University of California (Davis) UC Davis Center for Agricultural Health & Safety
University of California (Irvine) UC Irvine Administrative and Business Services
University of Kentucky University of Kentucky Environmental health and safety
University of Michigan University of Michigan Center for occupational health and safety engineering
University of Minnesota University of Minnesota Center for Environmental Health and Safety
University of Wisconsin University of Wisconsin Department of Industrial Engineering