Americas

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Canada

Legislation

• Canada's National Occupational Health and Safety Website
  This website section provides links to acts, regulations and associated documents from the agencies with legislative responsibility for occupational safety and health and workers' compensation in each Canadian jurisdiction.
• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety: Legislation
  The CCOHS 'osh answers' section for current occupational safety and health legislation.
• HRSDC Federal labour legislation
  A page on the Federal Government website (see HRSDC below) that includes parts of the Canada Labour Code and other Federal Acts and Regulations relevant to health and safety.
• ILO Legislative texts on OSH: Canada
  A listing of Federal and Provincial legislation by topic.
• WHO: International Digest of Health Legislation
  The World Health Organization's International Digest of Health Legislation (English version)

Culture

• BBC Country Profile
  A profile of Canada with information on politics, media, country facts, history and current affairs.

Institutions

• Association of Canadian Ergonomists (ACE)
  ACE is a membership based organisation dedicated to the promotion of ergonomics and human factors
• Association of Workers Compensation Boards of Canada (AWCBC)
  AWCBC is a non-profit-making organisation devoted to facilitating the exchange of information between the Workers Compensation Boards and Commissions.
• Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP)
  The BCRSP is a non-profit making membership organisation dedicated to the promotion of occupational safety and health.
• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
  CCOHS is governed by a tripartite body of representatives from workers, employers and government. Its website includes a Young Workers Zone and discussion groups.
• Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE)
  The CSSE is a membership based organisation for health and safety practitioners. It includes a nationwide programme of events and training.
• CanOSH
  A national website giving access to information, statistics and other resources provided by Federal, Provincial and Territorial Governments and the CCOHS.
• Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRDC)
  The Federal department HRSDC covers all aspects of the working environment, including occupational health and safety, the Workers' Compensation Service, labour standards and fire prevention.
• Industrial Accident Prevention Association
  IAPA is a non-profit-making membership organisation that provides programmes, products and services to prevent injury and illness in the workplace.
• Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST)
  The Occupational Health and Safety Research Institute Robert-Sauvé is a private, non-profit-making organisation dedicated to research into occupational safety and health.
• OSH Answers
  Run by the CCOHS, OSH Answers is a searchable database of occupational safety and health information listed by topic.

Provinces and Territories

• Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail du Quebec (CSST)
  This is the Quebec Government agency responsible for administering the occupational health and safety plan. It is a joint body with a board of directors consisting of equal numbers of worker and employer representatives. (In French)
• Department of Labour: Occupational health and safety
  The Provincial Government website includes health and safety guidelines and legislation for Newfoundland and Labrador.
• Department of Labour: Occupational Safety and Health Division
  The Provincial Government website provides information about many aspects of health and safety including details of relevant legislation.
• Manitoba Labour and Immigration: Workplace Safety and Health Division
  This section of the Provincial Government website provides access to legislative information for workplaces in Manitoba.
• Occupational Health and Safety Division
  Part of the Department for the Environment and Labour website, this section offers services for employers to improve workplace safety. Information includes legislation, regulations and codes of practice, hazard alerts, ergonomics, and a young workers' section.
• Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board
  The WCB administers the workers' compensation system and the website includes statistics and details of current health and safety legislation.
• Workers Health and Safety Centre, Ontario
  The Centre offers training in workplace health and safety via its regional offices.
• Workers' Compensation Board
  The WCB for the Northwest Territories and Nunavut administers the compensation system for people injured in the workplace. The website includes details of health and safety legislation, the accident prevention programme and training.
• Workers' Compensation Board Alberta
  Alberta WCB provides workplace insurance for workers and employers.
• Workers' Compensation Board in BC
  The WCB promotes workplace health and safety and administers the compensation system. The website includes the legal requirements for all workplaces in British Columbia.
• Workers' Compensation Board of Manitoba
  WCB is an insurance agency that administers the compensation system for workers who are injured at work and also promotes health and safety in the workplace.
• Workers' Compensation Board of Nova Scotia
  The WCB coordinates the workers' compensation system and the website includes information about programmes, benefits, claims, appeals. The library section gives access to OSH information arranged by topic.
• Workers' Compensation Board of Prince Edward Island
  The WCB administers the workers' compensation system and its website includes information about OSH legislation, regulations and topic guides.
• Workplace Health and Safety Compensation Commission of New Brunswick
  The WHSCC provides compensation for workers who are injured at work and also offers employers health and safety services. This site includes the health and safety legislation for New Brunswick.
• Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission
  The WHSCC promotes health and safety in the workplace and provides a no fault injury insurance programme. The website provides details of the legal requirements for workplaces in Newfoundland and Labrador.
• Workplace Safety and Insurance Board Ontario
  The WSIB administers the workers' compensation system, education and training.
• Yukon Workers' Compensation Health and Safety Board
  The board administers the workers' compensation system and the website includes statistics and details of current health and safety legislation.

