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I. United States, federal government

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Centros Para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (EEUU)
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB)
Consumers Guide to U.S. Disability Rights Laws
(U.S. Department of Justice)
Energy Department Office of Environment, Safety and Health
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Family and Medical Leave Act (text of the U.S. law)
Federal Asbestos Worker Protection Regulations (Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations)
Hazardous Chemical Reporting: Community Right-to-Know Regulations under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (Environmental Protection Agency)
Instituto Nacional de Salud Y Seguridad Occupacional de los E.U.
Labor Department, Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 rules (U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, 29 CFR 825)
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
National Environmental Publications Internet Site (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
National Library of Medicine/PubMed
National Occupational Research Agenda Update 2001  Informat.  For information about using files in PDF format, click here. (U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Fiscal Year 2003 Budget for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Statement to Congress by John Henshaw (February 14, 2002)
OSHA Enforcement Inspections Database (search by company name)
OSHA Enforcement Inspections Database (search by type of business)
OSHA Forms for Recording Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
OSHA Preambles to Final Rules
Index to OSHA Standards (Code of Federal Regulations Title 29)
OSHA Statistics and Data
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration: A History of its First Thirteen Years, 1971-1984 (U.S. Department of Labor)
"Willful Violation" as Defined by OSHA (OSHA Field Inspection Reference Manual)

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC)
Office of Workers' Compensation (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment Services Administration)
Office of Hazardous Materials Safety (U.S. Department of Transportation)
Official OSHA Complaint Form
OSHA: Employee Workplace Rights Informat.  For information about using files in PDF format, click here (An up-to-date 28-page booklet by OSHA.)
Recursos en Español (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
 Safety and Health Resource Guide for Small Businesses  Informat.  For information about using files in PDF format, click here (Exhaustive lists of websites, toll-free telephone numbers, free publications, training resources for owners and employees and resources for onsite consultations by the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2000)
Toxic Substances Control Act (text of U.S. law)
U.S. Army Industrial Hygiene Program
U.S. Navy Occupational Safety and Health Environmental Training Center
Worker Health Chartbook (U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, September 2000)


II. United States, state and local government

Arizona Industrial Commission
Assessment and Collection of Public Employee Safety and Health Penalties (New York State Office of the State Comptroller, 1997)
Assessment and Collection of PESH Penalties, Review of Actions Taken(New York State Office of the State Comptroller, 1998)
California Division of Occupational Safety and Health
Connecticut Department of Labor's Division of Occupational Safety and Health
Diccionario de Términos de Seguridad e Higiene en el Trabajo - Español – Inglés (Oregon OSHA)
Dictionary of Occupational Safety and Health Terms - English – Spanish (Oregon OSHA)
Employee Safety Division (Cincinnati Office of Environmental Management)
Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Program
MIOSHA Standards and Administrative Rules (Michigan Bureau of Safety and Regulation)
Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Standards (Department of Labor and Industry)
New Jersey Department of Health Hazardous Substance Fact Sheet Collection – more than 1,600 of the best-written, most useful sources of brief information about toxics. Please note the instructions at the beginning of the link about PDF (Portable Document Format) software, which you can download free.
New York City Building Code (New York City Department of Buildings)
New York City, Citywide Office of Occupational Safety and Health
New York City, Final Regulations for the New York City Smoke-Free Air Act (Rules of the City of New York, 2003)
New York City Noise Control Code (Noise Pollution Clearinghouse)
New York City Rigging Safety Regulations (New York City Department of Buildings, 2001)
New York City Smoke Free Air Act of 2002 (New York City Council)
New York City Tobacco Control: A Smoke-Free Workplace (New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene)
New York State Cancer Incidence Maps, by ZIP Code – These maps are extremely dark; in order to read them you will probably need to increase the brightness of your computer screen. (New York State Department of Health)
New York State Consolidated Labor Laws (New York State Assembly)
New York State Consolidated Workers' Compensation Laws (New York State Assembly)
New York State Department of Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Information
New York State Department of Labor, Division of Occupational Safety and Health
New York State Department of Labor, Industrial Code Rules