Special Interest

• Canadian Asbestos Institute
  Asbestos information from the Canadian Asbestos Institute.
• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety: Biological Hazards
  The CCOHS page on biological hazards.
• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety: Chemicals
  The CCOHS information section on chemicals.
• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety: Ergonomics
  The CCOHS page for ergonomics.
• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety: Hazards
  CCOHS page on health and safety hazards.
• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety: Obtaining Material Safety Data Sheets
  The CCOHS information page listing companies that provide material safety data sheets.
• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety: Physical Agents
  The CCOHS page for physical agents.
• Chemical Safety Information from Intergovernmental Organisations
  IPCS INCHEM is a means of rapid access to internationally peer-reviewed information on chemicals commonly used throughout the world, which may also occur as contaminants in the environment and food.
• Environment Canada
  Environment Canada's Internet resource for weather and environmental information.
• Environmental Health Criteria
  IPCS INCHEM website area on environmental health criteria.
• International Chemical Safety Cards
  IPCS INCHEM website area on international chemical safety cards.
• World Health Organization
  The World Health Organization website resource for Canada.

Caribbean

Culture

• CIA World Factbook
  Periodically updated country information from the Central Intelligence Agency on Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts-Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago.

Institutions

• CARICOM
  Treaty establishing the Caribbean Community and Common Market. The member states are Antigua, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, St Kitts-Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago.

Chile

Legislation

• Government of Chile - Ministry of Education
  Website of the Chilean Ministry of Education. (In Spanish only)
• Government of Chile - Ministry of Health
  Website of the Chilean Ministry of Health. (In Spanish only)
• Government of Chile - Ministry of Safety
  Website of the Chilean Ministry of Safety. (In Spanish only)
• Government of Chile - National Commission of the Environment
  Website of the Chilean Environmental Commission. (In Spanish only)
• Government of Chile - National Forest Corporation
  Website of the Chilean National Forest Corporation. (In Spanish only)

Institutions

• Chilean Chapter of the Inter-American Association of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering (AIDIS)
  Website of the Chilean Chapter of the Inter-American Association of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering. (In Spanish only)
• Chilean Institute of Risk Prevention (INP)
  Website of the Chilean Risk Prevention Institute. (In Spanish only)
• Chilean Institute of Work Safety (IST)
  Website of the Chilean Institute of Work Safety. (In Spanish only)
• Chilean Safety Association (ACHS)
  Website of the Chilean Safety Association. (In Spanish only)
• National Safety Association of Chile
  Website of the National Safety Association of Chile. (In Spanish only)

Mexico

Legislation

• ILO Legislation Index
  The section for Mexico in the CIS (International Occupational Safety and Health Information Centre) database of legislative texts on OSH.

Culture

• BBC Country Profile
  A profile of Mexico with information on politics, media, country facts, history and current affairs.