  • Part 4 - Low Pressure Boilers
  • Part 8 - Construction, Guarding, Equipment, Maintenance and Operation of Elevators, Dumbwaiters, Escalators, Hoists and Hoistways in Factories and Mercantile Establishments
  • Part 12 - Control of Air Contaminants
  • Part 14-1-8 - Construction, Installation, Inspection and Maintenance of High Pressure Boilers; Construction of Unfired Pressure Vessels
    Part 14-9-11 - Construction, Installation, Inspection and Maintenance of High Pressure Boilers; Construction of Unfired Pressure Vessels
  • Part 21 - Protection of Persons Employed at Window Cleaning - Structural Requirements, Equipment and Procedures
  • Part 23-1-4 - Protection in Construction, Demolition and Excavation Operations  
    Part 23-5-11 - Protection in Construction, Demolition and Excavation Operations
  • Part 32-1-2 - Ski Tows and Other Passenger Tramways Part 32-3-4 - Ski Tows and Other Passenger Tramways Part 32-5-6 - Ski Tows and Other Passenger Tramways
  • Part 36 - State Standard Building Code for Places of Public Assembly
  • Part 38 - Ionizing Radiation Protection
  • Part 39 - Possession, Handling, Storage and Transportation of Explosives
  • Part 41 - Aerial Performers
  • Part 43 - Coin Operated Machines
  • Part 45 - Amusement Devices, Viewing Stands and Tents at Carnivals, Fairs and Amusement Parks
  • Part 47 - Transparent Glass Doors in Mercantile Establishments And in Public and Commercial Buildings and Structures
  • Part 50 - Lasers
  • Part 54 - Safety in Skiing
  • Part 56 - Asbestos Asbestos Code Rule 56 Address Changes
  • Part 57 - High Voltage Proximity
  • Part 59 - Workplace Safety and Loss Prevention Program

New York State Department of Labor, Public Employee Safety and Health Bureau (PESH)
New York State Department of Transportation Asbestos Management: Project Environmental GuidelinesSpecifications for bridge and roadway asbestos abatement projects (1998)
New York State Department of Transportation Safety Bulletin Index
New York State Hazard Abatement Board
New York State Labor Law, Article 2: Health and safety for employees of state and local government
New York State Labor Law, Article 28: Toxic Substances (Right-to-Know law)
New York State Labor Law, Article 29: Training and Education Program on Occupational Safety and Health
New York State Labor Law, Article 30: Asbestos or Products Containing Asbestos
New York State Occupational Health Clinic Network
New York State Regulations concerning school environmental safety and construction safety (8 New York Code of Rules and Regulations, Part 155)
New York State Workers' Compensation Board
Occupational Disease Compensation (New York State Office of the Attorney General)
Occupational Health (New York State Department of Health)
Off the Job Injury or Illness: A Guide to New York State Disability Benefits (NYS Workers' Compensation Board)
On the Job Injury: An Employee's Guide to New York State Workers' Compensation Benefits (NYS Workers' Compensation Board)
Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division
Oregon OSHA publications A broad selection, including asbestos, back-injury prevention, ergonomics, fall protection, scaffolds and violence in the workplace (Department of Consumer and Business Services)
Public Employee Safety & Health (New York State Department of Labor)
The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
Tennessee Division of Occupational Safety and Health
Utah Occupational Safety and Health Code
Virginia Safety and Health Code
Washington (State) Industrial Safety and Health Act Services
Wyoming OSHA Rules and Regulations


III. International

Alberta (Canada) Workplace Health and Safety (Alberta Human Resources and Employment Ministry)
British Columbia Workers' Compensation Board
Centro Internacional de Informacion sobre Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo (Organizacion Internacional del Trabajo - International Labour Organization)
Centro Panamericano de Ingeniería Sanitaria y Ciencias del Ambiente (Pan American Health Organization site with complete versions in English, Spanish and Portuguese)
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (European Union)
Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (Germany - Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin)
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (Ministry of Social Affairs and Health)
Groupe de Travail Trinational de Experts Gouvernementaux sur la Sante et la Securite au Travail
Grupo de Trabajo Trinacional de Expertos Gubernamentales en Seguridad, Salud y Medio Ambinete Laboral
Health and Safety Authority (Ireland)
Health and Safety Executive (United Kingdom)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Occupational Safety and Health Information Center (International Labour Organization)
Introductory Report to the XVth World Congress on Occupational Safety and Health (International Labour Organization, April 1999)
Manitoba Department of Labour, Workplace Safety and Health Division
National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (Australia)
New Zealand Department of Labour Occupational Safety and Health Service
Occupational Health and Safety Agency (Canada Ministry of Health)
Occupational Health and Safety in Canada and the United States   (Bureau of National Affairs, 1998)
Occupational Safety and Health Laws in the United States, Mexico and Canada: An Overview (U.S. Department of Labor)
Ontario Ministry of Labour, Occupational Health and Safety Branch
Pan American Center for Sanitary Engineering and Environmental Sciences (Pan American Health Organization site with complete versions in English, Spanish and Portuguese)
Queensland (Australia) Department of Industrial Relations Workplace Health and Safety
Saskatchewan Labour, Occupational Health & Safety Division
Swedish National Institute for Working Life
Tri-National Working Group of Government Experts on Workplace Safety and Health
Victorian Workcover Authority (Australia)
Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission of New Brunswick
World Health Organization: Occupational Health


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