Institutions

• Asociación Mexicana de Higiene y Seguridad (AMHSAC)
  The Mexican Association of Hygiene and Security aims to provide a safe working environment, implementing methods and systems for the prevention of accidents. (in Spanish)

USA

Legislation

• American National Standards Institute
  ANSI administers and co-ordinates the US voluntary standardisation and conformity assessment system
• ILO legislation index
  Listing of relevant US federal health and safety legislation.
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
  Part of the US Department of Labor website. The 'Regulations' section lists OSHA regulations, standards and compliance links.
• US Environmental Protection Agency
  Laws and regulations, major environmental laws.
  

Culture

• BBC Country profile
  The BBC profile about the USA with information on politics, media, country facts, history and current affairs.

Institutions

• American Industrial Hygiene Association
  An international organisation for occupational health and environmental professionals practising industrial hygiene.
• American Society of Safety Engineers
  A professional membership organisation for health, safety and environmental practitioners. The network of Chapters, most of which have websites, covers the whole country.
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  NIOSH is the US government agency responsible for research into occupational disease and injury.
• National Safety Council
  The National Safety Council is a non-governmental organisation that aims to increase the implementation of safety, health and environmental policies and practices.
• Safety Equipment Institute
  An independent organisation administering non-governmental certification and testing of safety products.

Special Interest

• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
  Part of the US Department of Health, the site includes ToxFAQS information sheets and a lot more. Use the search tool if you get lost.
• American Industrial Hygiene Association
  Membership organisation for industrial hygienists and occupational health and safety and environmental professionals with a listing of related organisations and resources.
• Building and Fire Research Laboratory
  Part of the US National Institute of Standards and Technology. The site lists current research, publications and software.
• CDC - Ergonomics
  Part of the US Department of Health Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, it includes sections on workstation, laboratory and industrial ergonomics, as well as an alphabetical topic search.
• Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
  Part of the US Department of Health, the CDC works to protect individuals' health.
• Chemical Safety and Hazards Investigation Board
  A US government agency for preventing major chemical accidents at fixed facilities.
• ChemSpy
  A site run by senior chemical engineers that gives access to chemical databases and search tools, most of which are free.
• Environmental Health and Safety Benchmarking Association
  Membership is free to qualified individuals. It is open only to employees of companies that wish to benchmark.
• Environmental Safety and Health information portal
  Source of information for the environmental safety and health professionals of the Department of Energy.
• EPA - Asbestos
  A direct link to this topic on the US Environmental Protection Agency's website.
• ErgoWeb
  Ergoweb is a company providing ergonomic products and software. Most of the information services are fee paying. There is a free email discussion list and newsletter dedicated to ergonomics.
• Hazardous Chemical Database
  Hazardous chemical database and search facility provided by the University of Akron Department of Chemistry.
• InFIRE
  Part of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute website, the international network for Fire Information and Reference Exchange gives access to fire reference literature and other activities via a worldwide consortium of libraries.
• International Ergonomics Association
  A federation of ergonomics and human factors societies representing 36 societies in 43 countries, with a newsletter and other information.
• Mine Safety and Health Administration
  Part of the US Department of Labor, it includes the Data Retrieval System search tool for citation, accident and sampling information.
• National Fire Protection Association
  Provide fire, electrical and life safety information and resources with option to sign in free for customised information and search engine.
• NIOSH - Asbestos
  A direct link to this topic on the NIOSH website.
• NIOSH - Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders
  A direct link to this topic on the NIOSH website.
• Noise and Hearing Loss Prevention
  A direct link to this topic on the NIOSH website.
• Noise Pollution Clearinghouse
  A non-governmental organisation providing resources to raise awareness and reduce noise pollution at source.
• US Department of Energy
  Information available on energy efficiency, research, and health improvement.
• US Environmental Protection Agency
  EPA home page includes laws and regulations, key topics, educational resources and news.
• WPI Protection Engineering and Centre for Fire Safety Studies
  The WPI Centre for Fire Safety Studies is part of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute based in Massachusetts. The website includes a list of organisations, resources and tools.